Justin Vernon, real estate mogul? Not quite, but the Bon Iver leader is one of a quartet of Eau Claire entrepreneurs who are developing the Oxbow Hotel — a property described by its architects as “a boutique hotel property” that “remakes the run-down Green Tree Inn complex on Galloway Street in downtown Eau Claire as a hospitality…

Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos has come out as gay in an hourlong podcast interview with acclaimed author Bret Easton Ellis. Among other topics, he addressed his marriage to ex-wife Kristy Mucci: “I just wanted so badly to be straight, because I love her so much. I think that was one of the most painful things when we decided to separate.”…

Exciting news to share! We are really happy to welcome our friend, Mary Lucia, back to The Current's airwaves. Read a message from Program Director Jim McGuinn and a letter from Mary herself.

Today at 2 p.m., our friend Mary Lucia returns to the airwaves; let's welcome her back with music: For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have 'Mary' in the title or lyrics? Send us your requests.

Tonight, the friends and family of Mikey “Eyedea” Larsen will gather at First Avenue to celebrate his life and work on what would have been the 34th birthday of the local MC, who died in 2010. This afternoon on our Minnesota music stream Local Current, Sean McPherson will be acknowledging Eyedea’s musical legacy with a…

The Current’s exclusive broadcast of “CRAZY 2 COOL,” a live medley recorded by Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL last year in France, turned out to be just the kickoff to a weekend-long Chanhassen party that included a James Bond movie screening and the announcement of a solo European tour. On Friday and Saturday nights, Prince opened the…

The latest collection of Bob Dylan's unreleased rehearsals, demos and alternate takes expose the DNA of an artist who made a conscious decision to throw caution to the wind and defy what the music world wanted him to be as a political folk singer, ultimately propelling Dylan into bigger success and into the mainstream.

Bob Dylan and Sony Records have launched a website called Studio A Revisited. The site, which draws on material unearthed for Dylan’s new Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge release, allows users to follow an audiovisual history of Dylan’s sessions in 1965 and 1966, and to use stem tracks to remix “Like a Rolling Stone.” (Rolling Stone)…

Following a recent in-studio session, Albert Hammond Jr. and his bandmate Hammarsing Kharhmar took some time to talk about two different Fender guitars they like very much: Hammond's Stratocaster and Kharhmar's Jazzmaster. Both instruments lend themselves heavily to Hammond's sound.

When we decided to have a little fun this winter and go all-Prince on our Local Current stream as soon as it snows, we had no idea what Prince himself might make of our little stunt. In fact, he loves the idea, and to help everyone get in the Purple spirit, he’s sharing “CRAZY 2…