Rock and Roll Means Well.

This just in….a full report from Saturday. My last post was about the anticipation of the rest of my (our) Saturday night.

Tracy and I went to Seven Sushi in downtown Minneapolis. I can say this with confidence, if you want an entire dining experience go here. The wait staff is very friendly, attentive, and courteous. The restaurant creates a perfectly cozy, warm environment, located on the second floor of R. Normans Steakhouse. The sushi was great it was very playful, flavorful, and presented very creatively. My only word of advise…watch what you order because your bill can add up quickly…WOW! I am glad that we had a gift certificate.

The walk to the show, at the First Avenue, was a block away from the restaurant and I am glad that it was. We arrived at the door right at the stroke of 7:00 and the Hold Steady were already playing. (When do concerts ever start on time??? ) Anyways, like the tour name: Rock and Roll Means Well.

Now I really enjoy the Hold Steady and I have seen them three times in the last year. But this was my least memorable experience. Maybe it was because the H.S. was the opening act or that the band lacked the excitement they usually portray? I am not saying that the show was bad, but I have seen them perform better. They played songs from several of their albums and sounded good, but not great.

After about a 75 minute set the Hold Steady left the stage and the Drive By Truckers closed the night out. They were good. I have never seen them perform, but have heard some of their music. Their Alt-country sounds makes you want to grab a PRB and do a shot of Jack Daniels, if you know what I mean?? Pretty smooth sounding and great background music for a night out with the boyz!

All in all the night was great night.

Click here if you would like to hear about the show from music critic Chris Riemenschneider of the Star Tribune.

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