“We're 20 years as a band this year,” the Hold Steady’s frontman Craig Finn tells Mac Wilson, “so I’m excited to be celebrating that 20-year anniversary at such an iconic Minnesota venue — the State Fair, it's huge.”

‘Joy’All,’ Jenny Lewis’s first full-length album since 2019’s ‘On The Line,’ releases June 9, 2023. Ahead of the release, Lewis connected with The Current’s Ayisha Jaffer to talk about the importance of community, of choosing joy — and how a puppy can provide a beautiful new outlook.

“To a preposterous degree, we act as if everybody in the audience has seen every one of our shows,“ he says in an interview discussing setlists, Robyn Hitchcock, Television’s Tom Verlaine, and more.  

Before Yo La Tengo performed in Minneapolis, we asked ChatGPT to predict the night’s songs. How well do you think that went?

At the reinstatement of expelled Tennessee lawmaker Justin Jones, a small gathering of Nashville musicians opened up the People's Songbook for a musically imperfect yet unforgettable Bob Dylan cover.

MNspin is a free music streaming and download service from Hennepin County Library, and it’s currently looking for new local-music submissions. Jill Riley connected with two librarians, Ehsan Alam and Jeff Radford, to tell us more about MNspin.

Every year, the Librarian of Congress announces 25 sound recordings to be preserved for posterity. Picks for 2023 include music by Queen Latifah, Daddy Yankee, John Lennon, Mariah Carey and more.

Ahead of the release of her next album, ‘Multitudes,’ Feist connected with Jade to talk about how the album emerged from both the pandemic and the birth of Feist’s daughter — the combination of which sparked deep philosophical musings.

Music fans gathered Saturday night at Minneapolis’ newest venue, Green Room for an intimate performance from Sports Team.

Under the gentle guidance of director Sam Jones, this portrait of Isbell is a courageous and vulnerable work of art.