Favorite Shows of 2013

It’s been another amazing year for live music. Some of the First Avenue staffers shared our favorite shows of 2013:

Kristin Backman, Art Director

1. The Postal Service at Roy Wilkins (8/2)
2. Foals (5/20)
3. Skrillex (11/10)
4. The Replacements at Riot Fest in Chicago (9/15)
5. Shout Out Out Out Out in the Entry (3/28)
6. Vampire Weekend at The Orpheum (8/5)
7. Mumford & Sons at the Xcel (9/4)
8. Yeasayer (7/27)
9. Slow Magic at the Triple Rock (10/4)
10. !!! at the Fine Line (6/7)

Taylor Bakken, Administrative Assistant

• Butch Walker
• Jessie Ware
• The 1975
• Volcano Choir
• Andrew McMahon
• Darwin Deez
• Lucius
• Janelle Monae
• Dan Croll
• The Lone Bellow

Damon Barna, Director of Operations

1. Django Django, (3/16)
2. Black Joe Lewis (10/1)
3. D’Angelo & ?uestlove (6/23)
4. Deltron 3030 (10/20)
5. Father John Misty (10/11)
6. Gary Clark Jr. (11/20)
7. Ahleuchatistas in the Entry (9/24)
8. Dent May in the Entry (9/18)
9. JD McPherson (5/4)
10. The Joy Formidable (4/3)

Ellie Bjorklund, Box Office Coordinator

• Sam Amidon (Cedar)
• Cheatahs (Entry)
• Bill Callahan (The Record Bar, Kansas City, MO)
• Mike Doughty (First Avenue)
• The Postal Service (Roy Wilkins)
• Bill Callahan (Cedar)
• Yo La Tengo (First Avenue)
• My Bloody Valentine (Roy Wilkins)
• Future Islands (City Plaza, Raleigh, NC)
• Spiritualized (City Plaza, Raleigh, NC)

Māchen Davis, Marketing Manager

• Beyonce at the Xcel Center
• Prince at the Dakota
• ?uestlove & D’Angelo at First Ave
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs at First Ave
• Doomtree Saturday Blowout at First Ave
• Fleetwood Mac at The Xcel Center
• Crystal Castles at First Ave
• Dave Chappelle at First Ave
• The Breeders at First Ave
• Now, Now at the Triple Rock

Eli Flasher, Booking

• Prince – Late Show, Dakota Jazz Club (1/17)
• Chelsea Wolfe, King Dude – Triple Rock Social Club (1/18)
• Savages – Club Seville, SXSW (3/15)
• Follakzoid – Holy Mountain, SXSW (3/16)
• Jim James – First Avenue (4/21)
• Fleetwood Mac – Xcel Energy Center (4/28)
• Femi Kuti & Positive Force – Central Park Summerstage, NYC (6/23)
• France Camp, Teenage Moods, Hollow Boys, Frankie Teardrop – Entry (12/14)
• Luella and the Sun – Entry (7/08)
• Willie Nelson & Family – MN Zoo Amphitheater (7/16)

Dayna Frank, Owner

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs at First Ave
• ?uestlove & D’Angelo at First Ave
• Prince at the Dakota
• First Avenue’s SXSW day party
• Willie Nelson at the Zoo
• Savages at T-Rock
• Neil Hamburger at Turf Club
• xx/Polica at Radio City
• Lumineers at the Zephyr

Jon Gilbert, Website Coordinator

• Savages (7/21 Triple Rock, 9/17)
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs (6/24)
• Major Lazer (3/20)
• Quintron & Miss Pussycat (10/8 Entry)
• The Breeders (12/12)
• Mouse on Mars (2/25 Entry)
• JC Brooks + Escort (11/17 Triple Rock)
• Fuzz (10/20 Turf)
• Radkey (9/11 Entry)
• Widowspeak + Pure Bathing Culture (10/30 Entry)
• Goblin + Zombi (11/30 Varsity)
• Harmontown (1/24 Varsity)

Mahtaab Khanjari, Administrative Assistant 

• Alabama Shakes – Cabooze
• MS MR – Lollapalooza
• Jake Bugg – Fine Line
• Vampire Weekend – Lolla
• Polica – First Avenue
• Alt-J – First Avenue
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs – First Avenue
• Half Moon Run – Entry
• Mumford and Sons – Xcel Energy Center
• Crystal Castles – First Avenue

Nate Kranz, General Manager

• Prince.  Dakota.  1/17
• The Specials.  Stubbs BBQ (Austin, TX).  3/13
• Wavves & FIDLAR.  7th St. Entry.  3/29
• Trampled By Turtles & Atmosphere w/ special guests Southwire and Moon & Pollution.  Bayfront (Duluth, MN). 6/29
• Jake Bugg.  Fine Line.  8/5
• The Replacements.  Riot Fest (Chicago).  9/15
• Jimmy Cliff.  First Avenue.  9/19
• Black Crowes.  Myth.  10/9
• Dave Chappelle (early show).  First Avenue.  11/11
• Big Chief Monk Boudreaux.  D.B.A. (New Orleans).  11/30

Caleigh Souhan, Booking Assistant

1. Riot Fest in Chicago (9/14)
2. FLAG w/T.S.O.L., Cerebral Ballzy, Off With Their Heads (9/13)
3. FIDLAR w/France Camp, Frankie Teardrop in the Entry (11/2)
4. The Breeders w/Speedy Ortiz (12/12)
5. Melt Banana, w/Brain Tentacles, Gay Witch Abortion at Triple Rock (10/23)
6. High On Fire & Kvelertak w/Windhand (11/30)
7. Hanni El Khatib w/Bass Drum Of Death at Triple Rock (9/29)
8. Saint Vitus w/Pallbearer, Hookers in the Entry (10/7)
9. Fuzz w/CCR Headcleaner, Gay Witch Abortion atTurf Club (10/20)
10. Sebadoh w/Octa#Grape at Turf Club (11/11)

Rad Ass Honorable Mentions:

– Slut River, Miami Dolphins, Serenghetto at Fuck Mountain (8/21)

– Wild Child Record Release Show w/Animal Lover, Ugly Motors at Hack Factory (11/25)

Emi Widmark–Sundahl, Operations Manager

• Tegan & Sara
• Django Django
• Major Lazer
• Clutch
• Crystal Castles
• Dragonette & The Presets
• Chvrches
• Gwar
• Toro Y Moi
• Doomtree Blowout