News and InterviewsRock 'n' roll into 2025 with these New Year's Eve showsJohn Kueppers • Dec 20, 2024Check out more than 20 Twin Cities live music events celebrating the new year.
News and InterviewsHomestead Pickin' Parlor has been a Twin Cities folk-music community staple for 45 yearsLuke Taylor, Eric Xu Romani and Megan Lundberg • Dec 18, 2024Located in Richfield, Minnesota, Homestead Pickin’ Parlor has long been a destination for players and fans of folk, bluegrass, old-time, Celtic and acoustic music.
News and InterviewsBillie Eilish thought she'd always have a soft voice. Singing lessons changed thatTerry Gross • Dec 17, 2024The Grammy Award-winning singer says working with a vocal coach "honestly changed my life." Eilish and her brother/collaborator Finneas talk about their new album, Hit Me Hard and Soft.
The Morning Show - With Jill RileySarah Hicks talks about classical-music mashups with movies, the Beatles and RadioheadJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Dec 17, 2024Sarah Hicks, the Minnesota Orchestra's principal conductor of Live at Orchestra Hall, talks to Jill Riley about the series that highlights popular music, jazz, Broadway classics, movie scores and more — and some events you might not expect.
News and InterviewsInterview: Jeff Tweedy on the power of practice, imagination, and classic booksJessica Paxton • Dec 13, 2024In town for three days of concerts with Wilco, frontman Jeff Tweedy stopped at The Current to talk with Jessica Paxton about what inspires him.
News and InterviewsWhat exactly is driving the conspiracy theories about Sean 'Diddy' Combs?Sidney Madden and Isabella Gomez Sarmiento • Dec 12, 2024A growing list of lawsuits, shadowy figures, a splintered media environment and prejudice towards hip-hop make Diddy's downfall the "perfect storm."
News and InterviewsThe Eras era ends: A look back at Taylor Swift's record-breaking, 21-month tourRachel Treisman • Dec 9, 2024Swift has made over $2 billion in ticket sales and spent over 25 hours singing the 10-minute version of "All Too Well" since March 2023. Here's a look at the historic tour and what might come next.
News and InterviewsKennedy Center pays tribute to the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Sandoval and The ApolloThe Associated Press • Dec 9, 2024A packed house honored the Grateful Dead, director Francis Ford Coppola, jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt. The venerable Harlem theater The Apollo also was recognized.
News and InterviewsWhy do so many Twin Cities musicians’ songs sound sublime? Two words: Alec NessMacie Rasmussen and Bump Opera • Dec 6, 2024From his south Minneapolis home studio, Ness puts an empathetic touch on music mastering for Dua Saleh, she’s green, and many more.
News and InterviewsMinneapolis punk band VIAL grew up (kind of), but never gave upNatalia Mendez • Dec 5, 2024Catch VIAL on Saturday, Dec. 7, at Varsity Theater as the headliner of a saucy event inspired by their fans.