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Vampire Weekend live at SXSW

Vampire Weekend • Mar 15, 2013

Vampire Weekend capped off our live broadcast from the radio day stage at South by Southwest. Hear their entire set, including new material from their forthcoming album.

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Alt-J, Live In Concert: SXSW 2013

Stephen Thompson • Mar 14, 2013

The Mercury Prize-winning band from Cambridge, England, capped NPR Music's SXSW showcase at Stubb's in Austin, and they shut it down in style.

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Live From The Current's Studio and Events

Anonymous Choir performs in The Current studios

Andrea Swensson, Jon Schober and Anonymous Choir • Mar 10, 2013

Dark Dark Dark's Nona Marie started her Anonymous Choir back in 2011, featuring a rotating cast of female musicians and close friends, some of which had never performed in a band before. The result is a gorgeous, stirring and stripped-down project focused solely on covers of their favorite musicians.

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Rising stars Atlas Genius perform in The Current studio

Mary Lucia and Peter Valelly • Mar 8, 2013

Adelaide, Australia's Atlas Genius got signed to Warner Brothers in the wake of the success of their sleek, melodic indie-rock tune "Trojans," released as a single back in 2011. The quartet gave us a taste of their evolving sound on last summer's Through the Glass EP, and just a couple of weeks ago they released their debut LP When It Was Now.

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Tegan & Sara return to The Current for a great performance

Steve Seel, Jill Riley and Peter Valelly • Mar 7, 2013

Canadian twin-sister duo Tegan and Sara are one of indie-pop's most celebrated acts, having released seven full-length albums over nearly two decades as musical collaborators. They've also been longtime Current favorites, and returned to The Current for the third time for a chat with The Morning Show's Steve Seel and Jill Riley and a performance.

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Dan Croll performs in The Current studio

Mary Lucia and Peter Valelly • Mar 5, 2013

At only 22, British singer-songwriter Dan Croll has already kicked up a storm of buzz in his native country with his unique cocktail of charming, melodic indie rock and sleek, subtle electronic pop stylings.

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Kurt Vile performs in The Current studio

Mark Wheat and Peter Valelly • Mar 4, 2013

Philly rocker Kurt Vile has been a psych-rock and folk-influenced racket for the better part of a decade now, both as a founding member of the indie-rock band The War on Drugs (which he left in 2008) and also as a solo artist.

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STNNNG performs in The Current studios

David Campbell, STNNNG and Jon Schober • Mar 3, 2013

When it comes to loud bands, it's difficult to out-do STNNNG. For 10 years, this local quintet has released some of the most acclaimed Minnesota albums and consistently challenged the strength of venues' sound systems across town.

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Carroll performs in The Current studios

Jon Schober and Carroll • Mar 3, 2013

One of the fastest rising local bands right now is Carroll, a quartet that graduated from Macalester College last year and got their name from the street they lived on. A mix of psych-pop and Alec Ounsworth-esque vocals, Carroll just released their debut EP and has subsequently gathered all sorts of press and accolades.

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Video: The Vaccines - "Teenage Icon" (Live at The Current)

Mar 1, 2013

The Vaccines swung through the Twin Cities on their North American tour, and they were kind enough to drop by The Current's HQ for an intimate session. Enjoy this video of them performing an acoustic take on their awesomely catchy single "Teenage Icon."