First Avenue "Bootlegs" CD Release Party

First Avenue and DEMO (the organization formerly known as DAMF) is releasing a CD called "The Bootlegs - Celebrating 35 Years at First Avenue." The CD will be in stores November 22nd at Best Buy, first-avenue.com and local music stores including the Electric Fetus, CD Warehouse, Down in The Valley, Cheapo and others.

Listen to the podcast for the disc here.

The CD Release Party for the disc takes place Wednesday, December 14th at First Avenue.

In preparation for the event, DEMO (The Diverse Emerging Music Organization) is soliciting fans to contribute great First Avenue or 7th Street Entry band photos they may have taken over the years. If you've been dabbling in photography, but have never exhibited your photos, here is your chance to show off your best shots.

Join other music fans, amateur and professional, and display your photos and memorabilia in the VIP Room.

If you want to contribute photos, contact Heidi: heidi@childdevrev.com

Presented by First Avenue and the
Diverse Emerging Music Organization (DEMO)
http://www.demomn.org

Atmosphere at First Avenue

Slug. Photo by Andrea Myers

The last of 3 sold out Atmosphere shows wrapped up last night at First Avenue.

HowWasTheShow contributor Andrea Myers was there Tuesday and Wednesday nights and posted this review of Tuesday's show in her Music Blog MinneapolitanMusic.

And speaking of Flickr and photos...

The Minnesota Music photo group I founded on Flickr a few months ago has grown to nearly 20 members. If you are a Flickr member, consider adding your Minnesota Music related photos to this group.

You'll see some HowWasTheShow photos in the archives there, but also dozens from other members. The group prefers shots of Minnesota bands, but other music shots with a local focus are also welcome.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/minnesotamusic

Stickers and Tom Vek at the 7th Street Entry

We've all stared at this mess so many times. Kenneth Durril thought to take a photo of it Monday night at the Tom Vek show. And posted it to Flickr.

He also grabbed a shot of London, England'ss one-man-band, Tom Vek himself.

Lindsay reviews White Light Riot in the Ascot Room

We saw a lot of shows last week, but one of several we missed was the White Light Riot (not to be confused with Fort Wilson Riot) CD Release Party Saturday night for their EP The Dark Is Light Enough at the Ascot Room. Fortunately, our friend Lindsay Thomas over at the City Pages was there and filed this report. When Lindsay says to catch these guys "before the word spreads," we believe her and we will definitely be following in her footsteps as soon as possible with a live review. We love what we hear streaming on their website.

So, are these guys a hooky cross between Melodious Owl and Franz Ferdinand or what? You'll also hear the funkier elements of Coldplay (and xylophone) in "Bitter Beginning." Just one listen to the first cut "Out Of Sight" should be enough to get you out to a show if you have any sense at all.

White Light Riot's next show is Thursday, December 22nd at the Turf Club.

89.3 The Current to re-broadcast First Avenue Arcade Fire Show

Miss the fabulous sold out Arcade Fire show at First Ave September 29th? The Current 89.3 will broadcast "The Arcade Fire: Live at First Ave" on Sunday December 4th at 6pm. Mary Lucia will host the broadcast, which features live performances of "Wake Up" and "Neighborhood 3: (Power Out)" from The Arcade Fire's critically acclaimed disc "Funeral," as well as a cover of David Bowie's "Five Years." Tune in!

Bauhaus at the State Theatre

Bauhaus played the State Theatre in Minneapolis tonight (11/7/05.) I'd seen Peter Murphy at First Avenue in 2002, but I had never seen Bauhaus live before (though I danced and drank aplenty to their recorded music in the early to mid 80's.)

Peter Murphy is a theatrical ham. Always has been, I suppose. But I almost sense a little envy of Daniel Ash's rock star power in the reformed ensemble. Ash singing "Slice of Life" as the first encore was a set highlight.

Seeing the full Bauhaus lineup for the first time made me wish I'd made the effort to see Love and Rockets back in the day.

"Bela Lugosi's Dead" was the predictable and proper final encore, but I'm probably not the only tired old rock fan who was secretly wishing for "Ball of Confusion."

A full review of the show may follow on the main site. Or not.

Here's the set list:

1. Burning From the Inside [I didn't recognize this one right off.]
2. In the Flat Field
3. God In An Alcove
4. In Fear of Fear
5. Terror Couple Kill Colonel
6. Swing the Heartache
7. She's in Parties
8. The Passion of Lovers
9. Silent Hedges
10. Kick In The Eye
11. Hollow Hills
12. Rose Garden Funeral of Sores (John Cale)
13. Stigmata Martyr
14. Hair of the Dog
15. Dark Entries

Encore:
1. Slice of Life
2. Telegram Sam (T-Rex)
3. Ziggy Stardust (Bowie) [During this song, the guitar player from a well known local punkband was ejected for crowd surfing. Crowd surfing at the State? Strange, but true. Actually, it was more like "row surfing," and pretty much harmless, and she should have just been returned to her seat to enjoy the encore.]
4. Bela Lugosi's Dead [I think Peter misread the memo that said "Wear the batrobe" and wore a "bathrobe."]

Related links:

• Ross's Bauhaus preview in the Pioneer Press
• Ross's brief review in his blog.
  
• Star Trib Bauhaus preview