Stage Manager Wallace Fleming works with stage crew and performers to make concerts happen at the Schell's Stage at the West End Market at the Minnesota State Fair. "I help everyone get what they need," he says. Meet Fleming and the rest of his crew, and go behind the scenes of an Okee Dokee Brothers performance at the Schell's Stage.

Users of the Galaxy Note 7 have reported the phone catching fire and even exploding due to its lithium battery. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that reference explosions or fire?

Now in its second year, Local Current’s DJ in Residence program is an opportunity for The Current to invite local musicians to take over our all-Minnesota music stream and share their favorite stories and music from the local music scene. So far, Local Current’s DJ in Residence roster has included Eric Mayson, Danielle Cusack (Bruise…

Allan Kingdom, “The Ride” Allan Kingdom continues his run of awesome videos from Northern Lights, this time co-directing with Ben Hughes. Qaanaaq, “Solid State” Qaanaaq are one of Gus Watkins’s many projects, and they sound great. Nsikak, “Bodied” Nsikak has a hot track in “Bodied.” It’s short, but it’s forceful, and it’s real: “If you’re going to take a…

The Doors recorded their first demos; Bjork slept through a house break-in; Kanye surprised Mike Myers on live national television; and the Rolling Stones recorded their cover of a Willie Dixon song, Today in Music History.

Psychologists say that when we lose someone, there are five common stages of grief that we must endure: denial, anger, depression, bargaining, and acceptance. With no public memorial to speak of in the months since Prince’s passing, that fifth stage has been hard to find. Sure, we had that insane block party the evening of…

Follow along as we document the Revolution's historic return to First Avenue.

Tonight, First Avenue is on another level. You can feel it in the air; you can sense it on social media; you can read it on the event poster, which heralds “An Evening With The Revolution: Wendy, Lisa, BrownMark, Dr. Fink & Bobby Z.” Today is the first of three reunion dates for the Revolution, Prince’s…

In anticipation of a new album in 2017, Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn have just released 'Radio,' which matches propulsive electronics with scathing commentary about commodification.

Is this the future of concert films? A French Metallica fan has combined the live-streamed audio of the band’s Aug. 20 U.S. Bank Stadium show with 77 different fan-shot videos to create a 140-minute concert film of the band’s entire performance. (City Pages) Read Dan Nass’s review of the show, the first rock concert in the…