With musicians facing health care uncertainty, benefit concerts are on the rise

  Scan the listings of the Twin Cities concert calendar each week, and chances are you’ll notice a pair of familiar words popping up time...

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Video of Alan Sparhawk and Zak Sally’s Hospital People re-emerges

  Unearthed this past week in Duluth, after a decade of rumors of its existence, is the only known live performance footage by the Hospital...

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  The Walker Art Center unveiled its Music & Movies 2013 lineup this afternoon, which will once again feature a handful of Minnesota acts...

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H2 Local spotlight: Metasota

  Metasota, a.k.a Meta, is one of those names that I heard people mention here and there, but for whatever reason I never took it upon myself...

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Thursday 4/18: Little Man

Though Chris Perricelli originally hails from Massachusetts, it wasn't until he moved to Chicago that he formed his current band Little Man. After...

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Greg Grease performs in The Current studios

South Minneapolis rapper Greg Grease knew he had to get his debut album "Cornbread, Pearl and G" out to the masses before the end of 2012. If...

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Crimes performs in The Current studios

Crimes' first album "Good Hope" was a sleeper success. Released to little reception initially, the band gradually came to forefront of the Twin...

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On An On performs in The Current studios

It's time for us to welcome On An On to the Minnesota music community. But they aren't total strangers: Nate Eiesland and Alissa Ricci both grew up...

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On this weekend's episode, David Campbell will be joined in the studio by Enemy Planes. You may not know the band immediately by their name, but...

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On this weekend's episode, David Campbell will be in joined in the studio by Greg Grease and DJ Just Nine. Greg is preparing to release his new...

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On this weekend's episode of The Local Show, Crimes will join us for an in-studio performance. Their sophomore album Thin Sunlight is out now....

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