The Kentucky alt-country star brought the Why Not? tour to Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The set brought out several covers and explored his new persona recording as Johnny Blue Skies.

On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the Breeders visited Uptown Theater for their second stop on a mini-tour, the Last Splash+Pod Extravaganza.

Riot Fest returned to Douglass Park in Chicago, Illinois, over the weekend of Sept. 20-22. More than 90 bands performed on five stages over three days, and photographer Nate Ryan attended on Saturday, Sept. 21.

Nada Surf’s frontman played a career-spanning set at Surly Brewing Co. in Minneapolis on Thursday, Sept. 19. The show was the finale for The Current’s 2024 Happy Hours series.

The historic St. Paul theater was a fitting place for the Grammy-winning rock star's dramatic performance style on Thursday, Sept. 19. Dorian Electra was the opening act.

The California-based singer-songwriter was playful and innovative, with songs about loons and existential questions on Wednesday, Sept. 18, in St. Paul. Lava La Rue was the opener.

On Friday, Sept. 13, an all-star band led by André Cymone performed in north Minneapolis as part of a block party celebration dedicated to his late mother, Bernadette Anderson.

The Australian group played their second Twin Cities show of 2024 on Sunday, Sept. 15. Chicago indie rockers Friko opened up.

The Minneapolis singer-songwriter played an outdoor acoustic set at the St. Paul Downtown Airport’s restaurant on Thursday, Sept. 5.

The Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour landed in St. Paul on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. The Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. opened up.