Celebrating their final season at Midway Stadium, the Saint Paul Saints will give away this vinyl album to the first 1,000 fans in attendance at Saturday's game. Get a preview of the album by streaming these tracks by local artists.

The world lost a legend of the sliver screen on Monday, so we'll pay tribute by playing the best songs that have been featured in Robin Williams' films over the years.

This past Saturday the Square Lake Music and Film Festival took over a small private farm in Stillwater. The festival was in many ways the opposite of a hot and crowded summer block party, instead spread out on a green lawn surrounded by trees. The festival, in its 11th year, has intentionally stayed small with only 400 tickets, which leads to a feeling of…

On Saturday, August 23, Chaperone Records is hosting a Block Rockin’ B-day Bash. The musical festivities will be taking place at the 200 block of E. 2nd St. in Duluth, both outside and inside the new Red Herring Lounge. The event, celebrating the record label’s first birthday, will feature artists from the Twin Cities as well as…

Kyle Johnson, the original rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the beloved Minneapolis garage rock band Run Westy Run, passed away on Friday. He was 54 years old. Run Westy Run formed in 1984 by Kyle and his brothers Kirk Johnson (who sang lead vocals) and Kraig (who played bass) in St. Louis Park, recruiting guitarist…

Led Zepplin got together, Buck Owen was born, and Janis Joplin performed her final concert Today in Music History.

Spooky Black, Leaving EP One of the most interesting local music stories of the year, Spooky Black is a teenager from St. Paul who became an Internet sensation on the strength of his atmospheric song “Without You” and its eccentric accompanying video. Playing his cards close to the vest, Spooky Black has kept quiet about his future plans;…

Leonard Cohen will celebrate his 80th birthday next month by releasing his 13th studio album, it was announced at a Cohen fan convention in Ireland. Cohen’s birthday is September 21, and the following day will see the release of Popular Problems, an album of entirely new songs. Some of the new material was previewed on Cohen’s Old…

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In town for a show at the Cedar Cultural Center, The Baseball Project stop into the studio to play some songs and to talk baseball with The Current's Mac Wilson.