Dave Pirner, 
I still love you! Big Star’s Third at First Ave is brimming with the local musician types.
I still love you! Big Star’s Third at First Ave is brimming with the local musician types.Tag: First Avenue
First Avenue
Some
things about First Avenue never change. The best part about a 20-1 guy-girl ratio at a concert is no bathroom lines and there is still some dry towel left at the end of the night.
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Pornographers at First Avenue…from my favorite side
First Avenue Revisited
Last week I made my triumphant return to my favorite live music venue, First Avenue, for a rockin’ Blitzen Trapper and Drive-By Truckers concert; I am not sure how long it had been since I had graced those black walls with my presence which means it had been way too long. While no one specifically said so, I could feel the staff, even the building itself, welcoming me as I entered.
I spent the very first night I began living in Minneapolis, oh so many years ago, at First Avenue watching The Mighty Lemon Drops. I had just transported my last batch of belongings and a barfing cat from my hometown, took a second to toss on a passably cool t-shirt, added a fresh coating of hair spray and headed downtown.
Walking in the building I felt transported to musical heaven; I stopped for a moment to take it all in but had to get moving quickly as I was blocking the entering crowd. It was not exactly as presented in that Prince movie and Prince was no where to be found but, as I stood on the balcony overlooking the stage and crowd below, I knew I had made the right choice moving to Minneapolis.
sugar TANTRUM 