In MemoriamSinger-songwriter Jill Sobule has died at the age of 66Associated Press • May 2, 2025Sobule died on Thursday morning in a house fire in the Twin Cities suburbs. The fire’s cause is still under investigation.
In MemoriamRemembering Mike Peters of the AlarmLuke Taylor • Apr 29, 2025The late singer-songwriter had visited The Current on a couple of occasions, and always brought his warm, genuine spirit.
In MemoriamDavid Thomas, Pere Ubu's defiantly original leader, dies at 71Annie Zaleski • Apr 24, 2025Formed in 1975, Pere Ubu embodied the industrial decay and hardscrabble ethics of Cleveland. Thomas tied together the band's sound with uncompromising vocals that exuded steely menace and unfettered anguish.
In MemoriamAmadou Bagayoko, one half of Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, dies at 70The Associated Press • Apr 6, 2025Bagayoko, an acclaimed guitarist and half of the Grammy-nominated blind duo Amadou & Mariam, died in his hometown of Bamako on Friday.
In MemoriamRemembering Michael Hurley, a godfather of folk music's undergroundGrayson Haver Currin • Apr 4, 2025Sometimes called the father of freak-folk, the 83-year-old singer-songwriter lived, worked and died on his own terms.
In MemoriamVal Kilmer, 'Top Gun' star with an intense approach, dies at 65The Associated Press • Apr 2, 2025Val Kilmer died from pneumonia. He had recovered after a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis that required two tracheotomies.
In MemoriamJesse Colin Young, singer of The Youngbloods' 'Get Together,' dies at 83Annie Zaleski • Mar 18, 2025Prolific musician Jesse Colin Young, best known for being the voice of the '60s folk-rock anthem "Get Together," died on Sunday at age 83.
In MemoriamD'Wayne Wiggins, founding member of the R&B group Tony! Toni! Tone!, has died at 64The Associated Press • Mar 8, 2025Wiggins died Friday morning after battling bladder cancer for over the past year, according to a statement released by his family on social media.
In MemoriamRoy Ayers, whose 'Everybody Loves The Sunshine' charmed generations, dies at 84Lars Gotrich • Mar 6, 2025The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.
In MemoriamJoey Molland, a guitarist with 1970s Welsh pop-rock band Badfinger, dies at 77Associated Press • Mar 5, 2025His death was confirmed Tuesday by Sam Sheffield-West, the funeral director at Washburn-McReavy Funeral Chapels in Edina, Minnesota.
