First Avenue Blog
El-P Live on Letterman
Submitted by machen on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 5:15pmLast night El-P swung by the Ed Sullivan Theater for a live performance of "Stay Down" on Letterman.
First Avenue Tickets on sale this week - May 10, 2012
Submitted by mr.gilbert on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 12:00pm
Free Joe Pug Sampler
Submitted by machen on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 5:14pmJoe Pug will be rolling back into Minneapolis for a performance in the 7th Street Entry on Thursday, May 17, 2012! The title track of his most recent album, "The Great Despiser," features vocals from our homeboy Craig Finn!
This carpenter turned musician has five of his songs available for free! You can download them below!
First Avenue Tickets on sale this week - May 3, 2012
Submitted by mr.gilbert on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 12:00pm
CURREN$Y
Submitted by dana on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 3:14pmFor a rapper who has put out numerous albums in the past four years, New Orleans rapper Curren$y is sure to bring an intersting amount of material to the Mainroom Monday, May 21, 2012. Get tickets now for The Jet Life Tour with THE JETS, SMOKE DZA, FIEND 4 DA MONEY, CORNER BOY P, TRADEMARK and YOUNG RODDY.
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Big Easy Express trailer
Submitted by dana on Tue, 05/01/2012 - 3:25pmSeeing Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros live is more of an almost spiritual experience rather than just attending a concert. The multiple member LA band have toured almost non-stop since their debut in 2007, playing festivals such as Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Coachella.
New Yann Tiersen Album, Skyline
Submitted by machen on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 2:20pmJust in time for his appearance in First Avenue's Mainroom on Saturday, May 5, 2012, Yann Tiersen's latest album, Skyline, saw it's US release on April 17th. Well known for writing the music for the soundtracks of Amelie and Goodbye Lenin, this French musician creates lyrical landscapes with synths and guitar. Below is the music video for the first single off of Skyline, "Monuments."
First Avenue Tickets on sale this week - April 26, 2012
Submitted by mr.gilbert on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 12:00pm
Free Neon Indian MP3
Submitted by machen on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 12:52pmNeon Indian will be stopping by First Avenue's Mainroom again on Friday, May 4, 2012 with Lemonade and Silent Diane!
On Record Store Day, Neon Indian released their standout track, "Hex Girlfriend," on a 10". On the B-side was a Twin Shadow remix of the track. Lucky for anyone who missed their chance to pick up the 10", the Twin Shadow remix of "Hex Girlfriend" can be downloaded for free!
You can download the track below!
First Avenue Tickets on sale this week - April 19, 2012
Submitted by mr.gilbert on Thu, 04/19/2012 - 12:00pm
