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Aerial Duluth

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Jake Moore’s Twin Cities-based video production company RedbellCentral recently completed this Duluth video, with footage from last summer.

Hockey Day Minnesota 2016 Videos

Waiting Room Collective produced this short documentary of the Lakeville North boys hockey team traveling to Duluth to play the East Greyhounds during Hockey Day Minnesota at Bayfront Park. The Panthers edged the Greyhounds 3-2. Below is the Fox Sports North video spotlighting the Greyhounds. (more…)

The PlayList: Virginia City Limits

WDSE-TV’s The PlayList launched its seventh season last week with a special episode shot outside the 218 Taphouse in Virginia. The show features live music by the Christopher David Hanson Band and Rich Mattson & the Northstars.

The Best Case Scenario

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Samuel T. Weston has a goal to shoot 20 short videos in 2016. Three down, 17 to go.

In this short, shot at the Zeitgeist Arts Center and edited by Josh Bolen, Weston does a little Trump bashing.

Beauty Within the Torrent

OneRiverMN-Logo-FC-BadgeWith the One River, Many Stories project poised to fully launch in April, we present this new video shot by Dudley Edmondson on the St. Louis River.

Kraig James – “Back in the Day”

Kraig James & the Campfire Stars are releasing a new song each month in 2016 for a project called Campfire Americana: Volume 1. This is the third track, available for download at kraigjames.com/music. Portions of the video were shot at the Aerie Lake Crappie Challenge on March 12.

Dusty Heart – “Cigarettes & Matches”

Barbara Jean and Molly Dean perform “Cigarettes & Matches” in a gondola at Lutsen Mountains on March 7.

Jedi Coworker

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Samuel T. Weston has a goal to shoot 20 short videos in 2016. Two down, 18 to go.

Jedi Coworker was primarily shot on the College of St. Scholastica campus. There is also a scene at the Aerial Lift Bridge. The actors are Weston, Anissa Peppersack, John Vālen, Lucretia Stillwater and Mike Koenigsberg.

Daniel Oyinloye’s Dawn of Redemption Album Release Project

Dawn of Redemption mini-posterNigerian-born artist, storyteller and community organizer Daniel Oyinloye, a 2004 University of Minnesota Duluth graduate now living in Minneapolis, has launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund his next album, Dawn of Redemption. On Saturday, March 26, he’ll perform at Trepanier Hall in Duluth, along with openers Rachael Kilgour and Isaac Wierman.

Charlie Parr – “Jaybird”

Duluth’s Charlie Parr performs on the gondola at Lutsen Mountains on March 17, the day after his concert at Papa Charlie’s during the DuLutsen North of North Music & Ski Festival.

Video: Lester River Race 2016

Point-of-view video of a run during last weekend’s Lester River Race in Duluth.

Sixty Seconds of Minnesota Winter

Video by Layne Kennedy.

Duluth in the House

A quick Duluth reference in House, season 3, episode 18, “Airborne.”

Duluth on Robot Chicken

Duluth and Northeast Minnesota got a shout out on Robot Chicken this week. Watch the crappy screen-grab clip above, or view the pay version of the full episode below. (more…)

Iron Range Outlaw Brigade – “Big Ol’ Truck”

The Liquid Snowstorm of 2016

Goodbye Winter

Gooseberry Falls aerial video by Above U Productions.

City on a Hill

Advocate WatchmanAdvocate Cycles of Bloomington took its new Watchman model fat-tire bike to the snowy hills of Duluth this past winter for this video showcasing the world-class riding opportunities the city has to offer. To the music of Teague Alexy’s “The Raggedy Hat of John Henry,” they ride from dusk until dawn from the top of the hill down to the frozen shoreline of Lake Superior.

NPR Tiny Desk Concert: Gaelynn Lea

Duluth’s Gaelynn Lea won NPR’s second annual Tiny Desk Contest. Above is her 22-minute performance, featuring the tunes “Someday We’ll Linger in the Sun,” “Southwind,” “Bird Song” and “Moment Of Bliss.” Alan Sparhawk, her band mate in the Murder of Crows, joins in on the latter two songs.

Social Animals – “Smithereens” (Live)

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Another studio video by former Duluth band Social Animals, shot at Type Foundry Studios in Portland, Ore. The band’s new home base is Nashville, but a trip to Duluth is planned in May to play the Homegrown Music Festival.

Monster Mob – “Bloodfeast”

Monster Mob“Bloodfeast” is the latest single from Duluth band Monster Mob’s 2015 album American Grindhouse. Upcoming gig: Monster Mob and Ball Slashers at the Barrel Room at Fitger’s Brewhouse on May 25.

Translating Minnesota Nice

Written and directed by Samuel T. Weston, whose goal is to shoot 20 short videos in 2016. One down, 19 to go.

Shot in Duluth by Corey Lehman. Featuring Weston as “Vern” and Justin White as “Greg.”

Minnesota All Hockey Hair Team 2016: Land of 10,000 Locks

Here it is, the best in flow from the Land of 10,000 Locks, as compiled by John King, chief marketing operator at Fallen Minneapolis. Congratulations to the Hermantown Hawks, Class A State High School Boys Hockey champions and growers of quality salad.

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Kraig James – “Afterbloom”

Kraig James & the Campfire Stars are releasing a new song each month in 2016 for a project called Campfire Americana: Volume 1. This is the second track, available for download at kraigjames.com/music. The video was shot in Ely.

In the Mourning

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Max Haben shot this video “one cloudy Saturday morning in Duluth without much direction.”