News and InterviewsFlorence Welch interviewAri Shapiro and Christina Cala • Jun 28, 2018Florence Welch goes back 15 years in Florence + The Machine's new album 'High as Hope' to detail her drunken teenage years and how she's changed with time and sobriety.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: FameAnna Reed • Jun 28, 2018Today in 1975, David Bowie's "Fame" was released. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention some form of being famous?
Local Current BlogWatch NBA vet Carlos Boozer talk about the time Prince rented his house and totally Prince-ified itSimone Cazares • Jun 28, 2018In a new video from ESPN, former NBA player Carlos Boozer recounts a story that’s gone down in purple legend. When Boozer signed with the Utah Jazz in 2004, he began receiving offers to rent out his L.A. home when he’d be away. Although Boozer had no intention of renting out his home, he couldn’t…
Local Current BlogPsalm One to celebrate birthday by playing new music at 7th St EntryMaia Jacobson • Jun 28, 2018On Sunday, Psalm One, the first solo female act signed to Rhymesayers, is celebrating her birthday at the 7th Street Entry with her first headlining show in the Twin Cities in almost three years. The Chicagoan finds herself living in the Twin Cities these days, and she’s been working on new music that she intends to…
Local Current BlogWatch Greg Norton join the Posies for Hüsker Dü covers at the Turf ClubMaia Jacobson • Jun 28, 2018Tuesday night at the Turf Club, Hüsker Dü bassist Greg Norton joined the evening’s headliners, the Posies, on stage for a handful of Hüsker Dü numbers. After the legendary St. Paul rock band broke up in 1987, Norton left the music industry for a couple of decades, but has returned to music in recent years…
Local Current BlogPaying tribute to the late Maurice McKinnies, star of the 1960s Minneapolis R&B sceneAndrea Swensson • Jun 27, 2018Anyone who had the opportunity to see Maurice McKinnies perform back in the 1960s seems to get the same starry-eyed look in their eyes when they remember back to seeing him live. “Maurice was the one,” Wanda Davis told me once, reflecting on her days singing back-up vocals in his band. “As they say, he’s…
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Hotel songsAnna Reed • Jun 27, 2018We're excited for today's Oake & Riley in the Afternoon event at the Hewing Hotel's Tullibee featuring Dwynell Roland. Consider stopping by and seeing what happens when we put on a rap show in a hotel lobby! And for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, let us know what songs you want to hear that mention a hotel/motel/etc.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Seymour Stein's 'Siren Song'Jay Gabler • Jun 27, 2018Seymour Stein's 'Siren Song' advertises itself as 'the autobiography of America's greatest living record man: spotter of rock talent from the Ramones to Madonna.'
Local Current BlogReview and photos: Camp Cope connect at 7th St EntryColleen Cowie • Jun 27, 2018Being a musician requires vulnerability — especially today, as fans expect artists to reveal a great deal about their personal lives. Still, musicians choose how much of themselves they bare in their records and onstage. Honesty and vulnerability takes courage, but gives power to others and validates their experiences. That fact was made clear by…
Local Current BlogPrince estate signs Sony deal to re-release 35 albums, starting with 1995-2010Jay Gabler • Jun 27, 2018A new record label deal signed by Prince’s estate will allow the re-release of dozens of albums — starting with the LPs that came out after Prince broke with Warner Bros. in the mid-1990s. Industry reports have hinted that the Prince estate was close to signing a deal with Sony, replacing the Universal deal that…