Crimes- Cloud Creep, from the new album "Thin Sunlight."

A very tight race at the top again this week which Alt-J impressively won with the third track from their album beating out the super hot new single from Daft Punk.

  As its name suggests, Art-A-Whirl is a celebration of all of the talented artists who live and work in Northeast Minneapolis. In addition to the hundreds of visual and fine artists who will open their galleries and studios to the public this weekend, Art-A-Whirl also has a huge musical component, with dozens of bands…

What songs with the phrase "do it" in the lyrics do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

Marianne Combs talks about arts events happening at galleries all over Minneapolis this weekend.

It's become a tradition at The Current in springtime to devote an entire day to nothing but local music. This year, Minnesota Music Day is Sunday, May 19. Starting right at midnight, we'll be playing tracks from all eras of music in Minnesota—from '60s garage and folk rockers, through the heyday of the '80s alternative and R&B scenes, to today's hip-hop, indie rock, Americana and everything in between.

  It’s gearing up to be another busy summer for the members of Doomtree. P.O.S. is getting ready to play Soundset, Dessa is touring the East Coast in anticipation of her new album, Parts of Speech, and Sims has just announced a co-headlining show at First Avenue with his friend and longtime collaborator, Astronautalis. In…

In spite of the robotic persona they've cultivated for years, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo elected to make their new album, Random Access Memories, in a real studio, with real musicians. Hear the elusive electronic duo explain why being human after all was important to them.

Still Corners - Fireflies, from the new album "Strange Pleasures."

  Minneapolis hardcore trio Condominium have been playing underground venues in the Twin Cities for six years now, intentionally flying under the radar of the larger music community while earning the respect of punk die-hards. This week, however, that’s all set to change. They have a new 7″, Carl, coming out on influential indie label…