Prince upgraded himself from guest to featured performer during the W Hollywood’s jazz night on Sunday. As the house band played the Beatles‘ “With a Little Help from My Friends,” Prince picked up a guitar to rip a long solo. (Consequence of Sound) Meanwhile, the Who‘s Roger Daltrey crashed a couple’s wedding in Scotland, cruising up to the stage…

Nicholas David Soulful singer Nicholas David released his newest EP, Make Hope. The EP is his second release since finishing in third place on The Voice in 2012; he previewed two songs from the new release almost a year ago when he stopped by the Current’s studios. David is now rehearsing for his December shows, including a Saturday…

Doomtree have announced the title and artwork for their new album, All Hands, which will be released on Jan. 27. In announcing the release, Doomtree shared a new single. “Gray Duck” blares like a warning siren, the seven members’ voices echoing in a rugged refrain to “go get it,” like something good is coming. (Listen below.) Starting…

With Bono still recovering from a recent bike accident, Bruce Springsteen and Coldplay‘s Chris Martin stepped up to sing with U2 last night at a World AIDS Day concert in Times Square. Kanye West and Carrie Underwood also performed at the concert (“not with U2, however,” notes Billboard). Martin joined U2 for “Beautiful Day” and “With or Without You,” while Springsteen took the mic for “Where…

The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal is reporting that the owners of Nye’s Polonaise, a Northeast Minneapolis landmark that’s become one of Minnesota’s best-known bars among connoisseurs across the country, have told employees they plan to close the bar and restaurant in the summer or early fall of 2015. “We have made the decision to close…

Update: Full coverage of David Bowie’s passing on Jan. 10, 2016 » With the release of a new David Bowie album early last year after a ten-year hiatus, the life of the prolific artist has been celebrated enthusiastically the world over. Adding fuel to the fire are Bowie’s new Nothing Has Changed career retrospective and the David…

Shoppers across the country were busy the day after Thanksgiving, also known as Black Friday. Many music fans flocked to record stores for special releases, adding fuel to a continuing surge in vinyl sales. The vinyl comeback isn’t just an American phenomenon: over the weekend U.K. vinyl sales for the year topped one million—making 2014 the…

“So ya, thought ya, might like to… go to the show…” Several years ago, a rumor began to circulate regarding an unusual connection between Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon album and the classic film The Wizard of Oz. This phenomenon, often referred to as “The Dark Side of the Rainbow,” involves the synchronization of…

This Friday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m., First Avenue will present “A Tribute to the Replacements,” an annual show featuring a slew of local artists performing Replacements hits. The show will take place in both the Mainroom and the Entry. This year’s concert will feature the Melismatics, Two Harbors, BNLX, Stereo Confession, and Black Diet, among others. The…

The small town of Sparta, Minnesota, is disappearing, and folk-rockers Rich Mattson and the Northstars have written a song about it. Much of the town, which is located in the Iron Range, is built on land owned by a mining company. The land has been, until recently, leased out to the local residents. However, this…