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March 11, 2013

I hardly feel worthy of reviewing an album by possibly my favorite artist of all time, but it's my job to let the millions of Bowie fans know: you can rejoice! We've all been so hungry; it's time to be fed.

Album Review: David Bowie - The Next Day

Album Review: David Bowie - The Next Day

Mary Lucia • Mar 11, 2013

I hardly feel worthy of reviewing an album by possibly my favorite artist of all time, but it's my job to let the millions of Bowie fans know: you can rejoice! We've all been so hungry; it's time to be fed.

Ladyfinger (ne) - Dark Horse

Ladyfinger (ne) - Dark Horse

Jon Schober • Mar 11, 2013

Ladyfinger (ne) - Dark Horse, from the new album "Errant Forms."

Cherie Currie of the Runaways, the Avengers headlining Girls Got Rhythm 2013

Cherie Currie of the Runaways, the Avengers headlining Girls Got Rhythm 2013

Andrea Swensson • Mar 10, 2013

  The organizers of the Girls Got Rhythm fest have just unveiled the lineup for their second annual event, which will once again take place at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall. Mark your calendars: This year’s event is happening Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11, and tickets are on sale now. Friday, May 10…

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Kat Bjelland on Babes in Toyland and her long and winding career

Andrea Swensson • Mar 10, 2013

Kat Bjelland of Babes in Toyland has kept a low profile in recent years. It’s been almost a decade since she’s performed live, and about six years since she last issued any music under her most recent project, Katastrophy Wife. But though she has stayed under the radar here in the Twin Cities, she has…

Meet Têtes Noires and the Clams, two of Minneapolis’s first all-female rock bands

Meet Têtes Noires and the Clams, two of Minneapolis’s first all-female rock bands

Andrea Swensson • Mar 10, 2013

In honor of Women’s History Month, much of this week’s Local Show was focused squarely on the influential women in Minneapolis’s rock scene. And what an interesting project it’s been, tracing everything back to the very beginning. Many associate Babes and Toyland and the bands they would share bills with—Zuzu’s Petals, Smut, the Menstrual Tramps,…

Natalie of Wild Belle talks made-up instruments, old-school reggae, favorite singers and more

Natalie of Wild Belle talks made-up instruments, old-school reggae, favorite singers and more

Peter Valelly • Mar 10, 2013

Brother-and-sister duo Wild Belle fuse rhythms and textures from across the globe with smart pop songwriting and enchanting melodies to create a uniquely alluring sound. The Current had the opportunity to talk to the band's singer Natalie Bergman about everything from her influences to her brother Elliot's handmade instruments.

Anonymous Choir performs in The Current studios

Anonymous Choir performs in The Current studios

Andrea Swensson, Jon Schober and Anonymous Choir • Mar 10, 2013

Dark Dark Dark's Nona Marie started her Anonymous Choir back in 2011, featuring a rotating cast of female musicians and close friends, some of which had never performed in a band before. The result is a gorgeous, stirring and stripped-down project focused solely on covers of their favorite musicians.

Theft of the Dial: Tame Impala

Theft of the Dial: Tame Impala

David Campbell and Peter Valelly • Mar 10, 2013

Kevin Parker and Jay "Gumby" Watson of Australian neo-psychedelic masters Tame Impala stopped by the studio to chat with David Campbell during Radio Free Current and take over our airwaves to play a handful of their favorite tunes on another edition of Theft of the Dial.

New Hot - 3 b's:  Bowie, Banhart and (Wild) Belle

New Hot - 3 b's: Bowie, Banhart and (Wild) Belle

David Safar and Jon Schober • Mar 9, 2013

This week on New Hot, read about a young band from Chicago signed to a major label, a musician who brought back the "freak-folk" style and a living legend who has sold over 140 million albums. These are our three recommended releases for Tuesday, March 12.

Rising stars Atlas Genius perform in The Current studio

Rising stars Atlas Genius perform in The Current studio

Mary Lucia and Peter Valelly • Mar 8, 2013

Adelaide, Australia's Atlas Genius got signed to Warner Brothers in the wake of the success of their sleek, melodic indie-rock tune "Trojans," released as a single back in 2011. The quartet gave us a taste of their evolving sound on last summer's Through the Glass EP, and just a couple of weeks ago they released their debut LP When It Was Now.

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