Behold the mind behind HiFi Hair, and its side hustle as a music emporium, in this close encounter with proprietor Jon Clifford.

Local grunge-pop rising stars Gully Boys and new wave newcomers Toilet Rats opened the show.

Here is a roundup of 15 of the biggest New Year’s Eve music events going on in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.

Lizz Winstead, a Minneapolis-originated writer, comedian and activist, stopped at The Current Morning Show ahead of her two-night engagement at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis that looks back on the year that was.

The local alt-country act put on a memorable performance in St. Paul on Saturday evening. Rock supergroup Golden Smog was the opening act.

The Burnsville alt-rock group, featuring siblings Austin and Taryn Durry, performed to a sold-out crowd in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday.

Houck performed solo at Angry Catfish Bicycle Shop + Coffee Bar in south Minneapolis on Friday evening for The Current’s latest MicroShow.

Available to play at more than a dozen locations throughout Minnesota right now, the game is much more than just slapping an IP on some flippers and letting it rip.

Ondara, Kenyan singer-songwriter based in Minneapolis, played an acoustic show at Uptown Theater in Minneapolis on Friday. Peter Miller of South Minneapolis indie rock band We Are The Willows performed a solo set to open up the show. This show was part of the second night of The Current’s Winter Warmup.

Rick Rubin could have written about the music industry and insider stories. Instead, he spent eight years writing what is basically a spiritual text about making something meaningful.