Music

Glen’s Neighbor – “Help Me”

New video from Duluth band Glen’s Neighbor for the second single from the album Behind the Door. The video was directed by Shane Nelson and shot during the recording process at Winterland Studios in New Hope.

The Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank – “Down the Line”

Video directed by Joshua Priestley, shot at Bayfront Festival Park on July 11.

“Fighting for Duluth”

A very unofficial Chuck Horton campaign song made by an anonymous local musician.

Video Archive: Mel Sando gets his mojo working

Mel Sando, best known for his days with the Delta Resonators circa 1997-1999, performs the blues classic “Got My Mojo Working” at R.T. Quinlan’s Saloon during an open mic on Sept. 16, 1995.

Cloud Cult – “No Hell” (Homemade Lyric Video)

“No Hell” is the first single from Cloud Cult’s forthcoming album The Seeker, scheduled for release in February. The official music video will be released in December. For now, the band put together this “quick homemade behind-the-scenes lyric video, shot lo-fi on a phone” in the “woods where most of these songs are written.”

PDD Video Lab: Halloween Edition

Happy Halloween, PDDers. Press play on the video above and select your favorite soundtrack below.

And don’t forget, we’re looking for your Halloween banners. Send them to banners@perfectduluthday.com

Unnur Andrea – “Walking on Nails”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcxcDfpsRBY

Back by popular demand, Unnur Andrea’s video shot at the Duluth Owls Club. It was originally posted on PDD on Jan. 15, 2013, but was mysteriously suspended by YouTube.

RoofTop Fable featuring the Spin Collective – “Fighting the Current”

Duluth rockers RoofTop Fable team up the Spin Collective fire dancers to create this unique visual experience. “Fighting the Current” is off the band’s debut album, Chapter One, which will be released Nov. 21 at R.T. Quinlan’s, where the band holds a monthly residency rocking the downtown stage every third Saturday of the month. (more…)

David Campbell interviews Alan Sparhawk’s guitar

Low – “Lies”

From the new album, Ones and Sixes.

Trampled By Turtles Commemorative Handprints Project

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Rachael Kilgour – “If I Am Gonna Fall Apart”

New song by Duluth’s Rachael Kilgour, recorded live on Sept. 10 at the World One Studios in Maryland.

Kilgour has launched a month-­long Kickstarter campaign to fund her upcoming album, which will be recorded in Boston. (more…)

Dan Dresser – “Suffer It”

Fun video for Dan Dresser’s new CD, “Suffer It.”
Video by Jason Page, Carl Sauer and Brett Sauey

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Low – “What Part of Me” and “No Comprende” live on the Current

Low perform “What Part of Me” and “No Comprende” during the band’s Sept. 18 session in the studios of 89.3 the Current. Click here to listen to the full session.

Nirvana – “Lake of Fire”

Wanted to make sure this was logged if it hadn’t been.

I knew a lady who came from Duluth
She got bit by a dog with a rabid tooth
She went to her grave just a little too soon
And she flew away howling on the yellow moon”

Glen’s Neighbor – “Bad Habit”

Duluth band Glen’s Neighbor has released its debut album, Behind the Door, along with this video, directed by Shane Nelson and shot during the recording process at Winterland Studios in New Hope.

Band personnel:
Blake Shippee, guitar/vocals
Gary Kalligher, bass
Nate Weiler, banjo/mandolin/vocals
Pat Byrne, drums/vocals
Christoph Bruhn, guitar
Chris Urtel, dobro

Jason Wussow cuts a promo for One Week Live 2015

Cloud Cult returns to Bayfront

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Cloud Cult comes back to the area for the Twin Ports Bridge Festival at Bayfront Park on Sept. 11. Craig Minowa talks about some big surprises for the group’s return.

Summer Music in Review

The summer is over, and there is so much music I heard that I have not yet written about here.

The most complicated performance of the summer, for me, was watching Tim Kaiser and Robot Rickshaw at Beaners. (All the videos that follow are not the performances I saw, but just tasters.)

It was a study in noise and the relationship between noise and music. (more…)

First Listen: Low’s Ones and Sixes


The new album by Duluth band Low is available to stream above, via NPR’s First Listen. CDs, LPs and mp3s will be in stores on Sept. 11.

Trampled by Turtles – “It’s a War” live at Red Rocks

Trampled by Turtles played a killer show Saturday night at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. The night was led off by Shakey Graves, then Elephant Revival played a great set before the Turtles took the stage. They closed the show with “It’s a War.”

Tribute Fest Weekend Review

I’m sure many Duluthians overheard the vibrating sounds that echoed from Bayfront Park this weekend, considering Mayor Don Ness received a handful of tweets regarding how loud the music was. Yes, the music was a little loud, but the bands that played brought a lot of energy, and it was all for a good cause.

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Trampled by Turtles song featured in Minnesota Twins Community Fund commercial

Video of ceiling collapse at First Avenue in Minneapolis

Below is video of the ceiling collapsing at First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis. The incident occurred at the famous music venue around 10:15 p.m. during a set by the band Theory of a Deadman. Early reports say a leaky pipe and vibrations from music may have caused the collapse. No serious injuries are being reported, two people were taken to hospital without life threatening injuries.

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Low – “What Part of Me”

Ones and Sixes, the new album by Duluth band Low, is scheduled for worldwide release on Sept. 11.