Music News: Beach Vibes Festival canceled September 22, 2016 Today's music news headlines include the cancellation of the Beach Vibes Festival, a John Lennon suit up for auction, a strain of marijuana developed by the late Merle Haggard, and a massive tunnel-boring machine named 'Driller Mike'. Read More ›
The Current's Holiday Show with Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats September 19, 2016 Come one, come all to The Current's very first Holiday Show, featuring Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats and Bad Bad Hats in the First Avenue Mainroom! Read More ›
First Listen: Pixies, 'Head Carrier' September 22, 2016 The inspired 'Head Carrier' reaffirms all the spark, wit and weirdness, tempered by the occasional burst of emotional rawness, that made people fall in love with the Pixies in the first place. Read More ›
Warpaint perform in The Current studio September 22, 2016 California quartet Warpaint recently stopped by our studio to share songs from their forthcoming release, Heads Up. The group also chatted with Mac Wilson about the making of that album. Read More ›
Music History Spotlight: Curtiss A and Slim Dunlap’s early Twin/Tone band, Spooks September 22, 2016 While grabbing a sandwich during a work break, Peter Jesperson stumbled upon a cover band that transformed how he thought about the Twin Cities music scene. “I suppose I was a little bit of a snob working at the record store thinking there wasn’t anything local that was as good as what we were selling,”… Read More ›
Music News: ‘Stranger Things’ rap mash-ups turn the internet upside down September 22, 2016 Stranger Things makes a splash in the music world Just two days after Wiz Khalifa sampled the Stranger Things theme song in a song called, appropriately, “Stranger Things,” YouTuber/internet darling Nathan Zed hopped on the train. “You can really do anything with this BRUH,” he snaps as he shows off his Kanye West, Kendrick, Drake, Beyoncé, and Desiigner mash-ups (all while being infinitely more… Read More ›
The Chart Show: Haley Bonar reaches No.1, inducted to Hall of Fame September 21, 2016 Nick Cave creeps into the basement spot; Regina Spektor and Florence and the Machine make big moves; and Haley Bonar reaches No.1 as she is inducted to the Hall of Fame. Read More ›
Take The Current's Time Machine Quiz: 1995 September 21, 2016 On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about music from 1995. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them. Read More ›
Tommy Stinson’s Bash and Pop announce release of new album in 2017 September 21, 2016 As he teased in an interview last month, Tommy Stinson is officially reforming his early 1990s, post-Replacements rock band Bash & Pop and will release a new album under that name in early 2017. In a press release today, Stinson revealed that he’s planning to play his first official show with the reunited Bash and… Read More ›
Enter The Current's First Avenue Rocktober Grand Prize Giveaway September 20, 2016 First Avenue and The Current are here to help you make this Rocktober one for the books. Enter our Rocktober Grand Prize Giveaway and you could win a pair of tickets to three shows of your choosing! Read More ›
Enter to win an Electric Fetus shopping spree with the Allah-Las September 20, 2016 A band formed from record store clerks -- the Allah-Las --are playing the Turf Club this weekend, but you have a chance to do a little last-minute shopping with them at the Electric Fetus before the show! Read More ›
Red Hot Chili Peppers to return to Twin Cities September 20, 2016 In support of their latest album 'The Getaway,' the Red Hot Chili Peppers will return for a concert on January 21, 2017. Read More ›
Warpaint perform in The Current studio September 22, 2016 California quartet Warpaint recently stopped by our studio to share songs from their forthcoming release, Heads Up. The group also chatted with Mac Wilson about the making of that album. Read More ›
Plague Vendor stops by The Current studio September 17, 2016 After opening Rock the Garden earlier this summer, California rockers Plague Vendor returned to the Twin Cities for a show at the Turf Club. Ahead of their St. Paul appearance, the band stopped by The Current studio to talk with Sean McPherson. Read More ›
Coffee Break: Autumn Equinox September 22, 2016 Happy Fall! Today is the Autumn Equinox - where the sun shifts to rise directly in the east and sets directly in the west, illuminating the Earth pole to pole. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that remind you of fall? Read More ›
Today in Music History: The first Farm Aid benefit concert was held September 22, 2016 Elvis shipped out to his army post; the Springfields landed in the U.S. top 20; the Band released their self-titled album; Dylan's 'Hard Rain' went Gold; and the first Farm Aid concert was held, Today in Music History. Read More ›