PDDTV
Batteries – “Evening Birds”
WDSE-TV’s The PlayList captures Batteries performing “Evening Birds” at Tycoons Alehouse during the 2015 Homegrown Music Festival.
Video: Jay Cooke Park Swinging Gate Bridge in 1939
Quoth the Minnesota State Parks and Trails Facebook page: “The spring ritual of visiting the Swinging Bridge at Jay Cooke State Park during high water has been around since the bridge was built in 1924. This rare 1939 video shows a family bravely crossing the river before the bridge is damaged by high water. Since it was built, the bridge has been raised seven and a half feet to try to stay above the floods. Unfortunately, mother nature doesn’t always cooperate. Today’s visitors are crossing Swinging Bridge number five!”
For the history of the swinging bridge, visit dnr.state.mn.us.
Denfeld Lip Dub 2016: “Crazy in Love”
The original Denfeld Lip Dub for 2016 got the ol’ copyright smackdown from YouTube for usage of the Jay Z song “Run This Town.” For those of you who missed the Gold version, here’s the Maroon one.
Superior Siren – “For Mother”
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Superior Siren performs a new track in this video, produced by Lola Visuals.
PDD Pronunciation Guide: Karpeles
In episode three of Perfect Duluth Day’s Pronunciation Guide series Bridgette Baker, Karpeles Manuscript Library‘s assistant to the director, demonstrates the proper pronunciation of “Karpeles.”
St. Louis River Story: Sharon Rogers
People in the St. Louis River watershed shared their connection to the river with WDSE-TV during the opening reception for The St. Louis River: Diverse Connections at the Duluth Art Institute. In this installment, Sharon Rogers talks about the quiet of the river, the birds, the wildlife and the flowers.
PDD Pronunciation Guide: Teatro Zuccone
In episode two of Perfect Duluth Day’s Pronunciation Guide series Andy Bennett, Zeitgeist Arts creative director, demonstrates the proper pronunciation of “Teatro Zuccone.”
The Boomchucks – “Antidote”
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Yes, another video for this song was released a year ago, but hey, the Boomchucks like to make videos. In fact, The Boomchucks Home Movie premieres Friday night at the Red Herring.
The new “Antidote” video was shot at the Red Herring, outside the Zeitgeist Arts Building and at Carmody Irish Pub. It contains almost as many birds as a certain pair of videos from the PDD Archive.
Portage – “Hold On”
Portage released this gorgeous video shot in Iceland from the band’s upcoming album Creatures, due out May 28.
Kip’s Memory Card Dump #6
Duluth photo-raconteur Kip Praslowicz has published another memory-card dump video, this one covering December 2015 to March 2016, including the Duluth Art Institute’s Annual Membership Show, the Bernie Sanders rally and on and on.
Duluth Shred 2015-2016
A somewhat lengthy montage of face-planting, ball-busting, spine-scratching ski and snowboard stunts from the past winter, compiled by Will Smyth.
This just in: It’s windy
It kind of looks like the Superior Entry Breakwater Lighthouse is going to blow over in this video via Richard Hoeg’s 365 Days of Birds. (more…)
Actual Wolf – “Thinking of You”
In this video, WDSE-TV’s The PlayList captures Actual Wolf performing “Thinking of You” as an opener for Trampled by Turtles at Bayfront Park on July 11, 2015.
Upcoming gig: Actual Wolf plays Rex Bar at Fitger’s on Saturday, May 7, during the Homegrown Music Festival.
St. Louis River Story: Mike Casey
People in the St. Louis River watershed shared their connection to the river with WDSE-TV during the opening reception for The St. Louis River: Diverse Connections at the Duluth Art Institute. In this installment, Mike Casey, Jr. talks about how he became a volunteer with the Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad.
Spring at High Falls on the Pigeon River
Dawn LaPointe and Gary Fiedler of Radiant Spirit Gallery “found treasures at the end of the rainbow during an adventure along Lake Superior’s North Shore” during this video shoot at the High Falls of the Pigeon River on Minnesota’s border with Canada.
Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank – “Take This Town”
The new video by local band Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank is illustrated, edited and directed by Truvio Del Sol.
Charlie Parr – “I Ain’t Dead Yet”
In this video from March 20, Duluth’s Charlie Parr shares a powdered toothpaste anecdote and performs “Ain’t Dead Yet” at the Ore Dock Brewing Company in Marquette.
The song is on Parr’s new limited edition EP, a 10-inch record (pressed on green vinyl) set for release on Saturday as part of Record Store Day.
Skateboarding at Rail Park near Gateway Plaza
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Video by Shane Brown, featuring “Grady, Stephan, Pete and Shane.” Music by Seym0ur.
Superior Siren – “Rattlesnake” (Live on The PlayList)
From the April 14 edition of WDSE-TV’s The PlayList, Superior Siren performs “Rattlesnake.”
St. Louis River Story: Paula Vang
People in the St. Louis River watershed shared their connection to the river with WDSE-TV during the opening reception for The St. Louis River: Diverse Connections at the Duluth Art Institute.
Piano Man and PBS Pioneer Max Morath
The April 7 edition of WDSE-TV’s The PlayList featured this segment on Duluth piano man Max Morath, a member of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. His ground-breaking work on The Ragtime Era series in 1960 for what is today Rocky Mountain PBS set the bar for television programs nationwide.
Dispersion
Adam Dargan, an animator from Duluth who now lives in Minneapolis, “captures the process of emulsion on 35mm film being dissolved in three-dimensional space” in this video. “It explores the feeling of nature and visual landscapes that are created from unconventional sources.”
Superior Surf
Video by Ali Rogers of Prana Lens. Narration by Rob Bell.