First Avenue Sponsored Event - First Avenue Tickets

Tonight there is a First Avenue sponsored event at the Turf Club in St. Paul featuring the Pink Mountaintops. I la la love these guys! They have been on my list of bands to check out for about a year now. If anyone was a fan of Black Mountain this is the other more experimental side of their front man, Stephen McBean.

First Avenue tickets are not necessary for this show, it is at the Turf Club and Turf Club tickets are hard to find ahead of time. There are very few retailers that sell them. I have my ticket!

I was reading a little bit into the history of Black Mountain and the Wikipedia article mentioned that majority of the members when they are not touring and creating music with Black Mountain work for a Canadian organization called Insite. Insite takes a different approach to treating people riddled with addiction: Since opening its doors in 2003, Insite has been a safe, health-focused place where people can go to inject drugs and connect to health care services – from primary care to treat disease and infection, to addiction counselling and treatment."

If you are interested in reading more about the interesting company, Insite, you can check out there website here.

See you the show tonight!

Dinosaur Jr tickets still available

The legendary 90's band, Dinosaur Jr, is in town for a show tomorrow at First Avenue. Minneapolis concert fans will have to decide between John Fogerty tickets at the State Theater or Dinosaur Jr tickets at First Avenue - either way Minnesota Music fans will have see a great show regardless of what decision they make.

Dinosaur Jr announced their date here in Minneapolis months and months ago, it is hard to believe that the date is tomorrow already. Dinosaur Jr is on tour in support of their latest album, 'Farm.' (which has received rave reviews - I can attest to that!)

You can rest assured that Dinosaur Jr will be playing all of their old jams like "Feel the Pain" but I am also hoping that they will play most of "Farm" in its entirety (especially "Pieces"!!!!)

First Avenue tickets are on sale now for this show, however, there will not be any available at the door - I am thinking it will definitely sell out so you may want to buy your First Avenue tickets now!!!

See you at the show (maybe!)

Mason Jennings tickets on sale now!

Local favorite, Mason Jennings has announced a show - Saturday, December 19th (what was I saying about those holiday season shows)?!

After falling for Minneapolis's music when he was a teenager, at 19 Mason Jennings followed his father and took up residency in Minneapolis. He began to write and record his own music, always shying away from the major labels that pursued him. If you remember a few years back, Mason Jennings was famous for this Thursday night residency at the good ol' 400 Bar.

In 2006 Mason Jennings was the first artist signed to Isaac Brock's Glacial Pace record label, however, that partnership went a little south and he is now on Brushfire Records. Brushfire is of course Jack Johnson's label. This makes sense - pretty much every time Jack Johnson plays here Mason Jennings opens for him.

Mason Jennings is on tour in support of his 2009 album, "Blood of Man." First Avenue tickets are on sale now for this show. This show will sell out! If you want to go buy your First Avenue tickets now!!!

Solid Gold tickets are now available!

Another home town bans will be having a big show at First Avenue during this fine month of November: Solid Gold.
Solid Gold is a newer local band, they have gotten some national attention when the went on tour this past summer. Their debut album, "Bodies of Water" was released in 2008. I am sure you have heard the song "Get Over It" on 89.3 The Current a few times, the Current plays Solid Gold quite frequently.

First Avenue tickets for this show are on sale now. Sold Gold tickets should be a hot commodity, like I said they are a pretty popular local band with a following. I don't think they will have a difficult time filling the 1200 person venue.

And did I mention that the show is Friday the 13th?
The Hood Internet opens the show.

The Big Pink is sold out :(

I am a very sad panda today! One of my new favorite bands, The Big Pink, is coming to town on the 25th of this month. I will readily admit I am a new fan so by the time I fell in love with them the show was sold out. Its cases like these that I think First Avenue should just move it to the main room. Oh wait! They can't because stupid Ike Reily Assassination is in town that night! Argghhh ... I want to go!!!

First Avenue tickets are so sold out for this show it is not even funny. I have checked all the local places, tried to get on the list, but to no avail. I don't know what I am going to do!

And I am sure you have read my rants on how crowded the 7th Street gets even without a sold out show and how hot and (literally) steamy it gets in there. But I would put up with it all, I just want to see a good show.

So to those of you who would like to see the Big Pink on Wednesday, November 25th, well you are just SOL because First Avenue tickets are no where to be found. Let me know if you would like to add your name to my petition to move the Ike Reily Assassination show to the 7th Street Entry and the Big Pink to the main room!!!

Hopefully see you at the show!!!

Black Angels Rocked the Hizhouse!!!

First Avenue was the place to be on Monday night. Seriously, if you have not been to a Black Angels show you need to treat yourself next time they are in town. They are just fantastic.

First Avenue tickets were sold out for this event. The Black Angels were opening for the Raveonettes which were not bad as well. I do not know much of their catalog minus what I hear on the Current and XM Satellite Radio.

The Black Angels played all of my jams: 'Young Man Dead' "Sniper at the Gates of Heaven' and 'The First Vietnamese War' among others.

I can't wait to see them again, they are one of my favorite bands!

The closest I will get to the Black Angels is seeing the Pink Mountaintops at the Turf Club in a couple of weeks - another band I can't wait to see!!!

Holiday Shows Are Rolling In

Lots of acts that started in Minneapolis move on to other cities to live, however, the holiday season always brings them back. Many bands still have families and friends back here to visit and what a better way to see them all than to have a concert?

Soul Asylum have announced their first 'back to mpls' show of the holiday season. Friday, December 4th in First Avenue's main room. They usually sell one show out and add another, or play at another venue if First Ave is booked. The Jayhawks (or just maybe Gary Louris), Bob Mould, Atmosphere, Gear Daddies, Hold Steady are all bands that have shows around this time of year because they are all back in town for the holidays.

First Avenue tickets for Soul Asylum's show on December 4th go on sale this Saturday. They always sell out, so if you want to go be sure to buy First Avenue tickets well in advance.