For the past few months, 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 other local artists. 2015’s roster for Local Current’s DJ in Residence included Sophia Eris, Gabriel Douglas, Mark Mallman, Reina del Cid, and many others.…

The City of Minneapolis Department of Community Planning and Economic Development has submitted a report on the upcoming renovation of Target Center, and it features updated renderings of how the downtown venue could look when long-planned renovations are complete. The report is being presented to the City Planning Commission for consideration at a meeting next week. Updated…

Ardis Wells and the Rhythm Ranch Gals occupied Minneapolis nightclub The Flame on a nightly basis in the 1950’s and ‘60s.  Within the shifting lineup, longtime band members included Fern Dale, who previously performed with famed Minnesotan trio The Andrews Sisters, as well as Jan North and Patti Williams, who later performed as the North Sisters…

Motörhead fans are circulating a petition to have one of four newly created heavy metal elements be named “Lemmium” after the late Lemmy Kilmister. Normally, new elements must be named after “a mythological concept, a mineral, a place or country, a property or a scientist,” but fans argue that since a star has already been named…

If it seems like you heard Greg Grease’s name a lot in 2015, that’s because he had an extremely busy year. He put out his sophomore full length record, Born to Lurk, Forced to Work, and followed it up with a pair of well-received EPs, in addition to guesting on at least half a dozen…

Longtime Twin Cities radio vet Brian Oake is joining the staff of the Current (!!!) to co-host the Morning Show with Jill Riley. The Morning Show is getting ready to re-launch on March 7, and in the meantime Oake will be on the Current on Fridays from 2-6 p.m. and filling in at other times as…

So what’s up with LCD Soundsystem reuniting just a few years after a much-hyped farewell show at Madison Square Garden? In a letter to fans, James Murphy explains that he’s written several songs, and after debating releasing them as a solo artist or with a new band, consulted with bandmates Pat Mahoney and Nancy Whang; the three agreed…

Allan Kingdom: Northern Lights To say the least, Allan Kingdom has had a big year — with two Grammy nominations via his collaboration with Kanye West on “All Day”, continuing success for his group thestand4rd — including a Rock the Garden performance — and well-received solo shows including an appearance at The Current’s tenth birthday…

If you’re anything like me, chances are that your family doesn’t try to get you any music-related gifts for Christmas out of fear that you’ve either got everything you want already — or they’re so oblivious about music that they don’t know where to begin. If you’re lucky, you might end up with some gift cards…

In recent days on Twitter, Prince has been dropping teasing mentions of something happening on Jan. 21. Now, his plans have been revealed: he’s hosting a “gala event” at Paisley Park, with “music” promised — apparently a preview of his postponed Piano & a Microphone tour. Prince’s Piano & a Microphone tour — with Prince…