Anyone want to go to They Might Be Giants at First Avenue with me?
Anyone want to go to They Might Be Giants at First Avenue with me?
They Might Be Giants are going to rock the shit out of First Avenue on Friday July 9th, 2004 and I got some extra tickets.
I just watched "Gigantic", which is their rock documentary, and it was great. TMBG are one of my top 25 bands of all time. They are pretty much the first band I ever "understood". They were that first band I was able to see beyond the face value of the lyrics.
I am so sad to admit that in my 10+ years of loving TMBG I have never ever seen them. It has been one monumental fuck-up or fuck-over after another that has caused me to miss them. One time I wanted to go but got too drunk beforehand and couldn't make it out.
The worst time was when I found out that TMBG would be in Minneapolis the same weekend I would be in Chicago. I found out while I was in Chicago they were playing that night. I went to The Metro found a sold out sign in the window. I walked away disappointed only to be confronted by a scalper. He was trying to sell a $15 for like $50. I blew up at him and started screaming that he was a asshole and only the worst people in the world would profit from another person's joy. He got really pissed and started yelling at me. I thought for sure he was going to try and beat me down. Finally another fan started yelling at him too and he told everyone to fuck off and went to bother someone else.
Oh well. At least I've almost been killed in Chicago.
MPLS Indie
posted by Team Member Sven @ 8:15 AM
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I'll be out of town for this one. Too bad. Got such mad reviews. I was actually interested this time. Enjoy.
Dear marcoe.net,
I typed in Minneapolis in the technorati.com popped in minneapolis or minneapolis music and came up with an entry about TMBG in Minneapolis.
Not only were TMBG the first band I ever understood, they were the first real show I ever went to. It was 1993 - it was the Apollo 18 tour - it was at First Ave. It took me at least 2 months to convince my parents to let my sister take me. Since then, I have seen TMBG at least 8 times around the country, but this will be the first time I'll be seeing them at First Ave. since I was 13. It was the best show of my life the first time...
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