Pet Sounds — the 11th studio album by the Beach Boys — was released in May of 1966. It’s number two on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and is still widely regarded as one of the most influential albums of the rock era. Many songs on the album — including “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “Sloop John B,”…

As we pass the two-week mark since David Bowie’s death, it’s becoming clear that this is a loss the world may never truly get over. A local tribute to David Bowie has just been announced for Minneapolis’s Parkway Theater on Feb. 19th: “We Can Be Heroes: The Bowie Tribute.” The tribute will feature special guests Dave Pirner (founder of Soul…

If you have an upcoming baby announcement to make, the bar has been set: Joshua and Hannah Welton have shared their joyful news in the form of a new music video featuring an original Joshua Welton song called, appropriately, “Our Baby.” The married couple have become familiar to Minnesota music fans through their recent collaborations…

TriStar has signed a deal with the Jim Henson Company to make a film that will be a new version of the cult classic 1986 movie Labyrinth — a movie many David Bowie fans have recently been revisiting in the wake of the music icon’s death. The new version will be “a sequel of sorts” rather than a…

Chameleon rose to Midwestern fame after arriving in the Twin Cities from Joliet, Illinois. During their peak in the ‘80s, they scored a sponsorship from Miller Brewing Company and played roughly 250 one-nighter shows in 15 Midwestern states and Canada. In their last year, drummer Charlie Adams said, they played 285 one-nighter shows. They also played bowling…

The second night of The Current’s birthday shows impressed upon concertgoers the importance of local acts, with many of the artists saying onstage that’s why they appreciate The Current so much. Many fans even arrived early enough to catch all five bands: Bruise Violet, Gospel Machine, the Cactus Blossoms, Gramma’s Boyfriend, and Tommy Stinson. First up…

When I was a kid, I didn’t dance — not at friends’ houses, not at school formals, not at weddings. I sang along with whatever I liked at the time (mostly Hall & Oates, Thriller, and random discs of the More Pure ’80s variety), but even the catchiest Janet Jackson record couldn’t get me moving…

After last night’s show featuring Larry Graham and Pho, Prince tweeted a cryptic teaser: “LOOKING4WARD 2 C-ING EVERYONE 4 THE FINAL NIGHT….WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES: PARTY TOE FUTURE.” Details — albeit scant — regarding this event have now been shared, thrice, via the Paisley Park After Dark Facebook page. A first post reads: “We get to…

For me, The Current has always been there. The station originated when I was ten, and I found it when I was a teenager. Last night, though, Low’s Alan Sparhawk let the Mainroom crowd at First Avenue know how unique the station was — only half a handful of stations would compare, he said — and…

Paisley Park is a like a black hole for time. If you forgot your watch at home, with no cell phones allowed, time moves at its own pace, leaving you unsure of the hour – much like a casino, minus the liquor and cigarette smoke. Last night, the never-ending kaleidoscope projections added to the surreal…