Self-produced fourth full-length from Tyler, Texas' all-in-the-family band Eisley finds the four siblings (and a cousin) further refining and expanding their sound. A mix of off-kilter but melodic pop choruses and a dollop of arty indie rock, Currents (May 28, Equal Vision) is both smart, adventurous and, says the band's Sheree Dupree-Bemis, "honestly the first time we've had total and complete free reign over the making of one of our records and it felt so liberating." Referencing the album's title, she adds, "The current is constantly moving and flowing no matter [...]
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Yesterday was easily the most beautiful day we've had in Minneapolis this year. So, why not bike to the Cloud Cult CD Release Show at First Ave ? The band would have wanted me to enjoy the weather and protect the earth. I mean that. Craig Minowa and the rest of his earth-loving, big-hearted cohorts always seem so appreciative and modest that I wouldn't be surprised if they cared about each member of the audience individually. With a full house, Cloud Cult officially introduced us to the live experience that is Love . A [...]
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This Saturday The 4onthefloor will be taking over the mainroom at First Avenue for a night of rockin'. If that first sentence alone doesn't sell you, let me sweeten the pot just a bit more. They will be joined by The Evening Rig , Wishbook , and Trapper Schoepp & The Shades . This has been a much anticipated show with the release of The 4onthefloor's new album Spirit of Minneapolis just around the corner. Come out and support some great local bands for just the small price of $12 in advance and $14 at [...]
Photo: Zoran Orlic Saturday night’s sold out show at St. Paul’s Fitzgerald Theater marked a monumental occasion for Duluth-natives, Low . The performance came stacked with the sweet-sounding addition of friends and extended Duluth family-Dave Carroll, Ryan Young and Tim Sauxhog of Trampled by Turtles . This Current Session at the Fitz celebrated Low’s 20th year together as a band and the release of their 10th full-length album, The Invisible Way , earlier this month. After an introduction by The Current’s Mark Wheat, the Minnesota [...]
The wonderful people over at The Current are bringing us an evening with Low at the Fitzgerald Theater tonight at 8:00p.m. The event will celebrate the 20-year history of the band and the release of their new album, The Invisible Way, produced by Jeff Tweedy . The show is set to feature both the band’s greatest hits as well as tracks from the new album. Twist! - Members of Trampled by Turtles will accompany Low on selected songs. It's going to be wild. As a piece of the The [...]
Yesterday a stacked, eclectic lineup took the Austin Convention Radio Day Stage for an afternoon-long show thrown by Triple-A public radio stations WFUV in New York, The Current in Minneapolis / St. Paul, KXT in Dallas, KUT in Austin and WXPN. The Public Radio Rocks! showcase kicked off with gritty rockers Divine Fits; went into ... Continue reading
Let me introduce you to vita.mn's Are You Local? contest winner. Carroll is a quartet of Macalester College grads who stole their name from the street they lived on. They came from humble musical roots before finding their recent success. From bar cover bands to solo acts in parks to music theory classes, the guys did what they had to do to follow their dreams of making music. The Needs EP is currently their only piece of work available to buy but the group is currently cooking up the details [...]
We weren't expecting it - but now it's out there it seems like the most natural and perfectly matched collaboration we've heard in years. Adam Green and Binki Shapiro's debut album is the sound of lush 60s Folk-Pop brimming with melodic hooks and broken hearts. We caught up with Adam to talk about how it all went down. Bowlegs: You’ve been making records on your lonesome for sometime now – how did this record come about? What came first – the concept or Binki? Adam: I had the [...]
Inte är de okända direkt. Adam Green, som utgjorde ena halvan av Moldy Peaches, har på senare år lite lojt croonat sin väg in hos många pophjärtan med sina soloskivor. Binki Shapiro utgör en tredjedel av bandet Little Joy tillsammans med The Strokes-trummisen Fabrizio Moretti. Tillsammans som Adam Green & Binki Shapiro har dom nyligen släppt en självbetitlad skiva och där hittar ni dagens låt Casanova. Dusty Springfield ekande över stället. En refräng som för min del kan få fortsätta hela natten. Samma oskyldighet, uppriktighet och enkelhet som man på 60-talet kom undan med. Att sjunga om förlorad [...]
