Paul Lundgren
Homegrown Band Publicity Photo Show- down: Tim Kaiser vs. the People Say Fox
Tim Kaiser (photo by Matt Blum)
The People Say Fox (photo by Nate Rendulich)
With the Homegrown Music Festival coming up PDD launched a series of polls seven weeks ago, tournament style, to determine which Duluth-area band has the sweetest pic. Last week Snöbarn defeated Peter Pain. This week we ask …
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This poll is now closed. The results were:
Tim Kaiser – 87.1 percent
The People Say Fox – 12.9 percent
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Southwire in City Pages
Recorded this past year, the eight hymn-like folk spirituals on Southwire’s self-titled debut come alive via Small’s plaintive and soulful vocals, a mix of lyrical spoken word and booming singing from Larson, and the timeworn instruments used to compose the songs.
Full City Pages article:“Southwire champion gospel folk”
Info on March 30 show at Sacred Heart: “Southwire CD Release Concert“
Recent comments feature klunky right now
You may have noticed the little section on the left column that highlights which posts have new comments you haven’t read has been malfunctioning. We know this, and we are working on it. (And when I say “working on it,” I mean going skiing and thinking about it occasionally.)
The problem started over the weekend, when a new plugin was installed to speed up the time it takes to load the homepage. Fix one thing, another one breaks. That’s how it goes.
Eight places to enroll in the nationwide cancer prevention study
First Covenant Church
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
US Bank Building
Superior Public Library
Peace in Christ Church
Asbury United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church
Mariner Mall
There is one week left to enroll in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study-3. For dates and details visit cps3twinports.org
Soy Bomb!
https://youtu.be/5xTZbw1kyF4
This has been up on YouTube for a while, but I don’t think it ever made it to PDD. The Grammy speech referencing Duluth is included.
Homegrown 2013 Schedule
Just released on duluthhomegrown.com.
* Roughly 186 bands.
* Big Wave Dave at Mr. D’s on Tuesday
* Stellar lineup at Grandma’s Sports Garden on Wednesday
* Too much everything after that
Homegrown Band Publicity Photo Showdown: Snobarn vs. Peter Pain
Snobarn (photo by Shawn Stigstill)
Peter Pain (photo by Rich Narum)
With the Homegrown Music Festival coming up PDD launched a series of polls six weeks ago, tournament style, to determine which Duluth-area band has the sweetest pic. Last week Tangier 57 defeated Duck Duck Punch. This week we ask …
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This poll is now closed. The results were:
Snobarn – 52.2 percent
Peter Pain – 47.8 percent
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Brewhouse Cattle
[This post originally contained an embedded video that is no longer available at its source.]
Jason Davis was in Duluth for his “On the Road” series to find out more about the connection between a brewery and a farm.
Google killing Reader
If you are reading this through your Google Reader, you already know you won’t be after July 1. If you’re not, you probably don’t care. But in case further explanation is necessary, read “RIP Google Reader” on Mashable.
So, just out of curiosity, how many of you care? Will any of you stop reading PDD because of this, or will we never know because you’re reading the RSS feed and are too lazy to log in and complain about it?
Homegrown Band Publicity Photo Showdown: Duck Duck Punch vs. Tangier 57
Duck Duck Punch (photo by Davin Haukebo-Bol)
Tangier 57 (Photo by Patrice Bradley)
With the Homegrown Music Festival coming up PDD launched a series of polls five weeks ago, tournament style, to determine which Duluth-area band has the sweetest pic. Last week Dead Guys defeated Mary Bue. This week we ask …
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This poll is now closed. The results were:
Tangier 57 – 76.5 percent
Duck Duck Punch – 23.5 percent
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Duluth in Outside magazine again
Best Adventure Hub Runner-Up: Duluth, Minnesota
Note: The stat “81 miles of running and hiking trails” seems like an underestimate to me. Perhaps we should tally them up in the comments.
NorShor tower to return
Remember two-and-a-half years ago when we speculated about bringing back the old NorShor tower?
Apparently, the speculation is over.
Developer: NorShor Theatre’s tower marquee will rise again
The story seems to indicate the tower will be built from scratch rather than refurbished, which leaves open the question of what happened to the original tower.
Nice day for a ski …
One might even say “perfect.”
