Photographer Daniel Corrigan got involved in the profession in the fall of 1980 at the University of Minnesota where he studied under David Goldes, James Henkel, Linda Brooks and Gary Hallman. From 1981 to 1983, Corrigan worked for the Minnesota Daily as darkroom technician and carrying out general assignments for the newspaper. He later became chief photographer for the Daily's art and entertainment supplement, from 1983 to 1985. Corrigan has worked as freelance photographer ever since, specializing in performance photography. He is best known for his work in the mid ’80's, with performers from Minneapolis such as The Replacements, Hüsker Dü, Soul Asylum, Babes in Toyland, Prince and many others. He is currently in-house photographer for the AB's local counterpart in Minneapolis, the First Avenue/7th Street Entry concert hall.



In August 2011 it was exactly 30 years since that debut ‘Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash’ by American rock band The Replacements saw the light of day. It is a point of reference in musical history that AB makes good use of to present a number of concerts, film screenings, exhibitions and readings in the 2011-2012 season, all under the title ‘Minneapolis, Mon Amour’. That homebase Minneapolis now appears to have been a free port for idiosyncratic musical developments, far removed from hip cultural hubs like New York and San Francisco. Aside from indie-rock (the already mentioned Replacements, Soul Asylum, Hüsker Dü), hip-hop is also a highlight there. Labels like Twin/Tone and Rhymesayers and concert hall First Avenue (just call it the local AB) all play an important role in this unique tale.