For the Love, a celebration of the St. Paul community and the Twin Cities hip-hop scene, will return to Lowertown on July 11 for its second year. Offering 12 hours of free performances and demonstrations, the event will also host the Twin Cities’ own Kanser, who, in celebration of their 20th anniversary, will perform for the first…

Jim James of My Morning Jacket stopped by The Current's studio to chat with host Mark Wheat before two performances at Northrop June 26 and 27 with opening local acts Hippo Campus and Lizzo.

Although Erik Koskinen has released many of the songs on his live record on previous albums, it's hard to match the energy of a live performance. To celebrate the release of 'Erik Koskinen: Live at the Real-Phonic Radio Hour,' Erik stopped by Radio Heartland to talk about the album and to spin some tracks from it.

In the wake of today’s Supreme Court ruling that same-sex marriage is now legal nationwide, the Internet has (predictably) blown up with reactions. Below are some social media posts from local musicians responding to the decision. This also happens to be Twin Cities Pride weekend, and you can celebrate Pride all weekend with The Current.…

Let's celebrate the beginning of Twin Cities Pride Weekend on today's Coffee Break: What songs do you want to hear that are by artists who rock with Pride? Send us your requests.

Cube Critic Stephanie Curtis stops by The Current's Morning Show to talk to Jill Riley and Sean McPherson about a new film based on the biography of Vera Brittain. Set during World War I, 'Testament of Youth' provides the protagonist's point-of-view as she comes of age in the midst of war. 'It's fantastic, I can't say enough about it,' Stephanie says. 'I love the movie.'

Happy Friday, and Happy Pride Weekend in the Twin Cities! I’d say we’re off to a pretty solid start already. To get you even more pumped for the weekend, here are a few of the latest and best music videos to surface around town: Erik Koskinen Ahead of his big Live at the Real-Phonic Radio…

I was asked by The Current to be their Local Current “DJ In Residence” on their Minnesota music stream for the month of June. This entailed getting to curate my own segment on Local Current from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. every Friday. Little did they know that being on the air had always been a…

The U.S. version of 'A Hard Day's Night' was released; the Byrds hit No. 1 with a Bob Dylan cover; Elvis Presley played his final stage show; and Mick Jones of the Clash, Big Audio Dynamite and Carbon/Silicon turns 60, Today in Music History.

Ben Brockway was thinking of closing up shop for the day, and then his phone rang. JD McPherson bassist Jimmy Sutton was going onstage at Rock the Garden in less than two hours and needed a repair to his upright bass. 'He saved the day,' Sutton says of Brockway's last-minute work.