October 6, 2010

Teenage Fanclub in Minneapolis

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Greetings from the land of the Hold Steady, The Replacements, Prince, The Jayhawks, Mason Jennings, and Semisonic. I hope to see the latter two in Minneapolis on Friday night at a special First Avenue benefit show, and I’m betting Craig Finn is in town for the Twins games. But the first show I am going to try to catch in between work meetings tomorrow (and televised Giants games) is from far, far away – Scotland, to be exact.

Teenage Fanclub plays here tomorrow night, in the middle of a string of U.S. dates. Although the band has been around for twenty years, I only heard them a few years ago, when in the span of a month a friend first played me the chiming, luminescent “Start Again,” and then I read Nick Hornby’s Songbook, whose first chapter is dedicated to their song “Your Love Is The Place Where I Come From.” I immediately loved their power-pop harmonies with a grown-up guitar grit and crunch.

teenage-fanclub-shadows-cover-artHere’s a sparkler off their latest album Shadows (Merge Records), a tune that is hummable from the first listen:

Baby Lee – Teenage Fanclub

and a classic…
Everything Flows – Teenage Fanclub



It’s an early show tomorrow night with labelmates The Radar Brothers (7pm), so meet me there!



TEENAGE FANCLUB ON TOUR
10/07 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue w/ Radar Brothers
10/11 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater w/ Radar Brothers
10/12 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore w/ Radar Brothers
10/14 Seattle, WA Showbox w/ Superchunk & Telekinesis
10/15 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom w/ Superchunk & Telekinesis
10/16 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret

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9 Comments

  • Welcome to our great state..and you forgot the biggest name of them all, Bob Dylan.

    Dan — October 7, 2010 @ 2:24 am

  • Welcome!! I’ve been an avid reader of your blog for awhile so it was fun to see you’re visiting MN. Enjoy the shows! Keep an eye out for Prince at 1st Ave… I saw him there last week!

    Rhiannon — October 7, 2010 @ 6:09 am

  • Hey Heather! I’m a long time reader from NYC. I too am going to be in Minneapolis next week. Any chance you are seeing the Felice Bros next Wed?

    Ray — October 7, 2010 @ 8:21 am

  • I was at their show here in Chicago on Tuesday and it was knees-buckling gorgeous.

    Dave Lifton — October 7, 2010 @ 9:20 am

  • hope you enjoy the city – heading back up there on Saturday, myself.

    chris — October 7, 2010 @ 10:48 am

  • I also learned about
    Teenage Fanclub from Nick Hornby’s Songbook…but he’s also taught me about the importance of Top 5 lists and (almost) the joys of English soccer!
    In the meantime, this is great stuff…enjoy your time in Minnesota, and enjoy watching the baseball Giants (from the son of a man who worshipped Willie Mays).

    Rob — October 8, 2010 @ 11:56 pm

  • Wonderful city. We love it here.

    Big Scott — October 9, 2010 @ 3:39 pm

  • Be sure to tune into 89.3 The Current while you’re there. Between the Current online and your blog, I always know I’ll hear good music!

    Liz — October 10, 2010 @ 10:14 am

  • i did! i loved it from the first time I flipped to it and they were playing Lissie :)

    browneheather — October 10, 2010 @ 10:17 pm

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