Even if you don’t recognize the name Zakariya Khan, you’ve probably heard music that he’s had a hand in. As a guitarist and a ...

Room3’s knack for acknowledging jazz tradition while seeking out innovation is apparent on Bill’s Garden, the debut album ...

A dreamer and adventurer, Hiroko may head out to New York City at some point, as at least one Minnesotan from up north she ...

A Great Time to Be an Empath, the seven-song debut from Minneapolis’s Panel, is a grief record. Some might not notice that at ...

Along with his band the Black Atlantics, the Minnesotan born Obiora Obikwelu has preserved his Nigerian heritage and sought ...

Mike Kota is no newcomer. Her first EP, Rift, was released in 2021, several months after The Current first covered her. She ...

Porch Light built up a local buzz so quickly that they played First Avenue’s Best New Bands night in January before they’d officially released any music. They entered 2025 ready to prove themselves.

Field Hospitals’ origins stretch back years, when Henry and Ganin started a home recording project together. Eventually, they added Helgeson and Ball into the mix. Each member of the quartet has a ...

“By the first guitar loop that I made for it, I knew I was gonna love this song, but I didn’t expect it to go where it did,” says Tammearu, who records and performs as Mother Soki. “I was so in touch ...

Runo Plum has a lot of questions. “Will the emptiness always be empty?” she wonders on “Gathering The Pieces,” from her debut full-length, Patching. “Will the loneliness always be pending?” Later, she ...

Shit happens fast these days, and that’s having interesting effects on our Picked to Click music poll. But hold up. Before I start making grand generalizations about the Minnesota music scene, let’s ...

Outside of the doomed Palace venture, Wrecktangle seems to be thriving and surviving, with booths in Malcolm Yard and Graze, ...