Violent Femmes w/Summer of Love 6/17/85 First Avenue w/John Ticket Price: $5.00 The bright spot of the night was being able to see that interesting woman who played the cello for Summer of Love. Not exactly a crush, I just thought she was interesting. The Violent Femmes killed any interest I had for the restContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 9 – violent femmes & fleshtones”
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concert memoirs pt. 8 – husker du, u2 & husker du
Husker Du w/Laughing Stock 1/30/85 First Avenue w/John Ticket Price: Unknown This was the first of five times that John and I would see this band. We were still not quite ready to join the slam dancing, so we stayed toward the back to observe the craziness. I don’t think it was as violent asContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 8 – husker du, u2 & husker du”
concert memoirs pt. 7 – x, the church, red hot chili peppers, general public & let’s active
X w/Soul Asylum 10/15/84 First Avenue w/John Ticket Price: Unknown Another show at the famed First Avenue. We were still getting a hang of the place. We were looking forward to seeing Soul Asylum, a local band that had some good buzz. John had heard they did a cover of Sex Pistols’ ‘Bodies’, but theyContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 7 – x, the church, red hot chili peppers, general public & let’s active”
concert memoirs pt. 6 – the replacements
The Replacements w/The Slickee Boys9/5/84 First Avenue w/John Ticket Price: $2.50 This is a big one. This was the first time John and I stepped foot in the legendary Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue. The month before my friend Paul and I attempted to get in to see The Suburbs. It was sold out, so myContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 6 – the replacements”
concert memoirs pt. 5 – rush, the psychedelic furs & the pretenders
Rush 6/26/84 St. Paul Civic Center w/? Ticket Price: Unknown I don’t recall who I saw this show with and I haven’t had a chance to ask John about it. He may have been there. Rush is one of those bands that I liked in my pre-Who enlightenment days. However, they are not one ofContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 5 – rush, the psychedelic furs & the pretenders”
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