The Current is giving fans the ultimate sneak peak: the chance to hear Hippo Campus perform the album live in its entirety at Icehouse two weeks before it officially drops!

Today's top music news stories include an announcement about the Original 7ven at the Grammys, musicians reacting to new immigration restrictions, and the deaths of music notables.

The second night of the The Current’s 12th Birthday Party was greeted by a crowd buzzing with anticipation. Fresh off a successful first night of the birthday celebration, First Avenue concertgoers were excited to see what the sold-out Saturday show would bring, and it did not disappoint. The lineup included three local acts — Monica LaPlante,…

Thank you for celebrating with us! Check out a selection of the top images of Haley Bonar, The Lemon Twigs, ZULUZULUU, Sam Roberts Band and Monica LaPlante from night two of our 12th Birthday Party.

When a simple night out turns into an all-nighter.

Not only did P.O.S sell out the Entry in a minute flat. Not only did he release his fifth album, a hailstorm of kinetic energy, vacuum-packed rhymes, and one of the best tracks of his career (“Sleepdrone/Superposition”). Not only did he make it through kidney disease to get there. But he sold out the Entry,…

Celebrations for The Current’s 12th birthday kicked off Friday night with the first of two nights of shows in First Avenue’s Mainroom. The lineup featured three local acts — Jay Smart, Black Market Brass, and jeremy messersmith — as well as Strand of Oaks and Joseph, who are based in Philadelphia and Oregon, respectively. The…

2016 was the year of ZULUZULUU in Minnesota music. The band — composed by MMYYKK, Proper T, Greg Grease, DJ Just Nine, ∆RT P∆RTÉ and Trelly Mo — actually formed years ago, putting out a song called “Let It Go” in 2014. But soon after they released their debut album in June 2016, they became one…

These days, it’s most common to hear Channy Leaneagh’s voice alongside turbulent production and crashing drums. As a key instrument of Poliça — her band with Chris Bierden (bass), Ben Ivascu (drums), Drew Christopherson (drums), and Ryan Olson (studio production) — her words slur through reverb and mingle with synths and basslines. But once, Leaneagh sang for Roma di Luna, the…

Catch a glimpse of a handful of the best images from the first night of our twelfth birthday party, featuring jeremy messersmith, Joseph, Strand of Oaks, Black Market Brass and Jay Smart.