There’s something about anniversaries that can make a person feel especially reflective. Leading up to the 10th anniversary reissue of his debut album, Lights Out Paris—which is out on vinyl for the first time today—I wondered if Sims might be in the mood to think back to his beginnings of working with Doomtree and unpack some of the…

Madison Square Garden agreed to go entirely vegetarian for Morrissey‘s Saturday night show, and most of the historic arena’s vendors did in fact go meatless—but due to what the venue calls “an oversight,” there was quite a lot of meat served in the venue’s corporate suites. Gothamist has photos of brisket sandwiches, meatballs, chicken fingers, and sushi available…

My Morning Jacket gave an ethereal performance Friday night at Northrop. Jim James and the rest of the band seemed to have been graced by the rock gods. The band’s two-hour set seemed infinite—full of stellar guitar solos, bashing drums, and powerful lyrics. The openers, hometown heroes Hippo Campus (who have been touring all summer), gave an equally…

Twice each year, The Current hosts a professional development event for college-student music journalists that write for the Local Current blog, also known as the college contributors. Last fall’s College Contributors Day served as a chance for the writers to meet each other and local music journalists (both at the Current and other various publications), as well as…

Justin Vernon of Bon Iver has shared a personal “field guide” to the Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival, which he co-curated with Aaron Dessner of the National. The guide features a poetic capsule summary of each performer, along with custom circular band logos designed by Vernon. Meanwhile, Vernon was called “one of the baddest white boys on the planet”…

For the Love, a celebration of the St. Paul community and the Twin Cities hip-hop scene, will return to Lowertown on July 11 for its second year. Offering 12 hours of free performances and demonstrations, the event will also host the Twin Cities’ own Kanser, who, in celebration of their 20th anniversary, will perform for the first…

In the wake of today’s Supreme Court ruling that same-sex marriage is now legal nationwide, the Internet has (predictably) blown up with reactions. Below are some social media posts from local musicians responding to the decision. This also happens to be Twin Cities Pride weekend, and you can celebrate Pride all weekend with The Current.…

Happy Friday, and Happy Pride Weekend in the Twin Cities! I’d say we’re off to a pretty solid start already. To get you even more pumped for the weekend, here are a few of the latest and best music videos to surface around town: Erik Koskinen Ahead of his big Live at the Real-Phonic Radio…

I was asked by The Current to be their Local Current “DJ In Residence” on their Minnesota music stream for the month of June. This entailed getting to curate my own segment on Local Current from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. every Friday. Little did they know that being on the air had always been a…

Courtney Love is no stranger to protests, but in Paris on Thursday, she faced an angry mob that weren’t mad about her—they were mad about her car. Love was riding a car from Uber, the transportation service that’s recently been the target of blockades and protests by cab drivers who say Uber is threatening their…