Sunday's JabbyFest will also feature cameo by Laurie Lindeen

I had really hoped to make this a trend piece. When I first surveyed the vast pool of entries for this year’s Are You Local? best-new-band contest over on Vita.mn’s site, I made a somewhat stubborn decision to listen to them all, track by track. At first there were 128 entries, and then, by the…

One promo gives a shout out to The Current's own Mark Wheat

She says she's "attracted to songs that are a little more tragic"

Adam Levy and his band the Honeydogs came by this week to perform tracks off their new album, What Comes After, and chat about the record with Bill DeVille. Fans can catch the band performing live at the Electric Fetus tomorrow night, Thursday, March 1, and at their official CD-release show at First Avenue on Saturday,…

Band debuted new material, played first encore

Local bands that deserve must-hear status this week

Folky punk singer-songwriter Frank Turner can easily be compared to Billy Bragg - a mix of rebellious punk with articulate songwriting. Initially part of a post-hardcore band called "Million Dead," Frank Turner has taken those influences and combined them with the acoustic guitar.

Sharon Van Etten live in studio

Young rapper's biggest fan is Brother Ali