With their cool-induced swagger, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club sauntered into Minneapolis' legendary danceteria, First Avenue, last night (May 22), keeping the coolest part of the city up late with select cuts from their last two long-players (Howl, Take Them On, On Your Own) and new rockers from their latest album, Baby 81. Playing like true stars in tight jeans and dark attire, guitarist/vocalist Peter Hayes waltzed around with confidence, guitar cradled in his arms, and Robert Turner's visible comfort onstage was definitely raw and apparent.

Though not exactly the motionless shoegazers that some say they are, Hayes and Turner remained poised, occasionally indulging in passionate lurches and soulful sways during especially intense riffs ("Berlin"). Bathed in dizzying strobe lights, Turner's cigarette suavely dangled from his mouth. Highlights included the pounding new single "Weapon of Choice" and the oh-so-Zeppelin "666 Conducer," but BRMC didn't stop there, opting to close the evening out with a mini acoustic set. STORY AND PHOTOS BY MICHELE KOURY

We asked: Who's your favorite rebel?

Name: Brad Johnson
Age: 45
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Occupation: Songwriter
"Gandhi."

Name: Tessa
Age: 15
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Occupation: Student
"Blackjack Pershing."

Name: Elizabeth Grahm
Age: 28
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Occupation: Copywriter
"David Bowie."

Name: Maren Eik
Age: 29
Hometown: Iceland
Occupation: Student
"James Dean."

Name: Keith Rintala
Age: 50
Hometown: Houghton, MI
Occupation: Musician
"John Lennon."

Name: Nelson Wedin
Age: 16
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Occupation: Artist
"Hieronymus Bosch."

Name: Maxwell
Age: 25
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Occupation: Musician
"James Dean."

Name: Hyun-Soo Lee
Age: 19
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Occupation: Student
"Princess Leia."

Guitarist/vocalist Robert Turner and his 'weapon of choice' / Photo by Michelle Koury

Drummer Nick Jago and guitarist/vocalist Peter Hayes / Photo by Michelle Koury

BRMC take them on, on their own / Photo by Michelle Koury

Opening act The Cobbs / Photo by Michelle Koury

Eastern Conference Champions' Josh Ostrander / Photo by Michelle Koury