Hear an extra special 90-minute local live session featuring Cloud Cult. Just ahead of their two big shows at Palace Theater, hear the indie art rock band’s entire performance with the Minnesota Orchestra from 2022. Re-live the unforgettable chamber experience filled with expanded and reimagined song arrangements from across Cloud Cult’s catalogue. 

Indie rock band Hippo Campus, our September Artist of the Month, talks with Diane about their new record Flood. Check out song debuts from ber, The Bad Plus, The Holy North, Keep for Cheap and more in the 7pm hour. And just after 9pm, hear our next Local Live session featuring modern R&B/pop singer Xina.

Welcome to The Scouting Report, a monthly list of 10 Minnesota artists with exciting new projects, as curated by our local music team. If you like these picks, check out The Local Show on Sundays from 7 p.m. to midnight, hosted by Diane, or check out our Spotify playlist, updated every week. In April 2024, The Current compiled the first Minnesota Music Month Scouting Report with votes from the local music industry.

Performances by The Twins of Franklin, FènixDion and Nur-D lit up the stage in Dan Patch Park during MPR Day at the Minnesota State Fair.

There are a whole lot of festivals hosting local music throughout Minnesota next month. Stillwater’s Square Lake Film & Music Festival, Winona’s Boats and Bluegrass Festival, Minneapolis’ NBNL Music Festival and City Country Fest, Grand Rapids Riverfest, Eagan’s Septemberfest – whew, are we missing anything? Find out which in-demand Minnesota artists will be entertaining the masses. Also, hear new music from A Piano In Every Home, Bathtub Cig , Venus De Mars, Clayton Ryan Music, Her Crooked Heart and Greentop. And just after 9pm hear our next Local Live session featuring Alan Sparhawk (of Low), recorded during Minnesota Music Month.

On Friday, Aug. 16, many music legends gathered at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis to celebrate the release of ‘Deeper Blues: The Life, Songs, and Salvation of Cornbread Harris’ by Andrea Swensson.

Get a preview of the local artists to be on the lookout for at the Minnesota State Fair, including at The Current/Minnesota Public Radio's booth. Musicians include ber, MAKR AN ERIS, The Shackletons, Mae Simpson Music more. Hear exciting song debuts from Motion City Soundtrack, jeremy messersmith, St. Anthony Mann and more. Then just after 9pm hear our next Local Live session featuring Americana/soul singer Laamar.

JT Bates is a Minneapolis-based drummer and producer who is incredibly active in the local music scene and beyond. The Current caught up with Bates to talk about his work in studio and recently on tour with Bonny Light Horseman.

The top concerts and music events for each day of the Great Minnesota Get-Together.

Swensson is celebrating the release of her second book, Deeper Blues: The Life, Songs, and Salvation of Cornbread Harris. Friday’s book launch and concert at the Cedar Cultural Center is officially sold out.