The Turtles wrote "Elenore" to stick it to their record company, it was supposed to be satire and full of pop cliches. The joke was on them because it turned out to be a pretty awesome song.

You don't have to tune in on your radio or come to The Current website to listen to the station -- here are a few great options for tuning into the Current on your smartphone or using the interactive web radio service Slacker Radio.

Minnesota expats gather in NYC for the ultimate fried food-on-a-stick bar crawl

Local bands that deserve must-hear status this week

This band was led by Minnesota musician Dave Ray of blues-folk trio Koerner, Ray and Glover.

Grandiose journey kicks off September 15 in New York

Win tickets to attend "Minnesota Music On-A-Stick" with Semisonic, The Jayhawks, Jeremy Messersmith and Dessa at the State Fair Grandstand.

Win a copy of Hacienda's new CD, "Shakedown."

We’re back for another round of our Local Gig List, compiled with help from Local Show producer and all-around local music expert Jon Schober. As with last week’s installment, the list features concerts that we previewed on last night’s edition of the Local Show. You can peruse the playlist for that show here, and hear…

A live album by The Band, recorded in December 1971 at the Academy of Music in New York.