SXSW is one of the largest festivals of its kind in the world, celebrating film, music and interactive media in a whirlwind of events spanning several days. Among the hundreds of artists who will be performing at this year’s music festival are a few Minnesota musicians who will be making the trek to Austin to play…

The first time I watched the music video for the Happy Children of Normal Parents’ single, “Honest Boy,” I was immediately hit with a nostalgia for memories that I didn’t even have. Amidst the screaming and dancing and clips of established friends flashing by, there’s something about it that makes you long for your teenage…

Like a punk-poet beacon shining a bright light for all of us on this particularly kinetic International Women’s Day, Patti Smith spoke, sung, spat, screamed, swore, swooned, and swayed through two hours of fiery performance that kept the Northrop Auditorium in a nearly continuous state of standing ovation. For a show that began with the…

Patti Smith joined host Mark Wheat for an in-depth interview ahead of her gig at Northrop where she and her band will perform the iconic album 'Horses' in its entirety.

Alina Simone's 'Madonnaland: And Other Detours into Fame and Fandom' is an energetic book about the musical heroes of Bay City, Mich.

It’s International Women’s Day and the artist formerly known as Haley Bonar is celebrating with a name change. From now on, she will be known simply as HALEY. The artist announced her decision through a post on Facebook today, revealing that not only will her stage name be changing, but her legal one as well. In…

Sometimes, your favorites get to work together. Case in point: Dessa and the team behind Hamilton, the musical that’s made theater a current event. Dessa is a rapper who brings poetry to everything she does; Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is a playwright, actor, and professional nerd. When Miranda started putting together companion project The Hamilton Mixtape,…

Tomorrow, March 9, Kill Kancer  and Very Inc. will host the opening night of “Art Kills Kancer” at the Soo Visual Arts Center. Lori Barbero of Babes in Toyland will DJ a free opening party. The show focuses on a poster campaign that educates audiences on cancer prevention and early detection. According to the event page, the “posters…

Following a recent in-studio session at The Current, Black Joe Lewis gave us an update on the guitars he's been using recently. The parts may come from different places, but Lewis is an avid fan of the Telecaster model.

'Many experts and studies have actually done research in order to see how talking to yourself helps,' writes Mary Lucia. 'Actual science people!' In her column this week, Mary Lucia provides assurance and validation for the many self-talkers among us.