The CD includes previously unreleased one-of-a-kind recordings live from First Avenue from a handful of the club’s most memorable performances.. Were you there for the Rev 105 Suburbs’ show in 1995? Were you there for the Guided By Voices’ sold-out show in the mainroom? How about when Throwing Muses’ Kristin Hersh wowed fans on her solo tour? Now, you can be!

1. The Jay Hawks - Better Days (12-21-03)
2. Guided By Voices - Queen of Cans and Jars (11-18-03)
3. Ween - The Mollusk (05-13-00)
4. Trip Shakespeare - Diane (11-26-91)
5. Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him? (03-29-03)
6. Patti Smith - Redondo Beach (11-21-98)
7. The Replacements - Love You Till Friday ('81)
8. The Suburbs - Every Night's A Friday Night ('95)
9. Husker Du - Books About UFOs (08-28-85)
10. Old 97's - Murder(Or a Heart Attack) (01-16-04)
11. Atmosphere - The Woman With the Tatooed Hands (07-22-05)
12. Bettie Serveert - What Friends (10-16-03)
13. Mark Mallman - To Speak of the Animal (11-22-02)
14. Richard Thompson - Cooksferry Queen (9-29-99)
15. Jay Farrar w/Canyon - Windfall (9-24-03)
16. Kristin Hersh - Your Ghost (9-3-99)

Recordings were chosen to emphasize the club’s support of both local and national acts and its unparalleled reputation as Minneapolis’ premier nightclub.

Through its unending support of all genres of music, First Avenue has become an integral part of the Twin Cities community. In that spirit, First Avenue will donate net proceeds from sales of this CD to DEMO – Diverse Emerging Music Organization (formerly DAMF). DEMO’s mission is to support, educate and promote emerging musicians and enrich communities eager for diverse, multi-cultural, musical experiences.

Available online, at Best Buy, Border's Bookstores or at local music stores including The Electric Fetus, CD Warehouse, Down in The Valley, Cheapo and others.

First Avenue, City Pages, 89.3FM The Current and JAS Apartments and SRO Productions, Inc. sponsor the CD.