As Minnesota Public Radio’s alterna-juggernaut, The Current has delivered a reliable slate of programming and special events, but it’s really stumbled on an inspired idea with the Fakebook series. The basic idea is to pair an author—usually somebody copasetic with the station’s mission—with a band, and put the two on stage with host and Current DJ Mary Lucia. Previous installments featured Neal Pollack and Amy Sedaris, and this latest bill is easily the most promising yet. Minnesota native Chuck Klosterman is a senior writer at Spin and the author of Fargo Rock City and Killing Yourself to Live, among other titles, and a true pop culture superhero in certain circles; he can be poignant, very, very funny, and maddeningly self-indulgent in the span of a few pages—no small feat. Joining him is the local rock comet Tapes ’n’ Tapes. 651-290-1221; fitzgeraldtheater.publicradio.org
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