Hot on the heels of a “gala weekend” featuring his first-ever solo piano performances as well as a Larry Graham show and a dance party, Prince is opening the doors of Paisley Park to his onscreen arch-rivals Morris Day and the Time. Though Prince himself is not on the bill, the show represents a reunion for Prince…

When this weekend’s massive snowstorm forced the postponement of a Madison Square Garden show by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, the Boss decided to soften the blow for fans who are bummed to miss out — even if only temporarily — on the tour, which features front-to-back performances of Springsteen’s entire River album at each…

Last night was the premier of the long-awaited reboot of X-Files. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that might reference something found in an X-Files episode?

Pet Sounds — the 11th studio album by the Beach Boys — was released in May of 1966. It’s number two on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and is still widely regarded as one of the most influential albums of the rock era. Many songs on the album — including “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “Sloop John B,”…

As we pass the two-week mark since David Bowie’s death, it’s becoming clear that this is a loss the world may never truly get over. A local tribute to David Bowie has just been announced for Minneapolis’s Parkway Theater on Feb. 19th: “We Can Be Heroes: The Bowie Tribute.” The tribute will feature special guests Dave Pirner (founder of Soul…

If you have an upcoming baby announcement to make, the bar has been set: Joshua and Hannah Welton have shared their joyful news in the form of a new music video featuring an original Joshua Welton song called, appropriately, “Our Baby.” The married couple have become familiar to Minnesota music fans through their recent collaborations…

Grimes's 'Art Angels' will almost certainly go down as one of the most boundary-pushing Albums of the Week we've ever featured at The Current. It is one of the strongest, strangest and best albums of recent years.

TriStar has signed a deal with the Jim Henson Company to make a film that will be a new version of the cult classic 1986 movie Labyrinth — a movie many David Bowie fans have recently been revisiting in the wake of the music icon’s death. The new version will be “a sequel of sorts” rather than a…

Chameleon rose to Midwestern fame after arriving in the Twin Cities from Joliet, Illinois. During their peak in the ‘80s, they scored a sponsorship from Miller Brewing Company and played roughly 250 one-nighter shows in 15 Midwestern states and Canada. In their last year, drummer Charlie Adams said, they played 285 one-nighter shows. They also played bowling…

The second night of The Current’s birthday shows impressed upon concertgoers the importance of local acts, with many of the artists saying onstage that’s why they appreciate The Current so much. Many fans even arrived early enough to catch all five bands: Bruise Violet, Gospel Machine, the Cactus Blossoms, Gramma’s Boyfriend, and Tommy Stinson. First up…