Nearly 8,000 of you voted and the results are in! Here are The Current's 893 Essential Albums.

We're still riding high from finishing up the 893 Essential Album Countdown yesterday, so for today's Coffee Break let's revisit the Top 6 albums.

Since Prince’s death on April 21, there have been innumerable tributes and services held in the music legend’s honor — from a private gathering for family and close friends at Paisley Park to a huge public party thrown by Spike Lee in Brooklyn. Sheila E. has spoken of plans for a musical tribute featuring Prince’s…

For the past year, The Current has been inviting local musicians to take over our all-Minnesota music stream to talk about the local music scene and to share tracks from their favorite local artists. So far, the roster for Local Current’s DJ in Residence has included Martin Devaney, Sophia Eris, Al Church, Kerry Alexander (Bad…

Lizzo, “Good As Hell” Get ready for an instant mood boost. Celebrating black women and self-love everywhere, Lizzo and director Calmatic pair her Barbershop: The Next Cut jam “Good As Hell” with footage of ladies celebrating their hair (and each other!) in a dream salon. If Lizzo and the rest of GRRRL PRTY play this song at Rock the…

Prince’s two ex-wives, Manuela Testolini and Mayte Garcia, reportedly organized a memorial service Tuesday night in Los Angeles. Among those who attended to pay homage were Nile Rodgers, Janelle Monaé, and Spike Lee — who reportedly said that a Brooklyn tribute service is being planned for June 7. (Pitchfork) Also in L.A., Stevie Wonder, Dave Chapelle, Nas, John Mayer, and Kid (of Kid & Play)…

Old buildings have the power to provoke certain feelings: an awareness of untold events, for example, and a respect for the tread of history. Wistfulness comes about, too, when the building’s been unfilled for years. Such is the case with St. Paul’s Palace Theatre, which is located on West Seventh Place in downtown St. Paul. It…

On the evenings of Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14, Venezuelan-American musician and painter Devendra Banhart will play a two-part concert series at the Walker Art Center as part of the Liquid Music series. The shows will feature additional performances by Lucky Dragons, Jessica Pratt, Helado Negro, William Basinki, Rodrigo Amarante, Hecuba, Harold Budd, and…

The Flaming Lips plan to hire the X-Men as security — no, not at Rock the Garden, in a comic book set in the ’90s. “I should have written a song about that,” says Wayne Coyne about his band virtually meeting the mutants. (Billboard) In other comics news, Run the Jewels provide the score for a video launching a new…

These days, show calendars at the Nomad World Pub, the 7th Street Entry, and more venues are packed with local hip-hop bills. One reason for that is artists’ willingness to go out to shows and support their peers — and even beyond live contexts, a particular boom of collaboration and mutual support is taking place in town.…