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J. Tillman is a bit of an enigma. He was probably best known as his stint with Fleet Foxes during the explosion of their career from Helplessness Blues , but that was not Tillman's calling. While playing with Fleet Foxes, Tillman was hard at work creating his own sound. That sound turned into his newest project Father John Misty . You might say a drummer for the already established Fleet Foxes would be nuts to leave and venture out on his own, but J. Tilman didn't just jump ship. He ran and leapt from that [...]
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Walk the Moon , one of my favorite bands of the past year stopped by 89.3 The Current for an in studio performance. Armed with a ukulele, a shaker, and their voices, they put together a unique and stripped down arrangement of their latest hit "Tightrope." Check it out below. Their newest Tightrope EP is available to buy now - I got mine in the form of an awesome green vinyl.
Public art by nature assimilates itself into our surroundings, but 77 Square's Lindsay Christians reminds us that these projects also have compelling origin stories, in this report on Erika Koivunen and the "Gateway Sculpture" she's creating for Willy Street. (For further context on the project, see this post from Willy Street Blog .) In case you're wondering whether you can drop $300 to see a show near East Towne Mall on Saturday, 77's preview of Ginuwine's Saturday show at My Buddies Bar has the affirmative answer. It's sure to be the most [...]
Broom Street Sessions, a series of monthly performances by local musicians at Broom Street Theater, 1119 Williamson St., will return for its second year on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. with performance by Madison bands Safety Last and The Tiny Band. The Sessions' first year featured mostly acoustic performances by such Madison artists as Count This Penny, Nick Brown, Little Legend, and Oedipus Tex. The series aims to give local musicians and audiences the rarified experience of enjoying a show in Broom Street's black-box theater space. Though focused on stripped-down and acoustic acts, the [...]
Below the jump: Old-school trailer for "Blue Velvet," playing Friday night at UW Cinematheque. This week in Madison arts journalism might help readers understand things they usually overlook, whether because they tend to not visit art shows or because they never really wondered what that weird-looking place on Lakeside Street is. Ben Munson visits said place, Red Dragon TV studio, in a revealing Isthmus piece about founder Ari John White Wolf's passion for local music. In 77 Square' s fine-arts department, [...]
Cloud Cult debuted their first single off their upcoming record, Love , today. It's called "1 x 1 x 13 and features a heavier sound reminiscent of the early 90s. Look for Love on the virtual shelves of your favorite online provider or actual shelves of your local independent record store on March 4, 2013. The latter method is more preferred. Head over to The Local Current's blog for a listen.
[Shante Scott Franklin, a.k.a. Curren$y] Some two weeks ago, New Orleans MC Shante Scott Franklin - Curren$y - released his latest mixtape: Priest Andretti. The 'Spitta' flexes over impressive production with his classic slurred flow. Priest Andretti features guest spots from King Chip , Styles P , Fiend , and other members of the Jet Life Collective . My personal favorites from the tape include : Contacts , Motion , Talk My Shit , Trip To London , and Max Julien . [...]
Photo by Emily UtneSo, how many of you actually could predict this was going to happen?Many among us have heard the name Nate Silver a lot in recent weeks leading up to the U.S. Presidential Election.
Dreamy, but also lively, San Cisco float somewhere between the two with a track off their second EP, Awkward . The Australian 4-piece band has been picking up steam quicker than I expected. Not that I didn't expect the band to do well. I did, I just didn't expect that they would find their way onto Minneapolis' premium radio station, The Current , before they released their first full-length. Although, I guess that tends to happen when you sign with Fat Possum (previously home to The Black Keys , Band of Horses [...]
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