Parquet Courts - Borrowed Time, from the new album "Light Up Gold."

Last summer, we put on the first installment of Local Current Live at the Cedar Cultural Center, a showcase of three local bands that we thought were poised for a break-out in Minnesota and abroad. Good things happened after that night for the bands on the bill: The Chalice sold out their EP release show,…

It was a night of many thanks as Minnesota musicians new and established paid homage to the Current, even singing the station “Happy Birthday” more than once in honor of the 8th anniversary of its launch. The Chalice started the evening off on a dramatic note, singing “The time / Is here / The moment…

Steve Kramer, the onetime frontman of ’80s punk-polka band the Wallets who went on to pursue a decades-long career in the commercial music business, passed away in his sleep yesterday in Park City, Utah, where he was attending the Sundance Film Festival. He was 59. Kramer began his music career in the early ’80s in…

Buke and Gase's music captures the sound of restless minds as they revel in the joy and surprise of creation.

Mixed Blood Majority may be a new act, but the faces are familiar to Minnesotans. The trio consists of Joe Horton of No Bird Sing, Lazerbeak of Doomtree and Crescent Moon of Kill The Vultures. The new collaboration brings the best of all their projects into a cohesive collective, challenging listeners to embark on a hip-hop journey of styles throughout the years.

This record could be called "Arena Rock Lullabies for grown ups." I know how crazy it sounds. But it fits. The Joy Formidable have artfully woven a symphonic patchwork made up of delicate and dreamy moments joined with screaming guitars and cacophonous percussion.

A parade of special guests and fiery, soulful music kept party guests on their toes at the first of two 8th birthday parties for the Current at First Avenue on Friday night, setting the stage for what is sure to be another memorable celebration of Minnesota music and community togetherness tonight. Of the two birthday…

  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.