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August 15, 2012

The blues instrumental "Albatross" would influence a number of other songs including The Beatles "Sun King."

Random Vinyl: Fleetwood Mac - The Pious Bird of Good Omen  (1969)

Random Vinyl: Fleetwood Mac - The Pious Bird of Good Omen (1969)

Steve Seel and Jill Riley • Aug 15, 2012

The blues instrumental "Albatross" would influence a number of other songs including The Beatles "Sun King."

Slideshow: Coldplay at the Xcel Center

Slideshow: Coldplay at the Xcel Center

Aug 14, 2012

British alt-rock superstars Coldplay rolled through town last week. Check out a slideshow of photos from the event.

The Current's Most Anticipated Albums of Fall 2012

The Current's Most Anticipated Albums of Fall 2012

Aug 14, 2012

We've rounded up our staff's most anticipated releases for the fall. Check out what everybody had to say!

YourClassical

Premiere: New Paper Tiger video, ‘The Fortunate Wayfarer’

Andrea Swensson • Aug 14, 2012

Doomtree producer's Summer EP out today

Random Vinyl: Kai Winding - The In Instrumentals  (1965)

Random Vinyl: Kai Winding - The In Instrumentals (1965)

Steve Seel and Jill Riley • Aug 14, 2012

Jazz player and band leader from Denmark. He made a number of records on the Verve label. He attempts to jazz up some covers from the "mods and rockers."

Album Review: Beach House - Bloom

Album Review: Beach House - Bloom

Peter Valelly • Aug 13, 2012

Over the last six years, Baltimore-based duo Beach House has quietly honed a lovely, enveloping sound. On their fourth album, "Bloom," the band delivers the best music of their career.

Husky perform live in The Current studios

Husky perform live in The Current studios

Husky • Aug 13, 2012

Following several years on the Melbourne scene, the Australian band Husky is making inroads to the American folk/chamber-pop scene via their new release "Forever So" on Sub Pop records.

YourClassical

My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses, Trampled by Turtles make for satisfying triple-bill at Somerset

Andrea Swensson • Aug 13, 2012

“Don’t let this go down as the night you couldn’t get a beer. Let this go down as the night you saw My Morning (bleeping) Jacket!” That quote from emcee Jill Riley turned out to be the line of the night at Friday’s My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses, and Trampled by Turtles triple-bill at…

YourClassical

Local Gig List: August 13-19

Andrea Swensson • Aug 13, 2012

Each week on The Current’s Local Show, we pick out a handful of promising Twin Cities shows to recommend to our listeners. For your convenience, we thought we’d starting rounding up all this concert info into an easy-to-read list and adding in a few other must-see events that are coming up this week. Behold: Our…

Random Vinyl: Madness - One Step Beyond (1979)

Random Vinyl: Madness - One Step Beyond (1979)

Steve Seel and Jill Riley • Aug 13, 2012

The first record from Madness. We played "The Prince," a nod to Jamaican ska musician Prince Buster.

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