The Scouting Report10 Minnesota musicians with fresh music for AprilDiane, Natalia Toledo and Youa Vang • Apr 4, 2023New music from Mycheal Gabriel, Allie McIntosh, Juice Lord, Anna Graves, and more.
The Morning Show - With Jill RileyCoffee Break: First Avenue StarsJill Riley and Rachel Frances • Apr 4, 2023For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from artists with a First Avenue star?
Home StoriesThe War and Treaty's songs of ardent commitment find deeper clarity on 'Lover's Game'Jewly Hight • Apr 4, 2023On the duo's latest album, its first full-length released on a major country label, Tanya and Michael Trotter sing piano-driven originals with a grown-up sense of devotion.
89 DaysNine scenic spots along the Minnesota/Wisconsin borderDarby Ottoson • Apr 4, 2023From Duluth to Winona, you’ll find rivers, bluffs, woods, and more to explore along Minnesota’s eastern edge
ReviewsDJs and revelers celebrate 50-plus years of First Ave dance partiesMichaelangelo Matos and Darin Kamnetz • Apr 3, 2023With Danceteria Through the Decades, First Avenue continued its 53rd-anniversary celebration and traced the progression of music and cultural styles in the process.
ReviewsBer gets personal during homecoming show at 7th St EntryShannon Brault and Sara Fish • Apr 3, 2023The rising singer-songwriter’s Minneapolis concert was an interactive affair, filled with bad Hinge date stories and music inspired by them.
The Morning Show - With Jill RileyCoffee Break: Sire songs for Seymour SteinJill Riley and Rachel Frances • Apr 3, 2023For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from artists signed to Sire Records?
In MemoriamRecord executive Seymour Stein has died at age 80The Associated Press • Apr 3, 2023Seymour Stein, who helped found the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and was himself inducted into the Rock Hall in 2005, died of cancer in Los Angeles, according to a statement by his family.
In MemoriamRyuichi Sakamoto, a godfather of electronic pop, has diedAnastasia Tsioulcas • Apr 2, 2023The influential Japanese composer died March 28 from cancer. A wide-ranging musician, the Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder was a synth-pop idol and the writer of sweeping movie scores.
WatchWatch David Huckfelt's performance recorded live in Duluth Apr 2, 2023Singer-songwriter David Huckfelt was the music curator for The Current’s Emerging Artists Showcase in Duluth, Minn., on Dec. 3, 2022. Watch his performance recorded live at the Sacred Heart Music Center.