The Current’s Bill DeVille celebrated five years of United States of Americana with a sold out crowd last night at the Turf Club in St. Paul, Minn. On the bill were rising acts in the genre including Minneapolis’ Frankie Lee and Jack Klatt and Texas-based Israel Nash, who stopped by The Current with his full…

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Jim Brunzell, director for the Sound Unseen festival, stopped by to share the news for this year and talked about some of his favorite offerings.

Happy Friday! Is #pointergate getting you down? Might I recommend stepping away from social media for a moment and letting a little music cure what ails you. I have a lot of goodies on deck for you today, including a powerhouse performance from Caroline Smith, an irresistible new power-pop tune, and an immersive new video from rapper MaLLy.…

Saturday Night Fever was released, The Doors were banned, and Joni Mitchell celebrates a birthday.

Bob Dylan and his band were at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis this week for a three-night stand that began on Tuesday. I attended all three shows; reviews and set list(s) from each night are below. Tuesday, Nov. 4 The last time Bob Dylan played an election-night show in Minneapolis, the mood was jubilant. It was Nov.…

Yesterday, hard rock fans around the world turned to each other and asked, “Does ‘procure a murder’ mean what I think it means?” Yes, it does: Phil Rudd, drummer for AC/DC, was charged with trying to hire someone to commit two murders. For that charge, as well as charges of threatening murder and possessing illegal drugs, Rudd…

In town to play United States of Americana's fifth birthday bash, Israel Nash and company stopped by The Current to perform in our studio and to chat with host Bill DeVille before their gig at the Turf Club.

As the show celebrates its fifth birthday, 'United States of Americana' host Bill DeVille shares his top five in-studio memories so far, plus another highlight from the popular Sunday-morning roots-music program. Do you remember these?

I’m at the Iceland Airwaves music festival in Reykjavik, something which I’ve long wanted to do and finally — somewhat on a whim — decided to do. After only just a little over two days, I can unequivocally say to you: If Iceland is on any kind of wish list for you to visit, do…