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Mary Bue – “Cheribum”
New video by Mary Bue from her recent album, Holy Bones.
Innoculation Self Portrait
Illinois native Jill Petracek has dark brown eyes, brown hair and strange feet. She graduated from UMD last week.
The Road Not Taken
Mile Road Productions of St. Paul takes a trip along the north shore of Lake Superior with Robert Frost.
Come Clean Duluth
Manhattan-based photographer Charles Eshelman takes his bathtub to Duluth to capture video confessions. Guests in the tub are Vicki Fingalson & Jeff Madison, Linda Wick, Badger Colish, Mark Swenson, Zach Chase and Calland Metts & Sarah Lawrence.
Tuesday in Duluth
Video by Jake Durham.
Adam Booker – “Unraveled Rival” (Live on The PlayList)
Duluth jazz bassist Adam Booker performs a track from his new album Unraveled Rival on the May 14 episode of WDSE-TV’s The PlayList. Booker’s band features Ryan Frane on keyboard, Tim Stratioti on trombone and Ben Ophoven-Baldwin on drums.
Monster Mob – Human Centipede
Duluth punk band Monster Mob has announced it will accept donations for Safe Haven Shelter at all of its shows in 2015. Upcoming gigs are May 22 at Sclavi’s Italian Restaurant and May 30 at the Red Star Lounge.
The band released its debut EP in March.
Video Archive: Duckumentary
In this PDD classic from 2005, Duluthians visit Indianapolis to experience the wonders of duckpin bowling.
Peter Juhl rocks!
Minneapolis TV station KARE 11 last night aired a feature from the north shore of Lake Superior, where Peter Juhl balances rocks in ways that defy gravity. (Click the “read more” button to view the video; it starts playing automatically, so we can’t have it on the home page.)
Post some of your favorite rock balancing photos in the comments.
Natural Discoveries: A Portrait of Travis Melin
Nature photographer Travis Melin died on Wednesday, May 6, after failing to recover from an April 21 heart attack. He was a 1991 graduate of Hermantown High School, a former resident of Washington Studios Artist Cooperative and lived his final years in Ely. The documentary above was produced by Mike Jandl in 2013.
A tremendous spirit and body of work lives on …
Starling of Athens – “The Lord is Not My Real Dad”
This video by Brian Barber was part of the 2015 Homegrown Music Video Festival. Click that fancy link to view more videos from this year’s festival.
Lester Park Waterfall Time Lapse
Video by Douglas Feltman.
Danecdote (featuring Brian Ring) – “I’m Gonna Say You Will”
This video by Garrett Tiedemann was part of the 2015 Homegrown Music Video Festival. Click that fancy link to view more videos from this year’s festival.
The Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank – “Old Number Four”
The Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank‘s new album, American Shuffle features the song “Old Number Four,” an ode to retired Packers/Jets/Vikings quarterback Brett Favre. As of this morning, the YouTube upload of the song (embedded above) had reached nearly 30,000 listens.
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Thank you, Mayor Ness, from Homegrown
Folks from the Duluth music and arts scene say thanks to the mayor for his role in improving the Homegrown Music Festival in specific and Duluth in general. Video by Dan Branovan.
The Best of Clyde at the 2014 Homegrown Music Festival
Here are highlights from the big Homegrown 2014 show at Clyde Iron Works, (via The PlayList) featuring Actual Wolf, Southwire and the Black-eyed Snakes with Charlie Parr.
Northern Roots: Growing Food in the Western Lake Superior Region
A student-created documentary profiling regional food production in the Western Lake Superior region that includes a 15-county area in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. Students in an anthropology course called Ethnobotany filmed, wrote and edited four segments on local food producers.
Trailer for Cloud Cult film Unplug
Minnesota band Cloud Cult, founded in Duluth by Craig Minowa, is releasing a video distillation of 12 years of songwriting that features acoustic performances at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis, along with interviews and behind the scenes footage. The movie is the product of an eight-year collaborative relationship between Minowa and co-producer Jeff D. Johnson.
There will be a screening on April 30 at the Riverview Theater in Minneapolis, with the national release on the following day, May 1. No word on a Duluth screening yet.
Tysonette Auditions
Go in depth with Fred Tyson as potential Tysonettes audition for the coveted role. Video by Tomas Soderberg.
Fred Tyson & His Tysonettes perform at the Red Herring Lounge on Saturday, May 2, at 10:45 p.m. during the Homegrown Music Festival.
Video Archive: Red Star Lounge opens in 2005
The footage above is from a party at the Red Star Lounge on April 20, 2005, celebrating the completion of construction and pending opening on April 22.
Video by Starfire.
Gunflint Trail Traffic Stop
Helmet cam video by Henry Johnson on the Gunflint Trail … featuring an unexpected traffic issue.
Al’s Adventures in Duluth and on the North Shore
Boating, hiking, skiing, peppermint schnapping, casinoing and general shenanigans spanning all seasons — featuring Big Al K and friends.
Northern Lights near Duluth
Photographer Derek Montgomery captured these images of the Northern Lights dancing across the sky just outside Duluth, early on the morning of April 16.
American Rebels – “Love Song” (Live on The PlayList)
Duluth band American Rebels performs “Love Song” on the April 16 episode of WDSE-TV’s The PlayList.
Upcoming gig: Wednesday, April 29, 11:30 p.m., at Mr. D’s Bar & Grill during the Homegrown Music Festival.