Bruce Springsteen, whose Live 1975-85 box is one of the best-selling live albums of all time, has launched an online store selling recordings of dozens of his recent shows—and he plans to expand the offerings significantly, reports fan site Backstreets. According to the CEO of Nugs.net, the service powering Springsteen’s new store, the Boss had long disdained…

Some venues set out pitchers of water for concertgoers, while others might offer a free coat check or complimentary pair of earplugs. Out in Chanhassen, Paisley Park has figured out its own way to provide a perk to fans who have made the trek out for a show—it involves a little bait and switch, some…

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On November 5, Chris Koza woke up in Niagara Falls with a sore throat. Koza couldn’t imagine worse timing than the morning of his first show on Ingrid Michaelson’s Lights Out: Stripped Tour. “I can’t talk at all,” he whispered. “I can’t believe this is happening.” But with the help of a cold kit that…

Babes in Toyland’s Kat Bjelland, Lori Barbero, and Maureen Herman have announced their first live show together in 18 years. The influential punk trio will play the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles on February 12. In what’s being described as the Fontanelle-era lineup—Herman joined the band on bass after founding member Michelle Leon left the group in 1992—Babes…

A Mac DeMarco concert Friday night at the University of California—Santa Barbara ended with the “Salad Days” singer detained by police after he climbed into the ceiling beams of a campus venue called The Hub. Earlier, campus police had interrupted the show to arrest two concertgoers for “moshing and resisting police officers,” reports the Santa Barbara…

Stars prove that measuring success on album sales and licensing deals is a poor indication of talent. On their eighth studio album, Stars bolster their brand of synth-based duets, proving they're the same band you know and love.

Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon performed in Duluth last night. It was his second of two nights performing in the port town (the night prior he played an unannounced set at Fitger’s Brewhouse along with Alan Sparhawk—these things just seem to happen in Duluth). Given the controversy Kozelek has courted in recent weeks with…

With successful career that includes '80s hits with the Stray Cats and '90s hits with the Brian Setzer Orchestra, Brian Setzer has a new album out and he kicks off a Christmas tour tonight in his adopted hometown of Minneapolis. Setzer talks to The Current's Jill Riley about his music and about his guitar, which he has donated to the Smithsonian Institution, and how it got those signature dice knobs.

If you missed out on tickets for tonight’s very sold-out show by the groundbreaking U.K. artist FKA twigs at the Fine Line, there will be another chance to see her in town this weekend. As she hinted on Twitter yesterday, she will be playing a gig tomorrow night at Paisley Park as part of the venue’s…