By Larry Rohter – NYTimes

“Music fans who want a permanent record of a show they’ve attended have options these days that range from bootlegs recorded on their cell-phone cameras to buying a just-pressed CD from the band after the show. Now there is another possibility, at least for those who frequent Webster Hall. This downtown New York club, a haven for indie rock bands, has reached an agreement with Best Buy to sell recordings of live shows at the chain’s stores in the New York area. Performances will also be available through iTunes and Webster Hall’s own Web site, websterhall.com. Bands that choose to take part will receive half the revenue from the recordings and be exempted from the cost of recording and producing discs, with the right to pull out if they don’t like the way they sound. Artists who have recently played at Webster Hall include Franz Ferdinand,Linkin Park, Joss Stone and Alicia Keys.”