Dragonforce
First Avenue presents… Dragonforce. Huntress started things off with a bang tonight, I was definitely impressed with lead singer Jill Janus. She has a banshi scream that, no pun intended, that screams metal. The band was excellent with original riffs and a classic viking-mid evil-metal sound. Check out this new and up incoming band. http://huntresskills.com/...
Social Distortion
89.3 The Current and First Avenue presents… Social Distortion. Opening tonight are The Toadies and The Toadies come from Fort Worth, Texas with Todd Lewis on guitars and vocals, Mark Reznicek on drums, Doni Blair on bass, and Clark Vogeler on lead guitar. Being known for their straight forward rock ‘n’ roll. They kept it...
The Reverend Horton Heat
First Avenue and The City Pages presents… The Reverend Horton Heat. The Reverend is constantly on tour, so far this year the band has dates booked through the end of September. He comes into Minneapolis about every 6 months, however I have missed the last few times and was very excited to get saved by...
Orgy
First Avenue and Rose presents… Orgy. One Eyed Doll opened the show, check out the review at http://musictourreviews.com/2012/03/07/one-eyed-doll For those who don’t really know Orgy, Orgy had hits in the 90′s with a cover of Blue Monday from New Order and their own single Stiches. Even though the band is completely different from Candyass time,...
One-Eyed Doll
Rose and First Avenue presents… One-Eyed Doll. With the opening band cancelling tonight and Orgy as the headliner One-Eyed Doll got the 8:45 slot. Not ever hearing of One-Eyed Doll I checked them out online before the show. I looked at them once and knew I could not go wrong with this band. To be...
Dropkick Murphys
First Avenue presents… Dropkick Murphys. The best way to explain The Dropkick Murphys is they play a mean hardcore Irish folk song, and many of them. The show brought on an all age night at First Avenue, which means drinking upstairs and no drinking downstairs. I cannot remember the last time people could not even...
The Darkness
Jam, The Current , and First Avenue presents… The Darkness. Opening up the night was Foxy Shazam. They are a super energetic band from the Cincinati, Ohio who formed in 2004 and have been rocking the globe since. WIth a rock feel and UK rock alternative sound. They had a super fast set of about...
In Flames
Full Metal Jackie and First Avenue presents… In Flames with guests Trivium, Veil of Maya, and Kyng. Opening the show was Kyng and Veil of Maya. From talking to the crowd while there, everything was very positive on the reviews of them. I have checked out the sites and they seem to be in the...
Hank 3
First Avenue presents… Hank3 at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hank Williams the 3rd has many tastes and writing abilites as a musician. First of course being that of a country artist. He has taken what his grandfather and father have done and kept it going. In a time where country music is that of...
GWAR
First Avenue Presents… GWAR. UPDATE While writing this review we had come to find out that Cory Smoot, guitar player for GWAR was found dead the next morning before making their way to Canada. All of us at Music Tour Reviews are saddened by the loss and send our condolences to GWAR and their friends...
Chimaira
Jagermeister and First Avenue presents… Chimaira on The Age of Hell Tour When going to First Avenue for a extreme metal show you never know what to expect. Coming into the club I was disappointed by the turnout but then found out everyone was outside smoking outside, or up stairs drinking. Chimaira has a great...
Anthrax
First Avenue and Rose presents… Anthrax with Testament and Death Angel. Forget the big four I will take the big 3 any day. Opening the show is San Francisco Bay Area’s Death Angel. They started way back in 1982 with their first album released in 1987, Ultra-Violence. Their rise to the metal scene took a...
