8th time seeing Motion City Soundtrack

We had a great weekend in Minneapolis.  First Avenue is my most favorite place to see a concert.  We got there early because the Wife hates crowds.  She gets claustrophobic.  We have to either be right up front, or way in the back, so of course I like to get right up front.  It was another great concert. 

First Avenue is famous for the stars on the outside walls with some of the greatest bands that have played there on them.  This year they did a makeover on them, and they look better than ever.  I should have taken some pictures of the new paint jobs, but I didn’t think of it.  The line we were waiting in was on the opposite side of Motion City Soundtracks star, so I didn’t see their star.  They did move Prince’s, Soul Asylum’s and a few other Minneapolis band’s stars to easier to photograph places.  Our line was next to Motion City Soundtracks bus.  We saw Joshua Cain from Motion City heading into First Ave, and we saw Jesse Johnson go on and off the bus a few times.  Valencia had someone out side taking pictures for their website.  I may or may not be on their flickr site.

The Concert started with Valencia, who I have heard of, but never heard.  They were great, and I ran into one of them after the show and bought a CD from him.  I love supporting great bands by buy their CDs right from them.

Saves the Day was band number two.  I love them, and have most of their albums, but I am never impressed by them in concert.  This was my third time seeing them, and they always sound better on their albums.

Say Anything was the third band.  They were great, but I wish I knew more of their older stuff.  It was also great to see Kenny Vasoli playing bass for them.  I have seen Kenny’s old band, The Starting Line many times.

Motion City Soundtrack was amazing as always.  The only problem is that they have enough albums out now, that they don’t play many of our favorites off their first album, but that happens with every band.  They still rocked the place, and it was awesome to finally see them in mine, and probably their favorite venue.