News and InterviewsNolen Sellwood wants to bust folk music wide openLuke Taylor • Jan 17, 2024Emerging singer-songwriter Sellwood, currently based in Duluth, has his eye on making folk music accessible, appealing, and relevant to a younger generation.
News and InterviewsIt's an EGOT for Elton JohnSarah Handel and Kat Lonsdorf • Jan 16, 2024Elton John won an Emmy Monday night, securing him a spot in the small group of people who have an EGOT — Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.
ReviewsReview: First Avenue’s Best New Bands spotlights wide array of Minnesota musicMacie Rasmussen and Darin Kamnetz • Jan 16, 2024Promising Twin Cities acts Clare Doyle, she’s green, Barlow, Laamar, ber, REIKI, and L.A. Buckner & BiG HOMiE took the stage on Friday night.
News and InterviewsInterview: Jack Antonoff on the new Bleachers album, Lana Del Rey, and Michael StipeErik Thompson • Jan 11, 2024Bleachers will release their self-titled fourth album on March 8.
News and InterviewsLaura Jane Grace talks about her forthcoming album, 'Hole In My Head'Ayisha Jaffer • Jan 10, 2024Fresh off of two sold-out shows at the Cloudland Theater in Minneapolis, Laura Jane Grace — together with her newlywed wife, Paris Campbell — visited The Current studio for a conversation with host Ayisha Jaffer about the upcoming album, ‘Hole In My Head.’
The Local Show®Interview: Ber spills "juicy deets" of new EP created with Now, Now members Diane • Jan 8, 2024Bemidji native Berit “Ber” Dybing on new music, collaboration, writing lyrics, and living in Europe.
News and InterviewsHere comes a regular: Jon Clifford of HiFi HairChris Strouth • Jan 5, 2024Behold the mind behind HiFi Hair, and its side hustle as a music emporium, in this close encounter with proprietor Jon Clifford.
ReviewsMotion City Soundtrack ring in the new year at the Uptown TheaterJoel Swenson • Jan 2, 2024Local grunge-pop rising stars Gully Boys and new wave newcomers Toilet Rats opened the show.
News and InterviewsRing in 2024 at these Twin Cities New Year’s Eve partiesErik Thompson • Dec 29, 2023Here is a roundup of 15 of the biggest New Year’s Eve music events going on in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
The Morning Show - with Jill RileyComedian, writer and activist Lizz Winstead looks back at the year 2023Jill Riley • Dec 28, 2023Lizz Winstead, a Minneapolis-originated writer, comedian and activist, stopped at The Current Morning Show ahead of her two-night engagement at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis that looks back on the year that was.