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R.I.P. Adam Schlesinger: Fountains of Wayne- The Cookie Jar
So far COVID-19 has claimed many, many lives throughout the world and it really hits home when someone you admire and respect musically is taken by this deadly virus. Adam Schlesinger from the band,...
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Paul Westerberg- APC Studios, Live In Atlanta 1996
I've been listening to a lot of Paul Westerberg recently brought on because someone on Dime has been posting and asking for contributions for recordings from Westerberg's 2002 solo tour through the...
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The Refreshments- APC Studios, Atlanta 1996
Since the last post was in Atlanta, let's stay there. I have another show also at APC Studios in Atlanta recorded roughly a month after the Westerberg show. Similarly to the Westerberg show, this...
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First Avenue Turns 50! Paul Westerberg- Minneapolis, MN: The Craft 2007
Last Friday April 3, marked the 50th anniversary of the legendary club, The First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis. The club opened in April 1970 when it was known as the Depot because previously the...
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Arcade Fire- Live At The First Avenue, Minneapolis 2005
The First Avenue club in Minneapolis has played host to many great shows through the years and in 2012, City Pages (entertainment newspaper/website in the Twin Cities) listed their Best 20 concerts...
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Golden Smog- Live At The First Avenue, MPLS 2000
Back in February, the First Avenue announced the line-up for their 50th anniversary kick off weekend to be held between April 2-5. The mainroom headliners were Heart Bones (collaboration between...
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The Jayhawks- Live At The First Avenue 1994
According to the Jayhawks official Facebook page, the Jayhawks have played 70 times on the mainstage at the First Avenue and the 7th St. Entry in Minneapolis. Their first ever show at the venue was at...
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Hoodoo Gurus- First Avenue, Minneapolis 1991
Two of my favourite concerts I attended both were headlined by the Hoodoo Gurus. The first time I saw the Gurus was October 31, 1989 at the (currently closed) Playhouse Theatre on tour for Magnum Cum...
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The Pinwheel Sessions- An Upgrade (Pre-FOW)
Several years ago I posted the Pinnwheel (or Pinwheel?) demos, recordings from Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger before they formed Fountains of Wayne. Since Adam's untimely death over three weeks...
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The Replacements- Live At the First Avenue 1986
For the final installment of the mini-tribute to the First Avenue in Minneapolis, we have a band that helped bring national attention to Minneapolis during the 80's (besides Prince). At least in the...
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Yo La Tengo- Request-A Thon 2020 (25th Anniversary!)
Every spring for the past 25 years, Yo La Tengo has been on the airways at WFMU-FM in Jersey City, New Jersey taking and performing requests during their annual Request-A-Thon. This incredible feat is...
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Liz Phair- Sessions At West 54th
Everyone has those moments, not quite a "life changing" moment, but a realization moment when you discover something, in this case an artist, something so good you can't believe you almost missed out...
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Blue Rodeo- CFNY Live Broadcast, Toronto 1987
When I think of quality prolific bands from Canada, you have to consider Blue Rodeo as one of the best. Since they formed in 1984, with their first album, Outskirts released in 1987, they have...
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Minus 5- Livin' It Up At The Hotel California 2013
Back on March 24, 2020, the music world lost another great musician, drummer Bill Rieflin who died of cancer at the age of 59. Caught up in the confusion and panic of the COVI-19 epidemic during that...
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Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet- Studio and Live Stuff...
In Canada, we are known for many things. Mounties, beavers, hockey, beer, very cold weather (in some parts), lower COVID rates (than the US!!) and our sense of humour. Maybe it's our dry-wit humour or...
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Scruffy The Cat- Live On WBCN, Boston, MA 1989
It's been a while, over a month since my last post. In fact, I missed all of July due to being employed full time+ working in the film industry as a set buyer. I'm all done (for now) and it's back to...
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WOW! It's Been 14 Years!! Day One: Nova Mob- Live At The Royal Albert Arms...
Well well well, time does seem to fly by! This month marks the 14th year the Teenage Dogs In Trouble music blog has been online. I have to admit, it's been a struggle at times to find the energy and...
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Kathleen Edwards Album Release Concert- Live At Quitters Coffee 2020
Welcome back Kathleen Edwards!It's been eight long years since Edwards released her last album, Voyageur and though she took a break from music, both performing and recording, things have seem to come...
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So It Goes- Nick Lowe- 1975 Stiff Demos
Photo by Dick Wingate A New York Daily News article from 2007 quoted Nick Lowe as saying his greatest fear in recent years was "sticking with what you did when you were famous.""I didn't want to...
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The Clash- 5 Go Mad In The Roundhouse
This past week would have been Joe Strummer's 68th birthday had he not passed away in 2002, when the world lost a great musical talent. The band Strummer co-fronted with Mick Jones, The Clash have...
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