“It’s a lot easier to build a great rock and roll set out of a great set of great rock and roll songs,” I noted following Nada Surf’s 2005 performance at the 400 Bar. Having been around a while now –…
Author: David de Young
Nada Surf at the 400 Bar, Minneapolis
“‘BETTER late than never’ is a phrase I always drag out when I find a brilliant band who have been around for ages and promptly rush out to buy their back-catalogue in a pathetic attempt to catch up on what…
Lloyd Cole (Wednesday, July 16th, 2004, Fine Line Music Café, Minneapolis)
Many longtime Lloyd Cole fans have personal connections to his music, and I’m no different; though to be fair, my connection may be more morbid than most: In the late nineties, I chose the music for my funeral, and two…
Oasis, Charlatans, BRMC, Proud Mary and The Coral at Finsbury Park, London
Oasis opened day number one of their three-night stand at London’s Finsbury Park on Friday, July 5th, in the pouring rain. As I was coming home from seeing “About a Boy” at the Empire Theatre in Leicester Square on Friday…
The Hives with Har Mar Superstar
Oh [pause] My [pause] God. The hype about The Hives was huge, as big as it has been for any new band over the past two years. (The Hives, The Strokes, The White Stripes, and B.R.M.C. have all been referred…
Elbow/Pete Yorn (First Avenue, Minneapolis – 4/15/02 – 9:45 p.m. All ages)
Elbow Official Website: www.elbow.co.uk Guy Garvey/vocalsRichard Jupp/drumsCraig Potter/organ, keyboardsMark Potter (Pott)/guitarPete Turner/bass It was hotter than Hell for the 15th of April in Minneapolis. Strange as it may seem, 91 is not normal for Minnesota in April. This was not lost…