Just added to the Chad Weis Benefit on Saturday Jan. 17th: Trampled By Turtles.
So, for $15 advance or $20 at the door, you can see a pretty amazing lineup of some of Minneapolis's finest musical offerings featuring MASON JENNINGS
with CLOUD CULT, HALEY BONAR, THE PINES, and TRAMPLED BY TURTLES

And, all the proceeds from the event will go towards a great cause, as explained by Mason Jennings:

Chad Weis is like a brother to me. He and I have traveled the world
together. He has been my sound engineer and tour manager for 5 years. He

Chooglin' CD Release Show photos:
http://www.citypages.com/slideshow/view/210006
Moongoons Hobo Theme Party pics:
http://www.citypages.com/slideshow/view/209901

City Pages Music Blog has an Interview with Chicago's Justin Long

http://www.citypages.com/slideshow/view/203798/1

Get on Twitter, get informed, win tickets.

Here's an easy way to stay informed as to what is happening at First Avenue AND win some free tickets.

1. Head over to twitter.com and create  an account. 

2. Go to the First Avenue twitter page here  and click FOLLOW

3. Send us a message with the subject line I Heart First Ave. 

It's as easy as that. We will be giving away tickets to upcoming shows every Thursday afternoon.

twincities.com has an interview with Michael Showalter of Stella:
http://www.twincities.com/ci_11114486

Don't ask Michael Showalter about the flu unless you want to hear the history of the virus. The New York-based comedian confesses he has a thing for books about influenza, along with plagues, various diseases and mental illness.

But, hey, let's not forget the guy is funny.

Check out this tour documentary from Amanda Palmer's tour hitting the Mainroom on December 5!
This should be an amazing show.

Jon Lajoie plays the Entry on December 4th.

This is going to be an amazing show.
Tickets go on sale this weekend.

http://www.first-avenue.com/event/1807/wailers

http://www.mspmag.com/entertainment/music/115487.asp

Check out the interview with Craig Finn from the Hold Steady done by our friend Steve Marsh.
Both shows this weekend are sold out. The bars are stocked.