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June 28, 2012

Old-friend Brandi Carlile is a prolific folk rock artist, having released her third album of the past four years. Her newest, Bear Creek, was recently our CD of the Week. While in town to kick off her tour at the Minnesota Zoo, she returned to The Current Studio to perform a few songs from Bear Creek and chat with Jill about her rainy zoo performance, the inspiration behind the new record and her long-held goal of wearing a "nudie suit."

Brandi Carlile performs in The Current studios

Brandi Carlile performs in The Current studios

Jill Riley and Brandi Carlile • Jun 28, 2012

Old-friend Brandi Carlile is a prolific folk rock artist, having released her third album of the past four years. Her newest, Bear Creek, was recently our CD of the Week. While in town to kick off her tour at the Minnesota Zoo, she returned to The Current Studio to perform a few songs from Bear Creek and chat with Jill about her rainy zoo performance, the inspiration behind the new record and her long-held goal of wearing a "nudie suit."

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Local Current Live!

Andrea Swensson • Jun 27, 2012

Free event showcases Chastity Brown, Van Stee, and The Chalice

Improbable collaborations and returning veterans: 5 new tracks you'll hear on The Current

Improbable collaborations and returning veterans: 5 new tracks you'll hear on The Current

Peter Valelly • Jun 26, 2012

This week, 89.3 The Current has added an excellent and varied array of new tracks to the mix of music on our airwaves, from improbable collaborations to returning vets, rising noise-rockers to local indie-poppers.

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River’s Edge Musical Festival’s mixed-bag lineup draws large crowds for first year

Andrea Swensson • Jun 26, 2012

How many Dave Matthews Band fans will sit through a set by a trailblazing indie electro-R&B band? And how many Motion City Soundtrack fans will stick around for a set by TOOL? These are the questions that organizers seemed to want answered at last weekend’s inaugural River’s Edge Music Festival, which paired two massive mainstream headliners…

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The Flaming Lips pay tribute to Paul Westerberg, First Avenue at River’s Edge

Andrea Swensson • Jun 26, 2012

Leave it to the Flaming Lips to provide one of the only legitimately spontaneous moment’s of last weekend’s River’s Edge Music Festival. The majority of their set was an almost note-for-note recreation of last summer’s performance at SoundTown (and, I’d imagine, most of their other festival shows), but halfway through the haziest portion of their…

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The Rope reflect on the opportunity to play River’s Edge Music Festival

Andrea Swensson • Jun 25, 2012

Minneapolis new wave band will have a full-length out this fall

Album Review: JD McPherson - Signs and Signifiers

Album Review: JD McPherson - Signs and Signifiers

Jim McGuinn • Jun 25, 2012

In 2012, the artist that is reminding us of what made early rock and roll great is JD McPherson. A former school teacher and punk rocker from Oklahoma, McPherson found his voice when he abandoned punk for the sound of 1958, recording "Signs and Signifiers" in glorious analog.

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Brother Ali reflects on his arrest and involvement in the Occupy Homes movement

Andrea Swensson • Jun 22, 2012

Hip-hop artist Brother Ali has never been one to shy away from social justice causes. But his participation in last night’s Occupy Homes protest and subsequent arrest are by far his boldest political statements to date. I called up Brother Ali this morning to learn more about where he was coming from last night. As…

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Friday Five: Halo Sparkle debut first video, Gabe Douglas shows his face

Andrea Swensson • Jun 22, 2012

Local music notes from the week of June 18-22

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