Must-see local bands
- Atmosphere (36)
- Tapes 'N Tapes (34)
- Cloud Cult (32)
- Mason Jennings (30)
- Brother Ali (28)
- Solid Gold (27)
- Doomtree (26)
- The Alarmists (25)
- Heiruspecs (25)
- Mark Mallman (18)
Past No. 1's: The Alarmists (2007), Atmosphere (2008).
How to piss me off at a concert
- Act like you are walking through and then stop directly in front of me (36)
- Spill your drink on me (35)
- Have a conversation with your friend through the entire show (30)
- Bad sound setup (30)
- Block my view (27)
- Step on my feet. Continuously. (23)
- Barf on my friends (19)
- Cell phones in place of lighters, as crappy cameras, continual texting, etc. (18)
- Scream in my ear (15)
- Pump your fist and yell during the mellow song(s) (13)
How to make me happy at a concert
- Start on time (35)
- Play my favorite song (30)
- 21-plus, not all ages (28)
- Sell cool T-shirts for less than $15 (26)
- Good opening band(s) (26)
- Put me on the guest list (23)
- Play something that's not on any of your albums (and I can't find online) (23)
- Play outdoors (22)
- Guest appearances (19)
- Only one encore. A good one. (19)
Best live rock music venues
- First Avenue (83)
- Varsity Theater (64)
- Triple Rock Social Club (63)
- Turf Club (56)
- 7th Street Entry (52)
- Fine Line Music Cafe (42)
- 400 Bar (38)
- Uptown Bar (33)
- Cabooze (32)
- Myth (16)
Best local DJ nights
- Too Much Love at First Avenue (22)
- Transmission at Clubhouse Jager (15)
- Bondage-A-Go-Go at Ground Zero (9)
- Get Cryphy at First Avenue (7)
- Honeymoon at First Avenue (7)
- Bomp at Bedlam Theater (6)
- Hard Mondays at the Saloon (4)
- Dig Deep at First Avenue (3)
Your band names sucks
- Hoobastank (33)
- Limp Bizkit (28)
- Nickelback (27)
- Goo Goo Dolls (23)
- Insane Clown Posse (18)
- Puddle of Mudd (18)
- Cute Is What We Aim For (15)
- Hootie and the Blowfish (14)
- Foo Fighters (9)
- !!! (8)
Your band name rocks
- Radiohead (17)
- Gay Witch Abortion (16)
- ... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead (15)
- Building Better Bombs (11)
- Wu-Tang Clan (10)
- Nirvana (9)
- Fuck Buttons (8)
- Skoal Kodiak (7)
- Led Zeppelin (7)
- Digable Planets (7)
Lead singer hawtness
- Jenny Lewis (17)
- Neko Case (14)
- Zooey Deschanel (14)
- Cat Power (Chan Marshall) (12)
- St. Vincent (Annie Clark) (11)
- Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand) (6)
- Brandon Boyd (Incubus) (6)
- Pelle Almqvist (The Hives) (5)
- Conor Oberst (5)
- Emily Haines (Metric) (2)
Cunning Linguists (Lyricists that always impress)
- Sean "Slug" Daley (16)
- Brother Ali (16)
- Thom Yorke (14)
- Andrew Bird (12)
- P.O.S. (11)
- Notorious B.I.G. (RIP) (9)
- Morrissey (7)
- Eyedea (7)
- Kanye West (5)
- Nick Cave (5)
Best places to get your dance on
- First Avenue (31)
- The Lounge (12)
- Loring Pasta Bar (11)
- Clubhouse Jäger (10)
- The Front (7)
- Imperial Room (7)
- Aqua (5)
- Envy (5)
- Visage (5)
- Caterpillar Lounge (3)
Best music blogs
- More Cowbell (33)
- Minneapolis Fucking Rocks (28)
- HowWasTheShow (23)
- Culture Bully (21)
- Pitchfork (17)
- StereoGum (15)
- Switchblade Comb (13)
- Daytrotter (11)
- Brooklyn Vegan (11)
- La Blogotheque (8)
Best Jukeboxes
- CC Club (23)
- Psycho Suzi's (16)
- Grumpy's Downtown (16)
- Herkimer (13)
- Red Dragon (13)
- The Bad Waitress (11)
- William's Pub (8)
- Grumpy's Northeast (7)
- Matt's Bar (7)
- Triple Rock (7)
Locally grown albums every MN should own
- Prince, "Purple Rain" (29)
- The Replacements, "Pleased to Meet Me" (18)
- P.O.S., "Never Better" (17)
- Brother Ali, "Shadows on the Sun" (16)
- Atmosphere, "God Loves Ugly" (15)
- Bob Dylan, "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (15)
- Vicious Vicious, "Don't Look So Surprised" (11)
- Eyedea and Abilities, "First Born" (10)
- Cecil Otter, "Rebel Yellow" (7)
- Hüsker Dü, "Zen Arcade" (7)
Artists who should not be on The Current's playlist
- Jessica Simpson (18)
- U2 (15)
- The Pussycat Dolls (14)
- Milli Vanilli (14)
- Scarlett Johansson (12)
- John Tesh (11)
- Britney Spears (11)
- Tiffany (10)
- Bruce Hornsby and the Range (10)
- Green Day (6)
Best places to buy a musical instrument
- Craigslist (17)
- Guitar Center (17)
- Twin Town Guitars (16)
- Schmitt Music (13)
- Fein Stringed Instruments (9)
- American Guitar & Band (9)
- Best Buy (8)
- eBay (8)
- LaVonne Music (8)
- Groth Music (6)
Favorite record stores
- Electric Fetus (49)
- Cheapo (43)
- Treehouse (31)
- iTunes (19)
- Fifth Element (17)
- Amazon.com (16)
- Roadrunner (14)
- The library (12)
- Hymie's Vintage Records (11)
- Extreme Noise (8)