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October 12, 2012

Swedish pop band Abba (an acronym of members Agnetha Faltskog, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad) made some of the best pop music of the 1970's.

Random Vinyl: ABBA - Greatest Hits (1976 U.S.)

Random Vinyl: ABBA - Greatest Hits (1976 U.S.)

Steve Seel and Jill Riley • Oct 12, 2012

Swedish pop band Abba (an acronym of members Agnetha Faltskog, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad) made some of the best pop music of the 1970's.

YourClassical

Friday Five: The Cactus Blossoms, Rogue Valley, and Ecid

Andrea Swensson • Oct 12, 2012

Local music notes from the week of October 8-12

YourClassical

Replacements benefit EP to feature fifth track, artwork by Chris Mars

Andrea Swensson • Oct 12, 2012

A series of 45s will follow, with all proceeds benefiting Slim Dunlap

The Hold Steady ticket presale

The Hold Steady ticket presale

Oct 11, 2012

Don't miss The Hold Steady's show at First Avenue on November 24 & 25, 2012, presented by 89.3 The Current. Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, October 12, but The Current is offering special access to buy your tickets early.

YourClassical

Michael Ferrier finds a new voice in nostalgic folk-pop project Fathom Lane

Andrea Swensson • Oct 11, 2012

For how quickly modern music consumers are expected to make snap judgments about new sounds and sift through endless streams of new tunes, there’s something to be said about music that demands serenity. Music that would get drowned out by the clatter of life if the listener didn’t make a special effort to sit down…

YourClassical

Local Radar: Falcon Arrow, Jeffrey Skemp, Villa, and Gigamesh

Jon Schober • Oct 11, 2012

Local bands that deserve must-hear status this week

Random Vinyl: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - The Breakfast Club (1985)

Random Vinyl: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - The Breakfast Club (1985)

Steve Seel and Jill Riley • Oct 11, 2012

Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall starred in this classic John Hughes flick. By the way, are YOU in the physics club?

Policy and a Pint: Entrepreneurship

Policy and a Pint: Entrepreneurship

Steve Seel • Oct 10, 2012

During this election season, you hear candidates talk a lot about "small business" -- and so for our Policy and a Pint, we thought we'd talk to some Twin Cities entrepreneurs about the rewards, and struggles, of striking out on your own in these tough economic times.

Random Vinyl: Living Colour - Vivid (1989)

Random Vinyl: Living Colour - Vivid (1989)

Steve Seel and Jill Riley • Oct 10, 2012

Mick Jagger was a big fan of this band, he even produced some of their songs. We melted some faces with "Cult of Personality," with one of the best guitar solos ever (at least in the top 30).

Sound Unseen 2012

Sound Unseen 2012

Oct 10, 2012

Sound Unseen, Minneapolis' annual festival of films about music, returns this fall with a full slate of films whose topics range from cartooning to hardcore, from the history of radio to the stories of musicians both obscure and legendary. Join The Current, Sound Unseen and Take-Up Productions in celebrating music on film.

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