Goldspot - Abyss, from the new album "Aerogramme."

2013 appears to be the year of the break-out debut single. The story goes like this: if your single is strong enough, you get significant press, praise and enough hype and money to fund a debut album well beyond the means of most fledgling artists. Such is the case with Lorde's Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O'Connor.

To call Bonnie Raitt "accomplished" is an understatement, yet after 19 albums and 10 Grammy Awards, Raitt continues to work just as hard as ever. She recently chatted with The Current's Bill DeVille about her music and about her many connections to Minnesota.

St. Paul native Jan Kuehnemund, best known as the founder and lead guitarist in the Twin Cities’ first all-female rock band Vixen, passed away Thursday after what’s been described as a “fierce” battle with cancer. She was 51 years old. Keuhnemund formed Vixen in 1980 when she was still in high school, and the band became…

Happy Friday! Here’s a handful of the latest audio-video treasures to pop up in our Minnesota music scene, along with a few newsy items of note… Trampled by Turtles It was already considered a monumental occasion when Trampled by Turtles held down three nights at First Avenue this past April to celebrate their 10th anniversary…

We want to put together a Coffee Break playlist of all things zombie with your help. What zombie songs should we play today?

MPR Movie Maven and Cube Critic Stephanie Curtis talks to Steve Seel and Jill Riley about a new psychological thriller based on actual events; plus a Web bonus video from Cube Critic Euan Kerr that looks at the new Tom Hanks film, Captain Phillips — which has a very strong local connection.

Comedian John Oliver took time off from filming The Daily Show and Community to have a lighthearted chat with Steve Seel of The Current's Morning Show about the latest news in Washington, D.C., about filling in for Jon Stewart over the summer and about his show at the State Theater on Saturday, Oct. 12.

The Beatles covered Chuck Berry, Aretha Franklin stepped onto a stage, and The Sex Pistols recorded their first single Today in Music History.

It’s been a dramatic week for news about St. Paul music venues. On the heels of the Artists’ Quarter’s announcement Monday that they will shutter at the end of the year, Minneapolis institution First Avenue has revealed that they are in the process of purchasing the Turf Club from owner Tom Scanlon and will take…