Jan
18
th
2017
Mainroom
Wednesday
Jan
18
th
2017
Mainroom

FIRST AVENUE’S BEST NEW BANDS OF 2016

with The Shackletons, Fraea, Lady Midnight and more!

Show Starts

7PM

Ages

18+

Hosted by ANDREA SWENSSON (89.3 The Current)MILES ANZALDO (GO 96.3)and SYLVIA JENNINGS (Radio K) 

Special Guests


The Shackletons

The Shackletons are a rock band from Minneapolis, circa 2014, composed of brothers Colin Campbell (guitar/vocals), Cameron Campbell (bass/backing vocals), and Evan Campbell (drums/misc screaming). Local radio station The Current...

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Fraea

Fraea is the Minneapolis-based duo of Jessie Daley and Drew Preiner who together combined to create musing, hypnotic shadow pop. Fraea — a stylized take on Freyja, the goddess of...

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Lady Midnight

Lady Midnight is a vocalist and performance artist who draws upon her multidisciplinary background and Afro-indigenous roots to create work that reflects our collective lives. City Pages named Lady Midnight...

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Nazeem & Spencer Joles

Nazeem Cunningham met Spencer Joles in middle school, and neither expected to be making music together almost a decade later. “I kind of just went up to him and started...

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Sleeping Jesus

Sleeping Jesus is a Rock and Roll band started by Nick Elstad in Winona, MN. The now five-piece Minneapolis band, featuring Tyler Steinley, Andy Bauer, Seamus St. Clair, and Dante...

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TABAH

TABAH DESTROYS + CREATES ORBIT

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Tony Peachka

Tony Peachka is what happens when teenage angst hits drinking age. The group — singer/guitarist Melissa Jones, guitarist Stephanie Jo Murck, bassist Danielle Cusack, and drummer Hayley Briasco — stand...

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Hosted By


ANDREA SWENSSON (89.3 The Current)

Andrea Swensson is a music reporter at Minnesota Public Radio’s 89.3 The Current and the voice of the Local Current Blog. She has been covering Minnesota music actively since 2005....

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hosted by MILES THE DJ

Miles the DJ is Go 96.3’s music director and afternoon radio host. Miles got his big start in radio in 2003 at the age of 18 while living in San...

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SYLVIA JENNINGS (Radio K)

Radio K – Digital Media Producer, host of Off The Record.

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Venue


First Avenue Mainroom

Since 1970

First Avenue is more than just four walls, a soundboard, and a stage; it is the epicenter of live music and entertainment in Minneapolis. Having celebrated its 50th Anniversary in…

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