May's indie music venue profile goes inside the Prince-beloved First Avenue in Minneapolis, where the club remains a ...

But it focuses on a healthy, competitive music scene and the relationships among the bands, club owners and the individuals within a band. That’s why, in essence, “Purple Rain” is a ...

When Prince finally agrees to play "Purple Rain" onstage at the Minneapolis club First Avenue — launching into an emotional rendition topped by one of the best guitar solos in pop music — he ...

A set that resembles the Minneapolis club First Avenue ... plans for a stage musical based on Prince’s landmark Purple Rain movie and album were announced, with a premiere set for Minneapolis ...

In the semi-autobiographical musical, released on July 27, 1984, Prince played “the Kid,” a musician who performs at a local Minneapolis club with ... passed on “Purple Rain,” concerned ...