A seven-band lineup is at least four bands more than I would normally enjoy in a single show, but because First Avenue’s Best New Bands is something special, I took a power nap, hydrated, and put on my comfiest dancing pants in preparation for the night ahead. Hosted by The Current’s own Andrea Swensson, Sylvia…

The second Lana Del Rey stepped on stage at Target Center last night, there were deafening screams from the crowd. Anytime she wasn’t singing during her opening song, “13 Beaches,” there were deafening screams. That’s the kind of fan base the post-modern chanteuse has built for herself. It was Del Rey’s first-ever show in Minnesota,…

Listen to The Current on Saturday, Jan. 6, from 2 to 6 p.m. for Oake and Riley in the Afternoon, broadcasting live from Papa Charlie's as part of the GNDWIRE Records Ski Party at Lutsen Mountains.

After Grizzly Bear visited The Current studio, the band's Daniel Rossen took a few minutes to tell us about a vintage guitar he bought that quickly became one of his favorites.

Right after the morning show today we're heading all the way to Lutsen Mountains for the GNDWIRE Ski Party 2018 where we'll be broadcasting live from Papa Charlie's tomorrow afternoon. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention mountains?

Today in Music History: Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits went Gold, The Wiz opened at the Majestic Theater on Broadway, Madonna went No. 1 with "Justify My Love", and The Sex Pistols made their U.S. debut.

Welcome to the residency bonanza of January 2018! We made it to the New Year, and with its first month comes a slew of residencies: weekly shows helmed by locals Metasota, jeremy messersmith, Charlie Parr, the Cactus Blossoms, and Andrew Broder. We’ll be posting photos and a brief recap of several of the series’ first nights. The…

Scrunchies, “Wichita” Laura Larson, Stephanie Jo Murck, Bree Meyer, and Danielle Cusack are Scrunchies, a new band who played their first show last night at the 7th St Entry. They’ve stormed out of the gate, releasing a music video directed by Gordon Byrd and preparing to release their already-recorded first album, Stunner. Superior Siren, “Tomorrow” Superior…

“Oh s–t,” exclaimed Laura Larson, finally coming up for air. “We’ve got three songs left!” Time flies when you’re having fun, and it was a most righteous kind of fun indeed as Larson’s new band Scrunchies made their public debut last night at the 7th St Entry. It’s a supergroup drawing members from a few…

'Just for Us' leans on a very minimalistic sound, giving the air of something he whipped up with some keyboards in his bedroom one afternoon. That isn't a bad thing, as all of these songs sound like a brief emotional snapshot, whose impact would perhaps have been lessened had they been subjected to a more rigorous recording process.