Al Church, of solo musicianship and many Twin Cities bands, releases his album Night Games on April 27. Ahead of the drop, he visited the Local Show to play some music and talk with Andrea Swensson.

Thanks to Explore Minnesota, you can take a Google 360-degree tour of First Ave. Go downstairs, head backstage, check out the upstairs (there's even owner's box access), and see some familiar faces along the way. See how quickly you can find the twelve items in our scavenger hunt.

Explorers and educators Dave and Amy Freeman are spending a year living in the Boundary Waters to raise awareness about that wilderness. Twin Cities musician Ben Weaver wanted to support the Freemans with a delivery of poetry and music -- and he invited The Current's Bill DeVille and Nate Ryan along for the trip. See photos and video from this musical adventure.

How many times have you crossed Stinson Boulevard and thought of The Replacements? The local legends' lyrics, album art and yesteryears have ultimately given the Twin Cities a handful of historical hometown landmarks.

The Joy Formidable performed before a rapt First Avenue audience on April 3, 2013. Photographer Nate Ryan's photos captured the evening's festivities.

As SXSW enters its final stretch, our photographer on the ground captures local favorites like Dosh and Lucy Michelle and emerging artists like Kendrick Lamar and Solange Knowles.

The Current helped to present the Public Radio Rocks day stage at the Austin Convention Center along with like-minded noncommercial stations KXT (Dallas), KUT (Austin), WFUV (New York), and XPN (Philadelphia).

We just received the latest batch of photos from South by Southwest, featuring performances from bands like Alt-J, Solid Gold, Carroll and more.

Sometimes film cameras capture a little something extra... while shooting The Current's 8th Birthday party, Photographer Nate Ryan tried his 1933 Leica III too.

Smile and say cheese! The Current looks back at our best photography in 2012.