Aldous Harding - the artistic name used by singer-songwriter Hannah Topp - stopped at The Current to play an acoustic set. The songs are ethereal and enigmatic, and Topp is content to let the mystery be.

A new documentary from director Mark Engebretson sheds light on a lost Minneapolis music venue that Mary Lucia says 'for me, almost felt like an urban legend.' The film screens Tuesday night at the Minnesota History Center.

It's been five years since Minneapolis rapper MaLLy has put out an album, and he's been through a lot in those five years. What has he been up to? 'Transformation, practicing a sober and clean life, meditation, and Buddhism — really just focusing on the music,' he told Andrea Swensson on the Local Show.

Today in 1988, Phil Collins started a two-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with his cover of "A Groovy Kind Of Love," originally released by the Mindbenders in 1965. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention groovy, groove or groovin'?

Shaggy was born, The Beach Boys' song 'Good Vibrations' entered the singles charts; the Supremes had the No. 1 album; Bob Dylan returned to Duluth for a gig after a near-30-year absence; and Pearl Jam played their very first gig 28 years ago, Today in Music History.

Trumpeter DeCarlo Jackson is a rising name in the Twin Cities music community. A student of mentors like local jazz musicians Kevin Washington and Solomon Parham, the twentysomething has been influenced by the past, but goes his own way as an artist. After spending two years studying music at the University of Manitoba, Jackson returned…

Big Thief played a sold-out show at First Avenue last night with special guest Palehound. Before the foursome took the stage, a loop of mounting synths pulsated throughout the club while smoke machines filled the room. The audience jostled and whooped occasionally, but there was a palpable feeling of tense anticipation in the air as…

Ahead of their sold-out show at First Avenue, Big Thief stopped by The Current studio to perform a live three-song set. As early as soundcheck, it was evident that this was not going to be a run-of-the-mill performance.

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Last week, Mankato musician Colin Scharf went to an unusual concert experience with Laura Schultz, his wife and Good Night Gold Dust bandmate. After the show, he shared his mixed emotions in an e-mail to The Current’s Mark Wheat. At Mark’s suggestion, we asked Colin if we could publish his reflections on our blog; Colin…