The Chicago trio performed to a packed room and patio at the Rochester brewery on Wednesday for The Current’s latest Happy Hour event.

Vampire Weekend, Chappell Roan, Hozier, the Last Dinner Party, Noah Kahan, and more performed during the three-day festival held August 2-4, 2024, in St. Charles, Iowa.

A packed and enthusiastic crowd assembled at Green Room in Minneapolis for an intimate Guster MicroShow, supported by Fat Tire Ale. The Massachusetts band released their ninth studio album, Ooh La La, in May.

Last week, 25 local musicians were drafted into five new bands, and then had 48 hours to create original music to perform on the mainroom stage on Friday, July 26.

Dylan Bizhikiins, Joe Rainey, and Sean Carey celebrated the release of their debut album, Unbound, with a performance at Parkway Theater in Minneapolis on Wednesday, July 24.

Nashville rockers The Wild Feathers played to a packed patio at Sociable Cider Werks in northeast Minneapolis on Thursday, July 25. The band’s latest album, Sirens, arrives on October 4.

The 2024 Lutsong Music Festival took place July 18-21 in Lutsen, Minnesota. The third annual running of the fest at Caribou Highlands and North Shore Winery.

Featuring Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alanis Morissette, and many more, Minnesota Yacht Club Festival 2024 took place at Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul on Friday, July 19, and Saturday, July 20.

Dual headliners Andrew Bird and Nickel Creek hosted a night of acoustic mastery at Surly Festival Field in Minneapolis on Saturday, July 13. Haley Heynderickx was the opening act.

The Americana singer-songwriter put on a stunning performance at Surly Brewing Co. on Thursday evening before the official release of her major-label debut, Lost In a Dream.