Music
Aurora Baer @ Lake Ave
June 22, 10 p.m.
Lake Ave Cafe
Free show
Bayfront Reggae – Save on tickets
If you’re going to both days of the Bayfront Reggae Festival, you can save some dough buying tickets online and using this discount code:
PDD1811
Just go to the Buy Tickets Now page and click on “Buy Tickets Now.” Select the number of tickets you want, enter the promotion code, and the price per two-day ticket will drop from $78.50 to $58.50.
(The only catch is you can’t choose the less expensive “advance” tickets and get the discount, even though you are buying in advance; so technically you’re saving $10, even though the discount is $20. Rastafarian math.)
A Winter Downpour w/ Southwire, Lion or Gazelle and Kyle Ollah
Great local show coming up this Friday (June 24th) at Lake Ave. Cafe. Come down and check out Southwire, Lion or Gazelle, A Winter Downpour and Kyle Ollah (the singer/guitarist of Yester). Things get rolling at 10pm, $5 cover, 21+ show.
Live Music Under the Tents in Canal Park
DeWitt-Seitz Marathon Nights events are in the DeWitt Seitz Marketplace lot, pictured above. Official Grandma’s Marathon live music is in the big parking lot by Grandma’s restaurants.
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Marathon Nights Afterparty w/Dan Anderson & His Silk Sheiks
By the end of the long day and hectic pace of marathon events (or actual marathon running!) there needs to be a nightcap. A little letting your hair down and unwinding. Well, that will happen if you come down late to the Lake Avenue Cafe for a Marathon Nights afterparty featuring Duluth’s own smooth organ genius Dan Anderson & His Silk Sheiks and the stripped down surfy post-punk heat of Minneapolis band the Bombay Sweets. Before the evening ends these bands promise to deliver the right sounds to loosen you up and wind down the days long events in style.
Saturday, Aug. 13, 11pm, 21+
RSVP at the Facebook Event Page
Check out Dan Anderson & his Silk Sheiks live here.
And a video from the Bombay Sweets by clicking here.
Psychedelic Signatures: Rock & Roll Posters at the Tweed Museum of Art
June 21 – Jan. 15
Opening Reception on Tuesday, July 5, 4-6 p.m.
The Tweed Museum of Art is thrilled to present Psychedelic Signatures, an exhibition of classic rock music posters from the collection of Andrew and Victoria Olson. These amazing images were part of an explosion of creative energy, centered in San Francisco, where new music, light shows, and psychedelic art all came together for a few short years between 1966 and 1972.
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Half Hearts | People Say Fox | Hot Ashes
R.T. Quinlan’s will be hosting some of Duluth’s up-and-comers on Saturday, July 9, at 9PM.
Looking for a Guitar Setup
I’m wondering if anyone has recommendations about someone who can do guitar setups in the Twin Ports. Thanks!
Arto Jarvela and Kaivama at Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Music Center
Monday, June 13, 7:30 p.m.
$15 at the door
Info at sacredheartmusic.org
Come hear Finland’s greatest fiddle player at the beautiful Sacred Heart!
Bill Flannagan Rockin’ Honky Tonkin’ Blues
I will be playing at Sir Benedict’s Tavern on Friday, June 10 at 9 p.m. Come and enjoy a great selections of songs and beers. Music is free; the beers cost.
Big Top Songwriting Competition 2011
The deadline is approaching for Big Top Chautauqua’s fourth annual songwriting competition. Interested local musicians have until June 17 to submit two original songs. Up to twelve finalists will be selected to perform in the competition finals on the Big Top stage August 19 for a chance at a cash prize of $100, a slot performing two songs as the opener for the Jessie Winchester/Johnsmith performance, and a chance to appear on the nationally broadcast Tent Show Radio program. Details here.
(Also, Big Top is celebrating its 25 years by giving away 25 prizes in 25 days. If you like Big Top Chautauqua on Facebook before July 5 you could win show tickets.)
