Mankwe is like a version of Nina Simone and Erykah Badu, but we get to have her in our own backyard. Her improvisational technique, a skill she has fine-tuned through years of performing, as well as her world music influences, have melded together for a proper sophomore record in "Science and Spirit."

The third release from Santana and the last album to feature the Woodstock-era lineup (Neal Schon and Gregg Rolie left in 1972 to form Journey).

Local music notes from the week of August 13-17

“It’s a weird area, but when people come to it, it gets you. It gets in your blood.” That’s Palmer’s Bar co-owner Lisa Hammer, seated on the back patio of her 107-year-old bar sipping white wine and contemplating the character of the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood that surrounds her. Since purchasing the tiny, lovable dive with her…

Read about and download their new track "Get Gone"

While nearly forgotten in the United States, '70s singer-songwriter Rodriguez became one of the most famous and beloved American rock artists in South Africa on the strength of his song "Sugar Man." Rodriguez stopped by The Current's Morning Show for an interview about his unlikely legacy.

Steve Seel hosts Talking Heads frontman and musical visionary David Byrne on September 14th.

Duran Duran playing "Rio" would've been a good preview of the 2016 Olympics. Except, in the lyrics he's singing about the Rio Grande. That's not in Brazil.

The members of experimental hip-hop groups Kill the Vultures, No Bird Sing, and solo artist Kristoff Krane are certainly no strangers to cross-pollination and collaboration. Not only do many of the members perform together in the improvisational group Coloring Time, but they frequently guest on each other’s albums and show up to support one another…

The Beer Dabbler is giving the Twin Cities a new reason to growl.