Authorities from multiple jurisdictions continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding Prince’s sudden death last week at age 57. The Carver County Sheriff’s Office has been quiet about details of the ongoing investigation, leading to various and sometimes conflicting media reports. NBC reported that prescription painkillers had been found at Paisley Park and that the Drug Enforcement…

If there’s one thing we’ve learned over these past seven days, it’s that everyone in Minnesota has a Prince story. A couple of weeks ago, I sat down with the P.O.S to unpack his new song, “Sleepdrone/Superposition,” and talk about his experiences undergoing a kidney transplant and staying creative while battling physical and mental challenges…

This summer, Camp Gratitude will host ten military families for a weeklong bonding experience in Marine on St. Croix, Minn. The free-of-charge camp is designed for personnel who have returned from deployment, along with their families, and it offers attendees time to relax, grow, and spend time together. To help fund Camp Gratitude, several members…

Sharing music has never been easier than it is in the digital era — but for now, many music fans are clinging tenaciously to their handmade mixtapes. “It’s the exclusivity, the physical object, the artwork,” says Simon Brooks of Minneapolis record store Dead Media. “You can hold it, it degrades. It’s not like an MP3…

What will become of Prince’s estate? The late music icon apparently left no will, and his sister has filed a petition listing six potential living heirs: herself and five half-siblings. A first court hearing regarding the estate has been scheduled for Monday. (MPR News) Meanwhile, an investigation into the cause of Prince’s death last week continues.…

It doesn’t always happen, but occasionally a bill will feature artists who perfectly complement one another, even if they were raised on opposite sides of the globe. Such was the case with Bully and Courtney Barnett last night at First Avenue, the first of two sold-out shows the rising talents have to offer the Twin…

As we continue to honor Prince’s life and work, we will be dedicating one hour of programming each day to Prince’s music on our Local Current stream of Minnesota music. Tune in to Local Current from 11:00 a.m. to noon CDT every day — weekends included — from today through May 6 to hear an hour…

“And if I laugh at any mortal thing,” wrote Byron, “‘Tis that I may not weep.” That’s how you might feel if you walk into Bruegger’s Bagels tomorrow: at all 35 Twin Cities locations, the chain will be selling purple bagels. The special bagels are in honor of Prince, of course — and they are to…

Cory Wong, a guitarist and a co-founder of Secret Stash Records, has released a new song called “Welcome 2 Minneapolis.” The instrumental jam, which Wong says he created for his own “coping/celebrating [Prince’s] funkness” in the wake of Prince’s death last week, features musicians who have collaborated with Prince — including Sonny T, Michael Bland, Tommy Barbarella, and Ryan Liestman.…

Minneapolis company Mixed Blood Theatre has announced that a benefit gala at Paisley Park on May 14 will go on as planned. The event may now be the first time Prince’s Chanhassen venue is open to the public after Prince’s death. The party was originally announced on March 16, with an afterparty subsequently announced April…