Music
Turbo Rathvon Live at Norm’s
Saturday, Jan. 30 at Norm’s Beer and Brats, 10 p.m.
Turbo Rathvon (indie rock)
with Twin Cities bands Unexpected Guests (pop punk) and Not Like This (good ol’ rock ‘n roll)
Prince – “Purple and Gold”
Prince doing a traditional fight song. ’nuff said.
Turbo Rathvon with the Swing Dogs!
Turbo Rathvon with special guests the Swing Dogs
Friday, Jan. 22, 10 p.m. | $3 cover
Bev’s Jook Joint in Superior
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynNhhawROCE
Benefit shows for Haiti earthquake relief January 26 and 27 at the Looch
On Tuesday, Jan. 26, and Wednesday, Jan. 27, Pizza Luce will host a two-night benefit show to raise money for Haiti earthquake relief efforts. Music starts at 10 p.m.; cover is $5.
Tuesday’s bluegrass lineup
Two Many Banjos
Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank
Rich Mattson
Wednesday’s hip-hop/reggae lineup
Crew Jones
2 one 8
Prince Paul
Miss Mae
DJ Horse Fist
Both Tuesday and Wednesday nights will begin with a silent art auction, featuring local paintings, photographs and jewelry. There will also be a raffle each night for gift certificates to over twenty local businesses, such as Electric Fetus, Jitter’s, New Scenic Cafe and more. Raffle tickets are $5 each.
All money raised will go to Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti organization, a grassroots organization providing relief aid to Haiti. UPDATE: Due to the recent allegations against Wyclef Jean’s organization, referenced in the comments to this post, the organizers of this event have decided to instead donate 75% of proceeds to Oxfam and 25% to the Kako Foundation.
Laughing Hearts
I heard the Laughing Hearts are playing at the Thirsty Pagan in Superior on Sat. Jan 23. They’re an awesome, highly entertaining Celtic renaissance pub band. Go join in Pirate Night fun at the Pagan. I’ll be there for sure!
Excuse Me, Princess!!
https://myspace.com/excusemeprincessband
Very new Duluthian high school indie rock band Excuse Me Princess has released a video for their song entitled “Some Time to Kill”! It’s pretty radical, I’d say.
Music
If you live in the Two Harbors area, come on down to Dunnigans and listen to Aurora Baer on Friday, Jan. 15. 9-12.
Retribution Gospel Choir? Hidden Treasure? Park Point?
The video for Retribution Gospel Choir’s single “Hide it Away” on the upcoming album 2 clearly shows the band members burying a treasure on Park Point. I task you, people of Duluth to search out and find (or discredit the existence of) said treasure!
Creative Cello Flow with Kathy McTavish
What happens when an improv cello musician, a creative genius, and a yogi get together? Join Kathy McTavish, Kim Luedtke, and Jodi Christensen for Creative Cello Flow~The Web of Life at the Spiritual Deli, Friday the 15th, 6-8pm. Listen to beautiful, improvisational cello music as we glimpse, reacquaint ourselves with, reaffirm, embrace, or savor our oneness with all living things by creating a collective piece of art.
Spiritual Deli, 6-8pm, $15
The Rez and North Shore Trio at Twins Bar
The Rez will be playing with the North Shore Trio at the Twins Bar on Jan. 16 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Free show.
Come and get down with the funky jam music. Dance all night long baby, alright! =)
Atlas Mts. w/ Equal Xchange @ Beaner’s
OK! Line-up change for this Saturday’s show. Birds of Virginia (MPLS) opening, Atlas Mts. playing second and a special, last minute headling set by Equal Xchange!
All ages, 8pm, $5
Dynomite!
Bigtree Bonsai @ Rex Bar
Bigtree Bonsai Will Be Performing at the REX bar this Saturday! (1-16-10) “The Breeze” will be starting off the night.
Saturday at Teatro Zuccone
A few different start times have been listed, here’s the plan:
8pm – Maple Keys
9pm- Coyote
Teatro Zuccone – 222 E. Superior Street – (218) 336-1414
Thanks. Hope to see you!
-jerree
Welcome to St. Cloud, yo
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we6R3GGkTW8
Minnesota State of Mind
This Jay-Z parody was created by three 17-year-olds from St. Cloud: Matt Aalbers, Jordan Neu and Jack Ashcroft. They’re making a cameo at First Avenue’s Best New Bands of 2009 night on Jan. 15.
Buster Keaton’s The General w/ live score by Marc Gartband
It’s time for the 2nd installment of our SILENT FILM/LOUD SCORE series. Jan 22 & 23 at 7:30. Tickets are 10 bux. Zinema 2 222 E Superior St. 3 Hour validated parking behind the Sheraton on 1st.
Wookiefoot | Lutsen Snowball 2010 | 3 days of Bliss
Wookiefoot – Trampled by Turtles
Heatbox – God Johnson – The Histronic
Pert Near Sandstone – The Limns – Jon Wayne
I have went up to the Snowball Fest for the past 3 years. It is a great time. Snowboard during the day and jam at night!
More info: Snowball 2010 | Wookiefoot | Lutsen Snowball info
Disney vs. Wilco (Wilco lost!)
I have great seats (Balcony B, Row C, 7 & 8) for Wilco on Feb. 19. With fees, I paid $81.50 total. My five-year-old and I were set … and pumped … to go, but now we’re off to DW for that week. I’d love to break even on the deal. Let me know if you’re interested.
tom @ voller-berdan.com.
Walt Dizzo presents Best Music of 2009
This happens Tuesday, Dec. 29. I may also be joined in studio or by phone from special guests. We’ll see what happens…
Northern Howl and Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps
Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Sacred Heart Music Center
$10 at the door or online at www.sacredheartmusic.org
All ages
Jeremy Dick, New Years Eve at Carmody Irish Pub
Jeremy writes music to please and inspire those he loves (a perpetually growing list) and to help him to remember his own life. At best each of us sleeps 8 out of 24 hours each day of our life. Subtract the forgotten years of childhood and the fog of senility and we’re left with about 50 years waking time. Most of that time we spend engaged in autopilot-type tasks and we can’t even remember what we ate for lunch 48 hours ago. Or did we even eat lunch? Who knows? Performing live music is the way Jeremy makes himself uncomfortable enough to remember a night forever. And a night full of friends and laughter and love is worth remembering. Some Mountain Dew types call it ‘feeling more alive’. Jeremy would settle for living more of his feelings.
Another song for the season…
“Auld Lang Syne” performed by Coyote, recorded at Hog Damage Collective.
Happy Holidays!
-jerree
p.s. Save the date… Saturday January 9th, 2010
Coyote CD Release show at Teatro Zuccone 
Bob Dylan’s “Must Be Santa”
Harkening back to akjuneau’s post from when the album was first released, here’s Bob Dylan’s video single from his recent “Christmas in the Heart” album. What’s your take on the visuals as well as the audio? Will you be popping this in the rotation during your family mixer?