With an entirely rewritten script, Steven Spielberg’s 'West Side Story' highlights both the humanity and the desperation of its tragic young characters.

As 2021 comes to a close, we’re looking back to honor the legacies of members of the Minnesota community who died this year.

At the turn of the millennium, Radiohead turned creeping melancholy and desolation into two albums that changed the band's career. Two decades later, maybe we've caught up to their prophetic vision.

An enthusiastic crowd welcomed Curtiss A and his all-star band of friends and fellow rock & rollers back to First Avenue for his 42nd tribute show commemorating the anniversary of John Lennon’s death.

The band has released a holiday song ahead of their headlining Winter Ball show at First Avenue on Friday.

Caroline Smith has been carrying a baby, fixing a house, and building new musical community in Minneapolis.

We lost many musical legends in 2021: unmistakable vocalists, celebrated songwriters, over-the-top personalities, and the rhythmic backbone of one of rock ‘n’ roll’s biggest bands.

The former Chairlift vocalist chatted with The Current’s David Safar ahead of her First Avenue performance.

“Minneapolis is mourning the loss of the legendary 89.9 KMOJ and club DJ Brother Jules, who was a frequent presence at Prince's Paisley Park afterparties in the 1990s and whose scratching can be heard on the New Power Generation album 'Exodus,'” according to a statement from Prince’s official accounts.

Julian Green has been named Content Director for The Current’s Urban Alternative Project, a new initiative from Minnesota Public Radio’s The Current, KMOJ-FM, and The ICE.