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St. Paul & the Broken Bones bring Soul to First Avenue
The crew at First Avenue really like bands that manage to fill the venue for two nights in a row. That’s one night where they don’t have to drag gear to be loaded onto the […]
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Brand New at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Saint Paul was a little more angsty than on a usual Sunday last night, because Brand New was in town to play their (arguably) most popular album “The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me.” […]
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The Strumbellas show “Spirit” at the Fine Line
Toronto band The Strumbellas has been around since 2008 and enjoyed good success in Canada including a Juno Award. Then their album “Hope” and their single “Spirits” released this spring and nothing ever was the […]
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Breaking Benjamin lights up the Myth
Breaking Benjamin’s “Nocturnal Underground Tour” stopped at the Myth Saturday night. They played nearly another sellout in Minnesota. Their latest album “Dark Before Dawn” released in late 2015. Minneapolis, Minnesota’s own VIA opened for […]
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Ben Rector closes his 2 year tour at the State Theatre
Hailing from Nashville, TN singer-songwriter Ben Rector embarked on “The Biggest Tour I Have Done So Far” to promote his album “Brand New”. How big? Well, “Brand New” was released in 2015, and yesterday saw […]
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Clutch Rocks The House At First Avenue
It was all about pure Rock-n-Roll on Friday night as First Avenue served as a perfect venue for Clutch to spread their wings. When Clutch took the stage they did so in an almost casual […]
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Zakk Sabbath Shred-icates The Packed House At First Avenue
Zakk Sabbath is exactly what you think it is. It features Zakk Wylde on vocals and guitar along with drummer Joey Castillo (Queens Of The Stone Age 2002-2012 and has also played with Danzig and […]
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Love the 90s? Nah, we’ll take the Present! Grouplove at First Avenue
While Vanilla Ice and Co catered to a rather suburban crowd at the Target Center next door, a much younger audience filled First Avenue. Grouplove’s tour promoting their new album “Big Mess” was in town. […]
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Red Bull Sound Select with Mick Jenkins at the Amsterdam
Amidst our awful political climate these days, it was nice to see a show and hear some good music. Classic hip hop. All 3 artists were rappers. It was Red Bull Sound Select sold out […]
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Deerhunter at First Avenue
One does get used to First Avenue selling out all the time, so when a show I cover does not it starts out feeling a bit lonely. Last night’s Deerhunter show was at about 75% […]