First Avenue (nightclub) - Productions

Productions

In November 2005 First Avenue released its first ever compilation CD celebrating 35 years of history. The 16 track CD, Bootlegs Volume 1, is a compilation of songs all recorded in First Avenue’s Mainroom or at 7th Street Entry. Most of the songs on the CD were “bootlegged” thus forming the title of the CD. Bootlegs was produced by Karrie Vrabel with the liner notes being written by Steve McClellan. All the proceeds of the CD go to McClellan’s non-profit organization DEMO, Diverse Emerging Music Organization. The goals of his organization are "to support musicians while promoting gender equity, diversity of music style and genre, diversity of musicians from local communities, careers in all stages of establishment, and the staging of performances with high production value."

In addition to producing a CD, First Avenue and 7th Street Entry published a promotional book in 2000 called First Avenue & 7th Street Entry : Your Downtown Danceteria Since 1970. The book was written, edited and designed by Rebecca Noran and contains information on the history of the club. Furthermore, the club also published a magazine titled In House Magazine for a brief time in 2001.

It is also home to F1RST Wrestling. A local professional wrestling company currently owned by professional wrestler Arik Cannon. It showcases Minnesota's top professional wrestling talent and brings some bigger names in as well including Sean Waltman, Jerry Lynn, Tyler Black, Mike Quakenbush and others.