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Phoebe Bridgers Bewitches Surly Festival Field
I fucking love Phoebe Bridgers. I know that writers should probably try to come up with a much more elegant, funny, or otherwise charming anecdote to begin articles such as this, but sometimes it’s really just not necessary. Plus, I don’t even consider myself much of a writer anyway, so the rules don’t apply to […] More
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Your Weekend Starts Here: Gogol Bordello at the Palace
The last 18 months couldn’t have been easy for Eugene Hütz, frontman at the heart of the storm that is Gogol Bordello. In many ways, I see Eugene like a shark that has to keep swimming to stay alive, and it was a little concerning that he couldn’t tour or move as he had been. […] More
Bully & Tweens Hit Up Fine Line
Fine Line welcomed back Bully and their Minnesota-native front woman, Alicia Bognanno, with open arms Tuesday night. Despite a lengthy list of COVID-19 protocols for fans – mask-mandate, proof of vaccination and/or negative test results – Bully’s highly-anticipated tour stop in Minneapolis had no problem selling out. On tour for their 4th album release, SUGAREGG, […] More
Patti Smith Gives Us The Power at Surly
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Surly’s festival field was one of my favorite spots to see live music here in the Twin Cities. With the guidance of First Avenue & JAM Productions, a few times a year Surly would take an otherwise unappealing patch of grass running adjacent to a rail yard behind their production […] More
Chelsea Cutler closes out How To Be Human tour at First Avenue
The Show Must Go On As the coronavirus continuously encroaches on the fun-filled festivities of concert-goers everywhere, I was relieved to have one last show before all hell breaks loose. With cancellations of festivals and postponements of tours happening all around me, Chelsea Cutler’s sold-out First Avenue show felt like my last hurrah for the […] More
Saint Motel’s cinematic First Avenue homecoming
Shows at First Avenue have this unique quality to them. I’ve never been to a bad show at the iconic venue, and this continues to be true after seeing Saint Motel make their Main Room return. Led by Minneapolis native A.J. Jackson, the alternative hit makers brought their tour, The Motion Picture Show, to a […] More
King Princess returns to a filled Palace
The last time King Princess performed in Minnesota was last January, when she kicked off her Pussy is God Tour at First Avenue. That night it was clear that Mikaela Strauss was on an upward trajectory. Since then, she’s performed at some of the largest music festivals (Coachella, Lollapalooza, and Bonnaroo, to name a few) […] More
Thrice, Mewithoutyou, Drug Church, Holy Fawn at First Ave
A show for the old and new fans of classic emo/screamo, post-hardcore and sub-genres galore, Thrice, Mewithoutyou, Drug Church and Holy Fawn came together and put on for First Avenue last Thursday night. The show kicked off with Holy Fawn who bring a heavier, sho-gazey vibe to the tour with slow and heavy riffs blended […] More
Happy Birthday Janis Celebration at First Avenue.
Happy Birthday Janis: Inspired Woman Of Rock You are counting the stars with rigid fingers while holding your ID in hand, surrounded by cigarette smoke, car exhaust, and the banter of strangers. You walk through the door to see the historic video screen framed between the tapestries, a crowd filled with 60s-retro clothing, and Janis […] More
YACHT Brought Watson Vibes to the Entry
I’m not going to lie, when I signed up to cover Yacht’s show at 7th Street Entry, I thought they were playing a different album in its entirety. I figured it’d been about ten years since See Mystery Lights was released, so it stood to reason (or so I thought) that they were touring the […] More
Local legends Soul Asylum take a sold-out First Avenue on a holy journey
Soul Asylum has an important place in the history of Minnesota music. The legendary pop/rock band were perhaps the only local act to conquer mainstream rock radio. “Runaway Train,” “Black Gold,” and “Misery” were everywhere in the mid-’90s. They did this after building a reputation both locally and nationally with a handful of critically acclaimed […] More
Brother Ali at First Avenue [PHOTOS]
Rhymesayers artist Brother Ali took over First Avenue celebrating the release of Secrets & Escapes. Check out the gallery of photos from the electric set in his hometown! More
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