The Current's 8th Birthday Party

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First Avenue

701 1st Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN 55403

Category: Bars and Clubs

Region: Minneapolis (Downtown)

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• Chastity Brown
• Dave Pirner
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• Indie Rock and Indie Pop

Even if 89.3 the Current spins a few artists like Mumford & Sons and Adele that aren't starved for airplay, it's one of the half-dozen or so noncommercial radio stations keeping American airwaves vital. The station's laudable support of local artists is on full display for this weekend's two-night stand at First Avenue. Each night aims for maximum demographic-spanning appeal. Friday features fresh-faced folk-pop acts such as John Mark Nelson and Chastity Brown alongside established rockers the 4onthefloor and veteran musicians of the Twin Cities Funk & Soul All-Stars, who got their start in the 1970s. Saturday includes Picked-to-Click winners the Chalice, surging shoegazers Now, Now, and Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum alongside arguably the biggest draw of the whole weekend, Cloud Cult (pictured). The famously eco-minded pysch-pop group will be playing their first Twin Cities shows since July 2011 and presumably showcasing material from Love, their ninth album, due out in March. 18+.
Fridays, Saturdays, 7 p.m. Starts: Jan. 18. Continues through Jan. 19, 2013