It's not hyperbolic to suggest that Sigur Ros is one of the world's greatest live bands, creating a hypnotic, almost overwhelming experience. Hear the group, back on tour after four years, as it plays a sweeping two-hour set at Brooklyn's Prospect Park Bandshell during Celebrate Brooklyn.

It's been a hugely successful year for Michael Kiwanuka, the 25 year old British singer-songwriter whose debut album has earned him comparisons to Bill Withers, Van Morrison and Marvin Gaye.

It’s a story that’s becoming all too familiar in Minneapolis: Musician plays gig, loads gear into van, goes to sleep, and wakes up empty handed. When it happened to The Current’s own David Campbell last month, there was such an outpouring of support on social media that he actually managed to locate all of his…

He is a 24 year old with the voice and music of someone three times his age. When you hear his debut album, Michael Kiwanuka could fool you into thinking that you were listening to a long-lost Bill Withers record.

Martin Dosh has been playing in the Twin Cities music community for years, penning his first solo album a decade ago. After a successful streak on Anticon Records and consistent touring with Andrew Bird, the multi-instrumentalist is planning to release new material at the beginning of 2013.

The sunny, surf rock band Best Coast burst onto the scene with a straightforward sound and simple lyrics. Their new album is a step-forward for the band's maturation - both in sound and perspective.

The Rolling Stones US compilation album "Flowers" came out in 1967. It included some unreleased songs like "Ride On, Baby."

Charlie Roth plays music from "Tartan Cactus Heart" in the studio.

Local music notes from the week of July 23-27

Heading into the final year of high school can be overwhelming. There’s the endless series of questions waiting to be answered; the unpaved road stretching out ahead.  For Lydia Hoglund, the budding 17-year-old songwriter who is getting ready to start her senior year at both Central High School and McNally Smith College of Music, where…