A few unsolicited viewing recommendations for this week’s SUID Film Fest
If you didn’t have the pleasure of attending a screening at last year’s inaugural SUID Film Fest, I encourage you for your own sake to not let this opportunity escape you the second time round. This year the programmers have once again assembled a remarkable slate of films, many of which will be accompanied by Q&As with the directors and producers. As a film fan, it is close to utopia to have a festival of this quality here in our hometown. This year I (legally) got my hands on screener copies of some festival selections and have a few recommendations for films to check out this weekend.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Kk5K1mLmg&feature=player_embedded
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Mayor’s Mix: 17 pretty great local songs for $5
So yeah, you can find it at the Electric Fetus. If you’re like me and you think it’s pretty neat that our little city produces so much incredible talent, maybe you should buy this CD. It has a low-key vibe to it, good for your family BBQ this summer … (more…)
An Open Letter To Our Community
Dear Citizens:
“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” — Maya Angelou
And perhaps we can understand each other right here.
We, the members of our state and local community, ask you, the members of our state and local community, to join us in making Saturday, July 9, 2011, a milestone.
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Free Chamber Music Concert
Come hear some amazing chamber music by some of the country’s best musicians and members of the Duluth Superior Youth Orchestra at the beautiful Sacred Heart.
Concert starts at 7:30 and is free.
More info at sacredheartmusic.org.
Duluth Rap Artist: Theory
Hey everybody, I’ve been looking at this site for awhile now but this is my first post. I realize this may not be the perfect place to promote myself, but I decided to give it a try.
I’m an 18-year-old kid, born and raised in Duluth, and I’ve been making rap for the past couple years. If rap music isn’t your thing, or you’re turned off by the occasional cuss word, then I may not be for you — not trying to offend anyone. But if you’re interested feel free to check me out at either of the following places. Thanks for your time.
Bob Dylan Manhole Design Contest
Common Language is sponsoring a competition for an artist interested in designing Bob Dylan-themed cast-iron manhole cover for Bob Dylan Way in Duluth, Minnesota. The manhole cover will be cast at the 10th North Shore Iron Pour, which will be held this summer in Duluth.
The artist selected will be given free instruction at the North Shore Iron Pour seminar and an honorarium of $300. They will see their cast iron manhole cover installed on Bob Dylan Way.
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Duluth Summer Dance Music Festival
I have been tossing around the idea of wanting to throw a Duluth-based summer dance music festival. This festival would center around the theme of dance tunes and Minnesota (or greater Midwest) musical acts. This would not just include DJs, but a combination of bands, DJs, collectives, and whatever other kind of dance-oriented groups would be interested. (more…)
Flaming Lips’ movie Christmas on Mars
The Flaming Lips’ film Christmas on Mars screens on Friday, June 10, just before midnight, under the auspices of Sound Unseen, within the magnificent Zinema 2.
Rare posters and unexpected Duluth flashbacks will be given away. (more…)
Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps with Sarah Krueger
Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps are set to appear at Lake Avenue Cafe this Friday, June 3, as part of Lake Avenue Cafe’s First Fridays Live Music Series. Duluth’s Sarah Krueger will open the show. Come check out two of Minnesota’s best up-and-coming female songwriters performing in the intimate setting of Lake Avenue Cafe. This will be a show to remember.
10pm doors/$5/21+
Your tax dollars at work
Sing! A Women’s Chorus with Sowah Mensah Wednesday, June 1, 7:00pm UMD Weber Music Hall $5.00
Haiti Worthy Cause Concert
Haiti Worthy Cause Concert – Music! Storytelling! Food! Free! Donations accepted!
June 5 @ 3 p.m. – Chester Park United Methodist Church – 819 N 18th Ave E – 724-4969 (more…)
Dylanfest
What were the names of the people that formed the first Bob Dylan tribute band in Duluth, and where did they play? I suppose year would be good, too.
What was your favorite “Beer on the Tracks” moment?
Wild times on the train to Two Harbors, with a 90-minute delay on the return that is sure to become legend in Dylan Fest annals. (more…)