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New Bob Dylan biography based on road manager's tapes in the works

Bob Dylan's penetrating but cautiously restrained 2004 autobiography, Chronicles: Volume One, provided significant insight and observations from the enigmatic songwriter. Since then, the wait for Volume Two has been a long and so far fruitless one for longtime Dylan fanatics. But a revealing new bo ... More >>

Savoir Adore: Our world is fantasy-based

Paul Hammer and Deidre Muro seem to have crafted their own unique little dreamscape -- with their music acting as both the introduction and the driving force to the world behind the curtain. Together, Hammer and Muro have been creating their own brand of shimmering power-pop that has slowly evolved ... More >>

Dzine: Victory

The Beez Kneez's Erin Rupp: 5 Questions

"Imagine paying $50 for a pint of hand-pollinated strawberries," says the voiceover in this compelling video from the Beez Kneez, a local organization devoted to reviving the bee population in the Twin Cities and educating the local community about how bees affect our overall ecosystem. "That's what ... More >>

The Nu Project explores the art of female nudity

Matt Blum's photographs of naked women have hit a nerve while granting peace of mind for their subjects

Local Frames: New videos from John Mark Nelson, Greycoats, Dessa, and more

As the Twin Cities music scene grows, more and more artists are creating music that demands our attention. Combine the music with talented filmmakers locally and beyond, and you have a fruitful mix of distinct skills that generates more locally connected music videos than ever before. While it's im ... More >>

The Current's 8th Birthday Party, Night One, 1/18/13

The Current's 8th Birthday Party, Night One Featuring the 4onthefloor, the Twin Cities Funk and Soul All-Stars, Chastity Brown, and John Mark Nelson (with special guests Nicholas David and Zach Sobiech) First Avenue, Minneapolis Friday, January 18, 2013 While the Current's 8th Birthday party lacked ... More >>

The Coup at Cabooze, 11/27/12

The Coup With Villa Rosa & Greg GreaseThe Cabooze, MinneapolisTuesday, November 27, 2012 Marxist hip-hop must be a tough flag to march under. Embracing strong political ideals while simultaneously attempting to carve out a large enough fanbase to support their art couldn't have led to a lot ... More >>

Local Frames: New videos from Dark Dark Dark, Night Moves, Guante & Big Cats!, and more

As the Twin Cities music scene grows, more and more artists are creating music that demands our attention. Combine the music with talented filmmakers locally and beyond, and you have a fruitful mix of distinct skills that generates more locally connected music videos than ever before.While it's impo ... More >>

The Lynn on Bryant: Now open [VIDEO]

After a short, sweet, and successful Kickstarter campaign to raise the additional $25,000 it  needed, the Lynn on Bryant in Lynnhurst has officially opened its doors to the public. Even in its earliest days of development, the surrounding community seemed to embrace the concept of this restaura ... More >>

Amanda Palmer at First Avenue, 10/3/12

Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft OrchestraFirst Avenue, MinneapolisWednesday, October 3, 2012There's no doubt about it, Amanda Palmer is a force to be reckoned with, onstage and off. Going to a performance featuring Palmer isn't an idle, listening-only experience: it's a full-blown theatrical per ... More >>

Amanda Palmer on crowd-sourced musicians, Emily White, and kerfuffles

Amanda Palmer just had a rough couple weeks. Recently thrown into the spotlight for trying to crowd source various "horn-y and string-y" musicians for beer and hugs during her Theater is Evil tour, it's understandable that Palmer might be wary of opening up about her decision to let the music commun ... More >>

Awkward Bodies on mixtapes, being geeky, and good band names

Awkward may be the best word to describe Awkward Bodies. Growing into their sound, the Minneapolis band has been around for barely a year, but has been making friends while trading mixtapes at their shows. Their first of many releases, the self-titled album debuts an indie-rock band that has the tra ... More >>

Van Stee on Krautrock, origins, and tonight's Local Current Live

See Also:Claire de Lune's New Lion establishes her as more than just a "hook girl"Chastity Brown releases Back-Road HighwaysThe Current's Local Show hosts a free show tonight at the Cedar Cultural Center, and they've hand-picked some emerging local music gems to perform. Along with folk artist Chast ... More >>

Blacklist Brewing Beer Art Project

It's been a busy couple of days in the local beer world, with multiple announcements of old projects moving forward and new ones in the works. Much has already been written about 612 Brew finding a space and ordering equipment. Fitger's move to launch a branch in the Twin Cities has also been copiou ... More >>

Margaret Lane, ex-Hildur Victoria, debuts "Shangri La" video

It's been a while since we've heard much of anything out of Margaret Lane. Around this time last April, Lane, with her then-band Hildur Victoria, put out an impressive debut record -- a moody, cryptic work that put the singer's emotionally-charged vocal style on full display. But, while Hildur Victo ... More >>

Quietdrive on writing Up or Down and growing up

Related:River's Edge Music Festival 2012 at Harriet Island lineupQuietdrive release a new album for their holiday show5 Questions: Quietdrive's Kevin TruckenmillerMinneapolis band Quietdrive have just released their latest album, Up or Down, which chronicles the everyday life struggles the band went ... More >>

Ghostmouth's Sean Chaucer: My dad can beat up your band's dad

​First impressions are hard to take back, but even with ludicrousness of a name like Ghostmouth, the Twin Cities band's members take themselves seriously. With their new album, which is actually a collection five years in the making, the band share with their fans a new maturity that opens an elem ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Mason Jennings, New Year's Eve, Kid Dakota, The Cloak Ox

​So this is the new year And I have no resolutions For self assigned penance For problems with easy solutions - Death Cab for Cutie

Haley Bonar at the Cedar Cultural Center, 4/22/11

Photos by Nick Wosika​April 22, 2011 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis Minneapolis could not be happier to have Haley Bonar back in town after her stint in Portland--that much was evident by the warm crowd that had assembled for Bonar's CD release show at the Cedar Cultural Center on Friday n ... More >>

M.anifest, Maria Isa, Tou SaiKo Lee to be featured in new documentary

​Local hip-hop writer and videographer Justin Schell is in the process of directing his first feature-length documentary, and it features three Twin Cities-based musicians who use their music to bridge cultural gaps: Ghana-born rapper M.anifest, "SotaRican" songstress Maria Isa, and Hmong spoken w ... More >>

Donut Cooperative moves closer to reality; thank-you party Saturday

The Donut Cooperative will open this fall in South Minneapolis​The Donut Cooperative will be celebrating in style Saturday night, with good reason. The group surpassed its fundraising goal of $10,000 earlier this month; it has a space picked out for the new storefront, and its goal is to open this ... More >>