Rivulets – “I Don’t Want to be Found”
Rivulets is the musical outlet of part-time Duluthian Nathan Amundson. The new video is directed by Adam Barnick.
Lake Superior doing its thing
Loyal Carlon captures “ice patties” on Lake Superior. (more…)
Homegrown Band Publicity Photo Showdown: Dead Guys vs. Mary Bue
Dead Guys (photo by Nate Rendulich)
Mary Bue (photo by Ryan Dahlberg)
With the Homegrown Music Festival coming up PDD launched a series of polls four weeks ago, tournament style, to determine which Duluth-area band has the sweetest pic. Last week the Tisdales defeated Ryan Van Slooten. This week we ask …
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This poll is now closed. The results were:
Dead Guys – 61.5 percent
Mary Bue – 38.5 percent
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Rich Mattson’s Sparta Sound
If you’ve heard enough about the Duluth music scene, maybe it’s time to read up on the Iron Range music scene. The Current recently profiled Rich Mattson’s Sparta Sound.
Homegrown Band Publicity Photo Showdown: The Tisdales vs. Ryan Van Slooten
The Tisdales (photo by Ray Reigstad)
Ryan Van Slooten (photo by Jeremiah Brown)
With the Homegrown Music Festival coming up PDD launched a series of polls three weeks ago, tournament style, to determine which Duluth-area band has the sweetest pic. Last week Breanne Marie defeated Toby Thomas Churchill. This week we ask …
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This poll is now closed. The results were:
The Tisdales – 81.0 percent
Ryan Van Slooten – 19.0 percent
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Sambo’s Restaurant
Recently discovered in my parents’ basement is this wooden coin from the old Sambo’s Restaurant, which was located where the Miller Hill Mall Perkins is today. Sambo’s was a chain with more than 1,000 locations during its heyday in the 1970s, according to the Wikipedia entry. (more…)
Mike and Jen’s Cocoa Mixes
Here’s a new little local business we should mention before the snow melts. The Packingham family in Duluth’s Lakeside neighborhood decided to attempt to develop “the best cocoa mix on the planet.” The result is Mike & Jen’s Cocoa Mixes. Mike is 14; Jen is 10. Their father Dean explains:
“We just started it around Christmas to cope with my ex-father-in-law’s cancer diagnosis, taking orders off Facebook. Next thing you know, my friend in Denmark offered to create the graphics and the label for free (the artist is famous for her work with Bella Sara cards — a line of girl’s trading cards that my daughter was so into when she was younger).
“My father-in-law was able to get the first bag at Christmas and it was very emotional. It also gave him a pick me up, and he asks about it all the time.”
So, has anyone out there tried it yet? Or are you all too bloated from Tom & Jerrys to mix things up with a little hot cocoa?
Well aren’t you Mr. Popularity, Mayor Ness?
[This post originally contained an embedded video that is no longer available at its source.]
And to think that only yesterday you were a hate monger.
Note: KARE 11’s approval rating drops after failing to correctly spell the names of Jason Wussow and Peter Passi.
Project: Ice Trailer
Project: Ice tells the story of the Great Lakes through the prism of ice, viewed from the crossroads of history, science and climate change. A Tillinghast Reid WorldWide production; directed by William H. Kleinert.
Homegrown Band Publicity Photo Showdown: Breanne Marie vs. Toby Thomas Churchill
Breanne Marie (photo by Katlyn Kretzchmar)
Toby Thomas Churchill (photo by Annelisa Roseen)
With the Homegrown Music Festival coming up PDD launched a series of polls two weeks ago, tournament style, to determine which Duluth-area band has the sweetest pic. Last week Charile Parr defeated Actual Wolf. This week we ask …
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This poll is now closed. The results were:
Breanne Marie — 51.4 percent
Toby Thomas Churchill — 48.6 percent
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Another chance to win $100 by appeasing the PDD marketing weasel
Every other year or so, Perfect Duluth Day conducts a survey of its readers in an effort to figure out who they are and what their deal is. To make up for the privacy invasion, we offer the chance to win $100 in a drawing, which convinces everyone to proceed without reservation or contempt.
To participate in the survey, you do not need to be logged in or have an account with PDD at all; you just have to be a human being with the ability to click things on the Internet.
This survey has closed; thanks to everyone who participated.
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