Laura Marling's fourth album, Once I Was An Eagle, was expertly produced by Ethan Johns, who is best known for his work with Kings of Leon, Ryan Adams and Ray LaMontagne. It's a wonderful-sounding album, spare and earthy.

  After years of multi-night stands at other big cities in the U.S. Prince has recently rekindled his mercurial love affair with his hometown, starting with his six-show stand at the Dakota back in January and ramping up to a surprise two-show engagement at the Myth on Saturday night. Many area fans initially balked at…

When Enemy Planes comes up in conversation, the same thing is always said: "What happened to Pictures Of Then?" That band essentially disappeared as Enemy Planes came into existence, leading many to think that they had split up. In reality, they're still together, but Enemy Planes explores a new direction, one that's heavily atmospheric, moody and laden with their most complex instrumentation yet.

This week on New Hot, read about a new album from two of James Blake's best friends, plus one of the UK's youngest and most successful songwriters. These are our three recommended releases for Tuesday, May 28.

Starting this Friday at 4 p.m. and continuing through Memorial Day, The Current will bring you another installment of our Block Rockin' Weekend festivities. We'll be playing three-song sets of your (and our) favorite artists all weekend—from Dessa to David Bowie, Spoon to Stevie Wonder.

Jazz singer Maud Hixson talks about her new disc, "Don't Let a Good Thing Get Away."

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MPR's Movie Maven, Stephanie Curtis, joins Jill Riley and Steve Seel to review the final installment in 'The Hangover' trilogy.

  Scan the listings of the Twin Cities concert calendar each week, and chances are you’ll notice a pair of familiar words popping up time and time again: “Benefit concert.” The age-old practice of offering up a few sets of live music in exchange for donations from attendees has become something of a tradition in…

Jazz great Duke Ellington passed away, Queen's Freddie Mercury was honored, and Bob Dylan was born Today in Music History.