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Shonen Knife at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (21 Oct 2009)

Flashback: Shonen Knife at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (21 Oct 2009)

vusleeper July 14, 2021

Just to give you a little context, Shonen Knife basically broke up in 2005 drummer Mana “China” Nishiura died in a car crash in New Jersey… You didn’t hear much from the band since then… So I was really happy to see that the group returned in 2009 with a new album Super Group and tour. As I mentioned, singer/band leader Naoko Yamano basically decided to take a backseat and let Ritsuko Taneda take charge on a few songs. Taneda did fine, as she previously cut her teeth in J-Pop group Denki Candy.

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Flashback: Arctic Monkeys at First Avenue, Minneapolis (25 Sep 2009)

Flashback: Arctic Monkeys at First Avenue, Minneapolis (25 Sep 2009)

vusleeper June 22, 2021

From my poor memory, I believe this may be the first of our double-shows night. It’s easy to do, because First Avenue and 7th Street Entry are literally right next door. Unfortunately, covering (or even enjoying) either shows proved to be a challenge, because both shows were sold out and it was incredibly hard to move around at both packed venues. Originally the article featured both The Rural Alberta Advantage and Arctic Monkeys … but I’m going to break this up into two articles.

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