Local Current BlogLocal Current Live!Andrea Swensson • Jun 27, 2012Free event showcases Chastity Brown, Van Stee, and The Chalice
Local Current BlogRiver’s Edge Musical Festival’s mixed-bag lineup draws large crowds for first yearAndrea Swensson • Jun 26, 2012How many Dave Matthews Band fans will sit through a set by a trailblazing indie electro-R&B band? And how many Motion City Soundtrack fans will stick around for a set by TOOL? These are the questions that organizers seemed to want answered at last weekend’s inaugural River’s Edge Music Festival, which paired two massive mainstream headliners…
Local Current BlogThe Flaming Lips pay tribute to Paul Westerberg, First Avenue at River’s EdgeAndrea Swensson • Jun 26, 2012Leave it to the Flaming Lips to provide one of the only legitimately spontaneous moment’s of last weekend’s River’s Edge Music Festival. The majority of their set was an almost note-for-note recreation of last summer’s performance at SoundTown (and, I’d imagine, most of their other festival shows), but halfway through the haziest portion of their…
Local Current BlogThe Rope reflect on the opportunity to play River’s Edge Music FestivalAndrea Swensson • Jun 25, 2012Minneapolis new wave band will have a full-length out this fall
Local Current BlogBrother Ali reflects on his arrest and involvement in the Occupy Homes movementAndrea Swensson • Jun 22, 2012Hip-hop artist Brother Ali has never been one to shy away from social justice causes. But his participation in last night’s Occupy Homes protest and subsequent arrest are by far his boldest political statements to date. I called up Brother Ali this morning to learn more about where he was coming from last night. As…
Local Current BlogFriday Five: Halo Sparkle debut first video, Gabe Douglas shows his faceAndrea Swensson • Jun 22, 2012Local music notes from the week of June 18-22
Local Current BlogBrother Ali arrested in act of civil disobedienceAndrea Swensson • Jun 22, 2012Ali was one of 13 arrested at an Occupy Homes demonstration
Local Current BlogDownloads and diatribes: Jeremy Messersmith and Christian Erickson on modern music fandomAndrea Swensson • Jun 21, 2012Emily White's NPR Music piece sparked a nationwide debate on how to consume music
Local Current BlogClaire de Lune debuts new video with TruthBeTold and MaLLyAndrea Swensson • Jun 20, 2012Claire will play Local Current Live with The Chalice on June 27
Minnesota State FairMN Music-on-a-Stick: Semisonic, Jayhawks, Jeremy Messersmith, Dessa playing State Fair showAndrea Swensson • Jun 20, 201289.3 The Current presenting Grandstand show August 31
