First Avenue: Gearing up for battle with another deep-pocketed competitor.

​Another downtown Minneapolis venue battle may be on the verge of heating up.

Yesterday, the Star Tribune reported that AEG Live will soon open a new concert space at the former site of Christian music venue Club 3 Degrees off N. 5th St. near Target Field. Also yesterday, First Avenue announced that the club is in the midst of a renovation project meant to "increase sightlines and capacity."

Remember when Quest fought a losing battle against First Avenue in the early 2000s? It looks like the iconic club has another deep-pocketed challenger on the horizon, with the renovations perhaps meant to get First Avenue in tip-top fighting shape.

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You remember Tay Zonday, the manchild behind Chocolate Rain? He is offering some free advice to Tiger Woods: Don't make the same mistake Pee Wee Herman made when he got caught wanking it! And you know what? Tay is making a lot of sense.

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Former Herzl Herald editor Lisa Heilicher had a secret hidden under the "Z" heading in an encyclopedia she owned: a poem written by Bob Dylan in the summer of 1957.

The poem, called "Little Buddy," was published in the Herzl Camp newspaper.

Dylan, who was known as Bobby Zimmerman at the time, must have been a lonely, depressed camper. His poem tells the story of a sad child mourning their dead dog. What a skippy little camp poem topic, right?

The poem, handwritten on white paper, will be auctioned off next month. It is expected to sell for up to $15,000.More >>

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Yesterday we reported that the death of popular KMOJ DJ Quincy Smith was ruled a homicide caused by cardiorespiratory arrest, according to the Hennepin County medical examiner. Smith, known as "Q the Blacksmith" on air, died after police used a Taser gun on him during an altercation in December.  More >>

In December, we reported on the death of popular KMOJ DJ Quincy Smith. Smith, known as "Q the Blacksmith" on air, died after police used a Taser gun on him during an altercation. Police arrived after they received a report that Smith, 24, was threatening his girlfriend with a gun.  More >>

With the St. Olaf Christmas festival comes the yearly talk of beauty and birth. Since the festival centers around Jesus, that's fine and wonderful. But nowhere, not in a single publication on the festival, does it mention that their male vocalists can hit low notes so deep the sound vibrates your chair.

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A call about domestic assault in Minneapolis early this morning led to police using a taser gun against the suspect, according to the Star Tribune. Suspect Quincy Smith, 24, of Minneapolis, died shortly after police tasered him. Smith was a one-time DJ on the local radio station KMOJ.

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Swedish hip-hop artist David Moses Jassy was charged with murder after he allegedly ran over a 55-year-old former Twin Cities musician who slapped his car in California, according to the Associated Press.

Jassy, 34, is also known as Dave Monopoly. He was first charged last week with assault, battery and leaving the scene of an accident, but the murder charge was added Tuesday.

The victim, John Osnes, lived in the Twin Cities in the '70s and '80s and had been living in Los Angeles for two years. He was a jazz pianist.

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