Cory Wong Live at First Avenue 2022

• First Avenue and 7th St Entry are two historic music venues housed in the same landmark building in downtown Minneapolis. The nightclub sits on the corner of First Avenue North and 7th Street North, from which the venues get their names. The two are colloquially distinguished by locals as The Mainroom and The Entry.^[1]

  The building was constructed in 1937 as the Minneapolis depot of the Greyhound Lines bus system and operated for 31 years. Allan Fingerhut purchased the facility in 1970 and converted it into a nightclub. During the 1980s, First Avenue flourished and became a landmark in the music and entertainment industry, playing a seminal role in establishing the '80s funk rock sub genre via the Minneapolis sound, and being the primary local venue for hometown star Prince. Since its rise to fame in the 1980s, First Avenue has hosted many notable local and national music acts. The building is marked by more than 400 large stars on its exterior commemorating these performers, along with other figures notable to the city.^[2]

  The venue's history and cultural significance has resulted in local and national recognition. Journalist David Carr wrote in The New York Times that First Avenue's cultural weight and history is matched by only a few clubs in the United States: CBGB, Maxwell's, Metro Chicago and the 9:30 Club.^[3] It was also one of the first clubs to book Black performers in Minneapolis's once largely segregated music scene.^[4]

  The nightclub was featured in Prince's commercially successful 1984 film, Purple Rain.

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• Feb 19 2022   First Avenue   Minneapolis, MN  

Cory Wong Live at First Avenue 2022

0:00 - 20th Century Fox/Assassin 4:54 - St. Paul 10:01 - Smokeshow 20:36 - Bluebird (feat. Sierra Hull) 24:20 - Intermission 25:53 - Introducing Antwaun Stanley 27:50 - Work it Out (feat. Antwaun Stanley) 34:40 - Where Are We Now (feat. Antwaun Stanley and Sierra Hull) 42:00 - Stevie Wonder Medley (feat Sonny T, The Hornheads, and Antwaun Stanley) 48:29 - Dean Town

Cory Wong - guitar Sonny T - bass Kevin Gastonguay - keys Petar Janjic - drums Nêgah Santos - percussion Eddie Barbash - alto sax, soprano sax Kenni Holmen - tenor sax, soprano sax, flute Sam Greenfield - bari sax, bass clarinet Jay Webb - trumpet, flugelhorn Jon Lampley - trumpet, flugelhorn Michael Nelson - trombone Antwaun Stanley - vocals Sierra Hull - mandolin