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Category: National Music
Photo set: Vampire Weekend at First Avenue
Vampire Weekend descended on First Avenue for a sold -out show on Monday, March 22nd, 2010.  Meredith Westin was there and shot this lovely set of photos for HowWasTheShow. Here’s the setlist, via the Star Tribune: SETLIST White Sky Holiday Cape Cod…
The Swell Season with Damien Demsey at the Orpheum Theater, Minneapolis
Full disclosure: Not only am I a fan of Dublin’s The Frames, they have been one of my favorite bands on the planet for many years. I have seen each of their Minneapolis shows since 2002 (when they played the…
Nada Surf with Sea Wolf at First Avenue
“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 –…
Jens Lekman at The Triple Rock Social Club
My girlfriend and I have an arrangement. If she ever gets a chance to run away with Jens Lekman, she will take it with no regrets. I can’t blame her. After seeing Jens on Saturday night at the Triple Rock,…
Blind Boys of Alabama
Text by Jen Paulson.Photos by Alexa Jones. I have zero experience with Gospel music. To be honest with you, I went to this show on a lark to broaden my musical horizons and to hopefully be schooled by the legendary…
Canasta at the 400 Bar
Chicago’s Canasta played an inspired middle-slot set Friday at the 400 Bar sandwiched between dependable local rock band openers Seymore Saves the World and headliners Cowboy Curtis. Canasta opened with “Microphone Song,†the first track off of We Were Set…
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…
The Frames at the Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis
The Frames finished their set at the Fine Line in Minneapolis nearly 24 hours ago. Tonight I’m sitting at home listening to their live CD, Set List, which was recorded in Dublin in November of 2002, still under their spell.…