While the Replacements, Hüsker Dü, and Soul Asylum were the Minneapolis bands that brought the city's underground rock to international attention, the Suburbs were the Twin Cities' biggest local act of the 1980s, packing the biggest clubs in town with a smart, challenging, and darkly witty combination of punk energy and snark, new wave polish, tough gui…
There is probably no better venue to catch an intimate club show than the Turf Club in St. Paul, so when I saw that the Suburbs were doing a two night “residency” at the Turf Club on November 28 and 29th, I knew I had to catch them there at least one night!
How is it possible … that is took me until 2025 to see the Suburbs perform live??? It’s true, and what better night to see them than during First Avenue’s 55th Anniversary Party on April 4, 2025.
