On An On - The Hunter, from the new album "Give In."

After the great reception our audience has given Vampire Weekend and the high profile gigs they have been getting with Steve Buscemi filming their show, it will be interesting to see where they chart when the album comes out.

  Prince fans, rejoice! Prince is returning to the metro area for two shows — on the same day — at Myth Live, May 25th, 2013. Tickets will go on sale Saturday, May 4th at noon on the MythLive website and eTix. Tickets are $259 a pop, a price tag that’s already resulting in some…

Andrea Beaton, Dick Hensold and Dirk Freymuth play Cape Breton fiddle music in the studio.

Saint Paul's Nicholas David Mrozinski has been a fixture of the local music scene for a decade, with several albums under his belt and frequent live shows in the area to bolster his Twin Cities rep. But last year he was catapulted to nationwide fame thanks to a stint on season three of NBC's The Voice.

Everyone has at least one favorite band, if not several (in fact, many of us have trouble even narrowing down our choices). But how did they make it to that status? Here at The Current, we want to hear your answer to the following question: what was it like the first time you heard what would become your favorite band?

The soundtrack to The Great Gatsby, Baz Luhrmann's latest high-end refurbishing of a lived-in classic, doesn't try to re-imagine Jazz Age tunes in a modern context. Instead, it attempts to transplant the sensibility of the 1920s to the hip-hop era, with genre-busting collaborations overseen by Jay-Z.

Enjoying some music from our friends on the North Shore in celecbration of Homegrown Music Festival. What artists from Duluth, MN do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Marianne Combs talks about an arts event for each day of this upcoming weekend.

  To hear Jake and Jeremy Hanson humbly talk about their influence and impact on the Twin Cities music scene over the past decade, you’d think that the pair of brothers were mere bit players in bands that would sound the same without them. But as area music fans are well aware by now, these…