Velvet Negroni — “KURT KOBAIN” Is he on the run? Is he chasing down demons? Whatever the case, the latest release from Velvet Negroni is giving off some serious Area 51 vibes… and are those Prince-esque vocal inflections in the background? “KURT KOBAIN” joins “CONFETTI” and “WINE GREEN” as another single released in anticipation of […]
Dizzy Fae – “Big Wall” “Big Wall” stars “Dizzy Fae, Dizzy Fae, Dizzy Fae & Dizzy Fae,” as its YouTube description points out. The shape-shifting starlet/entrepreneur plays and styles every character, one of whom is on a mission. Under Violet – “Blame Me” Sara Bischoff’s voice is the light in Under Violet‘s landscape, so this […]
Lady Midnight – “Bloodsong” Lady Midnight, clear-eyed and regal, communes with the cosmos in “Bloodsong.” Teddy Grimes and MacKenzie Owens directed this gorgeous Death Before Mourning video, and MMYYKK produced the track. Lady Midnight will appear at her record release show at the Turf Club on August 9. DENNY – “Insurgents By The Poolside” DENNY […]
Gully Boys – “Neopet Graveyard” Gully Boys — aka rockers Kathy Callahan, Nadirah McGill and Natalie Klemond — gallivant around the Mall of America in their first-ever music video. Filmed by Keegan Burkhard, “Neopet Graveyard” sees the Boys explore the Sea Life aquarium, the Old Time Photos studio, and the theme park formerly known as […]
Cory Wong – “Cosmic Sans (feat. Tom Misch)” Guitarist/producer Tom Misch joins Vulfpeck’s Cory Wong on “Cosmic Sans,” a track from Wong’s upcoming album Motivational Music for the Syncopated Soul. “We hung out just as a couple of guitar players who wanted to jam,” Wong writes in a press release. “I had a couple chord […]
Lady Lark – “Rendezvous (feat. Har Mar Superstar)” Lady Lark and Har Mar Superstar are grand in “Rendezvous,” a one-night-stand scenario with just enough silliness. Lady Lark and the band will support Night Moves at First Avenue on July 20. Anna Stine – “There I’ll Go” Anna Stine shares a video that’s lush and beautiful […]
This week at the Current, we’re looking forward to Rock the Garden, the single-day fest we’ll put on this weekend with the Walker Art Center. So I thought Friday Five might as well reflect that today. Before you lather on the sunscreen, dig out your water bottles, and pull out your tickets (available here), you […]
Red Lake Nation Students – “Stand Proud” Seventh-graders at Minnesota’s Red Lake Middle School promote truth, respect, and courage in “Stand Proud.” The Anishinaabe students yell “skoden,” a Native slang term derived from the phrase, “Let’s go, then.” Lena Elizabeth – “Nobody Wants You” Femmes deal with unwanted attention at the 331 Club in Lena […]
Happy summer, all! I moved last weekend (from St. Paul to Minneapolis — but don’t think I won’t miss the “boring” city) and am still trying to sort through the cardboard chaos. But you and I can both count on the routine of the Local Current Blog Friday Five. Here are a handful of videos […]
Velvet Negroni – “Confetti” You’d think someone who’d just announced a new album would feel pretty amped, but Velvet Negroni looks unfazed in this hibachi-centered video. Welcome to the nighttime, cold-as-ice, gorgeous vibes of NEON BROWN, out August 30 via 4AD. Jillian Rae – “Medication” Jillian Rae released “Medication” as a single almost a year ago, […]
