"I'm gonna pick up where I was last week," Jack Torrey told the comfortably packed crowd Monday night at the Turf Club. "Complaining about billionaires." A steady sign of wealth within the Twin Cities music scene, Torrey's neo-twang group the Cactus Blossoms picked up where they left off last week, last year and last decade at the St. Paul watering hole that perfectly matches their .
First Ave benefit album announced with Tweedy, Truckers, Dessa, Hold Steady The pandemic-easing First Love Project arrives via a subscription service spearheaded by Kill Kancer s Mary Beth Mueller. December 15, 2020 9:03am Text size Copy shortlink:
A new all-star album spearheaded by concerned citizens drops Tuesday to raise money for First Avenue, featuring tracks donated on the club s behalf by Wilco s Jeff Tweedy, the Drive-by Truckers, Fugazi, Dessa, Trampled by Turtles, Thurston Moore, the Hold Steady, Semisonic, Atmosphere, Soul Asylum, the Jayhawks and more.
Dubbed the First Love Project and available via the download site Bandcamp.com, the digital album is the star attraction in a subscription service that will continue to offer new tracks to benefit the darkened venue until it can host live music again. The starting rate for the service is $25.