concert memoirs pt. 24 – buzzcocks & paul weller

The Buzzcocks 11/20/93 First Avenue w/John Ticket Price: Unknown Geez! Of the last five shows I attended at First Avenue (or anywhere else, I’m sure) three were is see The Buzzcocks. I guess I really liked these guys. You will also notice that the numbers of shows I went to per year had greatly reduced.Continue reading “concert memoirs pt. 24 – buzzcocks & paul weller”

concert memoirs pt. 23 – buzzcocks, the the, killing joke & buzzcocks

The Buzzcocks w/Jazz Butcher 11/20/89 First Avenue w/John & David Ticket Price: Unknown Here we go! We really were anticipating this show. The Buzzcocks was one of our favorite bands. I’m not sure about my friend David, but John and I had never seen them before. David is a few years older than John andContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 23 – buzzcocks, the the, killing joke & buzzcocks”

concert memoirs pt. 22 – wire, killing joke & the waterboys

Wire 6/22/88 First Avenue w/John Ticket Price: Unknown Wire is just so cool. They had just released my two favorites of their albums: Ideal Copy and A Bell Is A Cup… I know their earlier albums were great as well, but those two just rank high with me. It doesn’t hurt that Ideal Copy hasContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 22 – wire, killing joke & the waterboys”

concert memoirs pt. 21 – the godfathers, robyn hitchcock & the egyptians & the church

The Godfathers w/The Nils 3/28/88 First Avenue w/John Ticket Price: $6.00 “This damn nation! Frustration!” An excellent song that I first heard during a Club Degenerate night at First Avenue. Great guitar. Nice and angry. They put on a good show. They were very tight and very rockin’. Their lead singer was full of theContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 21 – the godfathers, robyn hitchcock & the egyptians & the church”

concert memoirs pt. 20 – hunters & collectors, echo & the bunnymen, new order, gene loves jezebel, game theory & naked rayun

Hunters & Collectors5/31/87 First Avenue w/John Ticket Price: $5.00 I didn’t know this Australian band well, but John really liked them. I enjoyed the show very much. I’ve got to say this band definitely wore their hearts on their sleeves. They played some of the most heartfelt music I’ve ever heard at a concert. NotContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 20 – hunters & collectors, echo & the bunnymen, new order, gene loves jezebel, game theory & naked rayun”