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Celebrating 40 Years of Music with The Specials at First Ave
It’s always a treat to see a band like The Specials, who have their own star on First Avenue’s famed outside wall, grace the stage. On the Minneapolis stop of their 40-year anniversary tour, they proved they still belonged on the stage, and on the wall of silver stars. It’s difficult to imagine what the […] More
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John Chuck & The Class Celebrate ‘June’ With DENNY & Dwynell Roland at The Entry
Over the last seven months, I’ve had the opportunity to see the Minneapolis hip-hop duo John Chuck & The Class perform a number of times. Each time, they were brought on to support a different headliner, from Last Import’s album release show & K.Flay’s intimate performance at The Entry earlier this year to an opening […] More
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Wallows Lights Up a Sold-Out Fine Line
There’s something that feels inherently wrong about watching a headlining performance while sunlight pours in through the ceiling skylights of the concert venue. Aside from festivals and block parties, concerts are supposed to be a late night venture. However, when you attend an all-ages show for a band whose fan base will likely be studying […] More
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Lucius Dazzles at the Fitzgerald Theater
Lucius is a band that has created a vibrant community of fans in Minnesota. They’ve stopped here more than ten times in the last four years, done a Micro Show for The Current, an in-store session at Electric Fetus, free shows in Rochester, and even came as singers on Roger Waters’ most recent tour. Fans […] More
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Rock Bottom Remainders Reunite to Rock Wordplay
The Rock Bottom Remainders, a supergroup comprised of best-selling authors, brought a once-in-a-lifetime experience to the First Avenue Mainroom Friday night. At The Loft’s Wordplay festival, authors and fans are set to come together in a grand setting. The inaugural fest will encompass several blocks of downtown Minneapolis, featuring multiple stages both indoors and outside […] More
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The Japanese House falls into a good place at The Fine Line
The Japanese House just released their first album in almost two years back in March. That release impacted how delighted they were to perform most of it at Fine Line in downtown Minneapolis last night. Although before we get into how great The Japanese House is, we have to talk about how insanely talented Art […] More
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Taking Back Sunday: Two Decades Under the Influence at First Avenue
1550 forever-young emo kids packed First Avenue’s Mainroom on Saturday night. It’s the 20th-anniversary celebration of one of the staple bands of the scene; Taking Back Sunday. The tour is a fun concept. The first half of the set is their debut album Tell All Your Friends. A coin toss determines whether the second half […] More
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K.Flay Puts on an Intimate Performance at The Entry
When K.Flay announced her show at 7th St Entry a little over a month ago, tickets went on sale at 12:00 p.m. and promptly sold-out by 12:05 p.m. Typically when an artist sells out a venue that quickly, it either means it’s an especially intimate performance, or it’s being put on for a certain cause. […] More
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The Future Is Bright: Yam Haus, Early Eyes, & Last Import Put On A Show To Remember at Fine Line
When is the last time you attended a show that was built entirely upon local music acts? A week? A month? Six months? Over a year? Who was performing that night? Was it a memorable performance? With concert ticket prices soaring, and many people living paycheck to paycheck, it’s understandable if you only choose to […] More
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Graveyard & Uncle Acid Bring Peace Across The Wasteland
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats returned to Minnesota for the first time in three years, teaming up with Graveyard on a co-headlining American tour which features openers Twin Temple for the first portion and Demob Happy on the final stretch of dates. However, this time around they played First Avenue’s main room. Uncle Acid & […] More
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Better Oblivion Community Center Gathers at First Avenue
Better Oblivion Community Center performed in Minneapolis last night on their largely sold out US Meetings 2019 tour. The show was originally scheduled for Fine Line but sold out so quickly that it had to be moved to First Avenue shortly after tickets were released. Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes, Desaparecidos) and Phoebe Bridgers (boygenius) quietly […] More
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Cherry Glazerr Bring ‘Stuffed & Ready’ Tour to Fine Line Music Cafe
*Don’t make the first sentence about the weather. Don’t make the first sentence about the weather. Don’t make the first sentence about the weather. DON’T make the first sentence about the WEATHER!* Is it ever going to stop f*cking snowing? I mean, seriously? This has to be some sort of sick joke. Between falling and […] More
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