Prince’s residency at the Dakota Jazz Club may not be over — he is planning to host a lounge-y dance party/DJ night tomorrow, and still has a hold on the venue for Sunday and Monday nights — but Friday marked the end of the a three-night run of intimate and wildly different rehearsal concerts…

This week on New Hot, read about a project born out of popular South Carolina band The Heist and The Accomplice, an album named after a scientific theory and a band who went to Mississippi to record their new release. These are our three recommended releases for Tuesday, January 22.

Dakota Dave Hull talks about his new CD and book, "Ragtime Guitar in the Classic American Style"

How about a 9:30 Coffee Break to celebrate our 8th Birthday? Let's put together a set of songs that have the number eight (or 8) in the song title or that feature the number prominently in the lyrics.

Minnesota-native and silver-screen star Josh Hartnett joined The Current to take over the airwaves and play a few of his favorite songs.

This weekend we’re celebrating the eighth anniversary of the Current, the station that has introduced me to more new artists than I can count and was kind enough to offer me a job around this time last year. And what better way to sprint through the finish line of this crazy, Minnesota music news-filled week…

For his second of three consecutive nights at the Dakota, Prince delivered a crowd-pleasing set that included a few lengthy, funky medleys of covers and some satisfying hits. The show was so electrifying, in fact, that after several years of purple-hued gossip, sightings, and speculation cluttering up the Prince dialog in the Twin Cities, it…

Thomas Kivi and The Immigrants - Cops and Crims, from their new self-titled EP.

The Rolling Stones hung out with Phil Spector, The Beatles put out a hand, and Stevie Wonder became the youngest inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame today in Music History.

Thanks for helping to celebrate The Current's 8th birthday party -- we had a great time, and we hope you did too. We'll add more photos and a recap of Saturday night's festivities soon; stay tuned.