The 40th anniversary of ‘Purple Rain’ show at First Avenue featured music by none other than Prince’s band, The Revolution, with additional vocal support by Judith Hill and by a passionate audience.

The long-running bands relished in genuinely artful music that has stood the test of time.

The experimental rock musician performed in Minneapolis on Friday evening. Infinite River opened up.

From Billie Eilish to Bad Bunny, JT to J.Lo, boygenius to Ice Spice, here they are: the home-run performances, the solid base hits and the outright whiffs.

The band returned to Palace Theatre with musicianship and a comforting presence. Chicago-based Ratboys opened up.

Thirty years after Portishead's debut, Gibbons' first solo album is the testament of an uncanny singer simply making it through each day.

Katie Crutchfield and band played to a sold-out St. Paul crowd. Australian band Good Morning opened up.

With The Tortured Poets Department, the defining pop star of her era has made an album as messy and confrontational as any good girl's work can get.

On Wednesday, The Current hosted its second Minnesota Music Month event — a live taping of The Local Show that featured a proclamation by Gov. Walz and a panel discussion with Rep. Maria Isa and Jeremy Messersmith. 

Friday marked the first concert in the Minnesota Music Month series, with sets of music by Alan Sparhawk Solo Band, Maygen and the Birdwatcher, Joe Rainey, and Kelley Smith.