Concerts
A Nearly Sold Out First Avenue Celebrates Nostalgia With Owl City
I never try to force my friends to go to concerts with me. I have some friends that will go to any show I tell them to go to and others that only go to […]
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Chris Robinson Brotherhood Brings The Best Of American Music To The First Ave. Mainroom
The Chris Robinson Brotherhood brought their gypsy caravan to a packed Mainroom at First Ave. on Saturday night. The Brotherhood are out in support of their latest release Barefoot In The Head. Prior to the […]
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The Vaccines At The Fine Line – An Antidote To Our Weather Blues
Cold temperatures, a raw drizzle and general gloom descended over downtown Minneapolis Wednesday night. I chuckled at the thought of play-off baseball in Minnesota. I imagined the beginning of a long post season run with […]
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Devotchka Cast Their Spell Upon First Avenue
Some say relationships that start on a high note are doomed to fail. After all how does one keep the flames going high without burning out? Well my relationship with Devotchka seemed headed that way. […]
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Ryley Walker Brings Beauty To A Cold And Rainy Thursday Night
My favorite thing is walking into a show and falling head over heels for a musician or band I had never heard of prior to the show. After an experience like that, I typically write […]
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There Was Nothing Taboo About Denzel Curry’s Performance At First Avenue
The night was full of energy, crowd surfing and bass heavy hip-hop beats as the Taboo Tour touched down at First Avenue. The fast spitting South Florida native, Denzel Curry put on one hell of […]
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Suicidal Tendencies Kill It At First Avenue Show
Photos by David Rubene My current string of shows has been nothing short of amazing. With Justin Timberlake on Friday, Lucero Saturday and the surprisingly perfect duo of Sting and Shaggy on Sunday, it […]
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Who Needs Therapy When You Can Go See Lucero At First Avenue?
I have lost count on how many times I’ve seen Lucero live. I’ve driven to Iowa multiple times and even made a trek all the way to Colorado just to see them. They’re one of […]
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Rock n’ Roll Dreams. Record Company Off The Charts At First Ave.
I always feel a thrill walking into First Avenue on a weekend night. Parking is a bit more bothersome when Twins are closing out the season at Target Field and a show like Hamilton is […]
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Welshley Arms Rocks With Friends At The Entry
That the Entry was sold out for Welshley Arms’ show isn’t surprising. Maybe that it sold out almost as fast as it was posted on the First Avenue calendar. And once I arrived whether that quick […]