Steve McClellan

First Avenue 20th anniversary profile on MTV's 120 Minutes from 1990 emerges

The Minneapolis music scene and MTV get an enjoyable look back in a clip recently unearthed marking First Avenue's 20th anniversary. Hosted by British VJ Dave Kendall, the segment features plenty of vintage footage of Prince, the Replacements, Soul Asylum, the Mighty Mofo's, Man Sized Action, and mo ... More >>

Street Hassle: Ten years is about four months of actual practice

Things get better with time, and so has Minneapolis band Street Hassle. The group has been together for ten-plus years, but are just now releasing their debut album. How do they describe their sound? Rock, indie, garage? No need to categorize the band, but their new album Feeling Machine creates a s ... More >>

First Avenue's 20 best concerts: The complete list

Related:First Avenue: An archived history via flyers, riders & contractsFirst Avenue's 40 years of rock 'n' rollTop 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete listFirst Avenue is undoubtedly among the premier rock clubs in the country -- possibly the world. Since 1970, the building at the interse ... More >>

First Avenue's 20 best concerts: #20-11

Related:First Avenue's 40 years of rock 'n' rollTop 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete list50 cool facts about the Minnesota music sceneMinneapolis music scene named second-best in the U.S.First Avenue is undoubtedly among the premier rock clubs in the country -- possibly the world. Since 197 ... More >>

Replacements Archives: Pow! Go the Replacements

​Following last Friday's yearly tribute to the Replacements at First Ave--this year's headline featured a star-studded performance of the Replacements' debut album, Sorry Ma, I Forgot To Take Out The Trash--we thought it would be interesting to dig through the CityPages archives and look at some o ... More >>

Paul Metzger, Freddy Votel, and Adam Linz reunite as T.V.B.C. this Thursday at the Loring

T.V.B.C in 2011: Freddy Votel, Adam Linz, Paul Metzger​There are really just two types of music people in the Twin Cities.There are those that undyingly love the band T.V.B.C. completely with every essence and fiber of their soul after first hearing the band sometime since they started back in 198 ... More >>

First Ave's Nate Kranz talks favorite shows, restaurants, and growing up with rock 'n' roll

Photo by Sarah Sandusky​There's always been one consistent thing about First Avenue, throughout the years: the staff comes with a deep love of music. From the door person who frisks you at the door to the booking agent in the office, the staff has always been made up of people who liked the music ... More >>

DEMO New Year's Day Showcase

Mark Mallman, Wookiefoot, and more

Homo Neurotic

Katherine Kersten unleashes gay panic in the Strib

Lest We Forget "Clockin' the Jizz"

For a good cause, DEMO brings back videos of the '80s

Concert Highlights for the Week of May 16 - May 22

Local Music Yearbook '06

Prince went to Vegas. Smokers went to Maplewood. Tapes 'N Tapes went to the moon. And sometime after the last zombie dance party got busted, we wrote it all down for you.

Righteous Babes, Old Joys

Sound Unseen is a nostalgist's toyland

Joel Gersmann changed my life. Now he's dead.

7/7: Morning Communique

Stupid Little Club

What song do you play to end a 10-year gig?

Waiting to Be Forgotten

A hazy look back at the Tim-era Replacements' five-night stand at the Entry

Local Music Yearbook '04

We crowd-surfed with R.T. We bar hopped on light rail. And between some of our precious last sucks on a cigarette at the club, we scribbled it all down on a cocktail napkin.

First Avenue's Black Tuesday

In the 24 hours before First Avenue declared bankruptcy, employees were told to cash their checks, gather their things, and wait.

We Regret Nothing

Singing the victory anthem of the "loosers" on Nov. 3

First Avenue May Re-Open

First Avenue's Black Tuesday

"What's the frequency, Kerry?" is your Benzedrine uhuh

First Avenue Being Evicted, McClellan Returning?

The First Avenue Massacre

What Steve McClellan's pink slip said

First Ave To McClellan: May We Cut In?

Growing Up

Kids don't follow: The real school of rock

Home and Away

Why do we stay?

First Love

The legendary bands. The terrifying toilets. An oral history that goes so far behind the music it will leave you at a gun range beneath the stage.

First Avenue's Day in Court

Three Times the Rock

Scenes from the new Triple Rock Social Club

DVD Killed the Video Store

Your local movie-rental store, marked for death?

Best Buy

The most powerful radio and concert chain hires the most powerful man in local dance music. For Clear Channel and Rich Best, it's business as usual.

Empty Chairs at Empty Tables

Sound Check

Mann Over Board?

City number-crunchers say the plan to renovate another old theater is a money pit

Young Spuds in a Longhorn Daze

More Photos about Buildings and Furniture

The Day the Muzak Died

Society of the Spectacle

Rocking The Body at the Target Center; teenage kicks at the Ave.

No Direction Home

Dylan does Duluth; To Ave. and Ave. not

Bye-bye, Yoko

We be clubbin'

The No Show

One missing performer. Two angry promoters. One thousand irate fans.

The Wages of Rock

Is First Avenue being pushed to second?

Musical Chairs

Bands are overbooked. Fans are staying home. As the music scene splinters, who's left standing?

Big Deal Meal

Best New Scam