the Florists, “Pleasure Shrug” As seen in this video, the Florists may make some questionable cooking decisions, but their post-punk EP Can You Feel The Statis? is on point. M.T. Foyer, “All I Wanna Do Is Love You” Local artist M.T. Foyer is in rotation on our Local Current stream. Catch his 7″ release at Reverie (featuring Pornonono and…

After weeks of speculation, there’s finally an official lineup for the Prince tribute concert on Oct. 13. The one thing that everyone thought they knew for certain, though, has changed. Instead of Minneapolis’s U.S. Bank Stadium, the star-studded tribute will take place on Oct. 13 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Headliners for…

We are lucky to be joined in the studio today by Greg Norton, former bass player of Husker Du, currently of Porcupine. For today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature your bass heroes?

With less than a month to go before the one official Prince tribute concert is supposed to take place at U.S. Bank Stadium, management of the event is in transition. A spokesperson for The Door, a PR and marketing agency based in New York, told MPR News via e-mail that the firm is representing the official Prince tribute…

If you’ve been following The Current’s music news, you remember that last year Sean Lennon was sued for $10 million by the parents of Marisa Tomei — who say that a tree in Lennon’s front yard is damaging the foundation of their neighboring brownstone in the West Village neighborhood of New York City. Now, Lennon has been…

Olsen's music has earned her critical acclaim, but also a reputation as a tortured soul. The 29-year-old songwriter's third album, 'My Woman,' showcases a more lighthearted side.

The Bad Plus have announced that they will be back for their 17th annual holiday-season performances. After a run of Midwest shows throughout December, the trio will return to their Minnesota roots for eight shows at the Dakota Jazz Club right before the New Year. The trio, based in New York City, have been touring behind their new…

We've been playing a new song called 'Say Yeah' by Kishi Bashi that's got everyone all a flutter with its flutey goodness. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature a respectable dose of flute?

What a long, strange four and a half years it’s been for Mill City Nights, the AEG-owned nightclub that was opened in early 2012 to ostensibly compete with downtown Minneapolis landmark First Avenue. After an opening show by Jane’s Addiction that can only be described as a disaster — overcrowding and impossible sightlines led to…

In July of 2015, before Nick Cave and his band recorded their latest album, 'Skeleton Tree,' Cave's 15-year-old son, Arthur, died falling off a cliff in Brighton. Rather than being asked the same wrenching questions over and over, Cave enlisted the help of a friend and collaborator to attempt to form an honest reflection of grief and improvisation; that is exactly what Andrew Dominik did. Read Mary Lucia's thoughts on the resulting film, 'One More Time With Feeling.'