July 13, 2009From hypeman to frontman, Toki Wright has made a name for himself in the Twin Cities hip-hop community. Save This Story
Toki Wright performs in The Current StudiosDavid Campbell • Jul 13, 2009From hypeman to frontman, Toki Wright has made a name for himself in the Twin Cities hip-hop community.
Black Francis performs live in The Current studioMary Lucia and Black Francis • Jul 10, 2009Frank Black, Black Francis, Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV. Call him what you will because he doesn't mind. He's the iconic lead singer of the cult favorites The Pixies with a successful solo career and an album with his side project, Grand Duchy.
The Heavy performs in The Current studioMary Lucia and The Heavy • Jul 7, 2009The core members of the English indie-rock band The Heavy are Kelvin Swaby and Dan Taylor. Their sound combines guitar and funky horns and has been described as hip-hop soul music.
Album Review: Son Volt - American Central DustJacquie Fuller • Jul 7, 2009The slow songs are gorgeous. "Dust or Daylight" is a sexy, syrupy waltz; the refrain of "Love is a fog and you stumble every step you make" wrapped in velvety pedal steel guitar and weepy fiddle.
Album Review: Discovery - LPLindsay Kimball • Jul 7, 2009Discovery is a side-project of sorts (started in 2005) for Vampire Weekend's keyboardist and producer, Rostam Batmanglij and Ra Ra Riot singer Wes Miles. Four years later, they've finally completed an album entitled "LP" released on XL Recordings.
