With a train rolling behind the stage every 15 minutes and the pungent smell of oil and hot gravel clinging to the air, it was easy to see why Bob Dylan chose to return to St. Paul’s Midway Stadium for his AmericanaramA tour with Richard Thompson, My Morning Jacket and Wilco. The unique location and heavy-hitting…

There were no photo passes or professional cameras permitted at last night’s AmericanaramA show with Bob Dylan, My Morning Jacket, Wilco, and Richard Thompson, so some of us had to get creative while documenting the evening visually. For MPR photographer Nate Ryan, that meant working the field with his iPhone. He managed to capture some…

Text by Andrea Swensson and Steve Cohen Research and “Now” photos by Steve Cohen Now that every address is available with a quick Google search and every concert is Instagrammed from 100 angles, it can be hard to remember a time when things weren’t so heavily documented. Even massive concerts like the Beatles’ visit to…

It’s been quite a long time since the Suburbs have released any new material—27 years, to be exact. So we’re experiencing a little slice of history today with the release of their new single, “Turn the Radio On,” the first taste of their album Si Sauvage. When I spoke with Chan Poling about the new…

During Deerhunter’s performance at 80/35 this past weekend, a small group of attendees asked to take some pictures of The Current’s delegation for the Iowa Public Radio website. It was a happenstance encounter that led us to meet the small and dedicated team behind Studio One, an adult alternative music station relegated to the 7PM…

Monday, July 8 Saint Anyway 331 Club, Minneapolis 9 p.m., free, 21+ Fresh off playing the Twin Ports Bride Festival, Duluth bluegrass trio Saint Anyway are making a small loop of the state, stopping in the Twin Cities tonight before hitting Brainerd on Wednesday to play the Moonshine Lounge. Get to the 331 early to…

  After a brief hiatus, the Friday Five is back! And we have a lot to catch up on. It was hard narrowing it down to just five this week, which is always a welcome dilemma. Here’s the best of the best new material for you to check out: Zoo Animal We already knew that…

Text by Andrea Swensson and Steve Cohen Research and “Now” photos by Steve Cohen Now that every address is available with a quick Google search and every concert is Instagrammed from 100 angles, it can be hard to remember a time when things weren’t so heavily documented. Even massive concerts like the Beatles’ visit to…

Now that the year is half-past, it’s become somewhat of a tradition to pause and reflect on the music that’s come out thus far. One writer in particular, Chris Riemenschneider at the Star Tribune, has been compiling his mid-year best-of list for 11 years now, and he stopped by the Local Show this past weekend…

This year, we’ll be spotlighting a prominent Minnesota musician or band each month with our new Artist of the Month feature. You’ll be able to hear a variety of songs from throughout the artists’ career on both the Local Current stream and the Local Show, and you can read more about the artists’ history and their role in…