Tigers vs. Twins. Tigers won 4-3. They scored four in the first and relaxed for the rest of the game. That’s the way to do it.

I visited Minneapolis for the first time this past weekend. It was a family trip. We accomplished a lot in a short amount of time: Rilo concert, Tigers vs. Twins game (in person), Nebraska vs. USC game (on TV), a trip to Trader Joe’s, a tour of the University of Minnesota campus (where my sisters are currently matriculating), some shopping, and more. Fun times were had by all. Since it was such a fun-filled weekend, I may have to dedicate a few posts to the trip. I’ll start with some photos of the city/campus.

The bridge that connects the West Bank (where my sisters live) to the East Bank (where their classes are). At least it has a pretty view. Maybe not so pretty when it’s 40 below.

On the left of the photo is a piece of the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, designed by Frank Gehry.

Ultimate frisbee, the ultimate college pastime.

Jamie and Erin present Middlebrook, their dorm.

The club Jamie and Erin are hoping they are cool enough to join.

What better place to see Rilo than at First Avenue, the setting of Purple Rain?

The show was, once again, really fun — extra fun to see them with Jamie and Erin. The only downside was that they played the same setlist as the previous night. The upside was that this show included a blacklight. And new outfits – well, at least for the females.

I have to say once again, that I’m loving Smoke Detector, Breakin’ Up, and Fifteen live. Also, Jenny refers to Give A Little Love as an ode to LL Cool J. As much as they tried to do a more rock live version of the song, there were still clearly some slow-jam head bobs from the band with accompanied slow jam expressions on their faces (read: confident, sexy, smooth, a little attitude — pursed lips and near squinting).

I also wanted to note that I thought the opening band Grand Ole Party was really good. Their album, Humanimals was produced by Blake Sennett. Check it out if you get the chance…they have a MySpace page where you can hear a few songs. The lead singer has a strong, distinctive voice, and she plays drums. There are also two guitarists named John Paul and Mike. They’re from San Diego and their songs are pretty catchy and danceable in a rock way.