Music
A Winter Downpour w/ Hybridge + Br’er Wolf tomorrow @ TPB
Lots of good shows going on tomorrow … we got one too. If you’re looking to check out some newer bands in the area come over to Thirsty Pagan Brewing in Superior for a free show.
More info on:
– A Winter Downpour
– Br’er Wolf
– Hybridge
Hope to see you there!
Poor Howard Friday at Lake Avenue Cafe!
Come on down to Lake Avenue Cafe on Friday, May 27, and check out Poor Howard’s mind-bending rock and roll. The show is $3, open to ages 21+, and there are drink specials available for those who practice thrift.
Bands for Pride
Duluth Superior Pride is doing something different this year — taking submissions and suggestions for the festival. Please submit interest with contact info, a description of what you do, and a sample. We are gonna do something interactive and fill four slots at Bayfront Park on Saturday, Sept 3. Send to twinportspride @ gmail.com.
Big Strong Men @ the Fetus!
Come to the Electric Fetus on Friday at 5 to see Minneapolis band the Big Strong Men play some unique rock & roll! It’s free and open to the public. Be sure to check out our Bob Dylan stuff (on sale for 20% off) while you’re at it.
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Another Side of Duluth Does Dylan
The third Duluth Does Dylan album will be released on Friday, May 27. The release party is at Rex Bar.
All profit from Friday’s door at the Rex will be donated to the Norshor Theatre renovation, and CD profits will go to the Bob Dylan Way Cultural Pathway effort. Show tickets are available at the Electric Fetus and the Fitger’s Beer Store — $8 in advance, $10 at the door.
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Opening Night of Reasons to be Pretty
Opening night of Reasons to Be Pretty is Thursday, June 2, at 8pm. Stick around after the show for the after party in the Zeitgeist lobby featuring food from the Zeitgeist Cafe and music by Mae Martin. Then, stick around for a free Long Form Improv set from the newly formed Long Form Team of Renegade Improv.
And if all that wasn’t enough, opening night is pay what you can! Only have $1? That’s fine! Feel like the show is worth $100? We will totally accept!
But come out and celebrate with us. Whatever you decide to pony up to see Reasons to Be Pretty also gets you free food and music, plus a free late-night improv set. Because we think you are all awesome and we like hanging out with you.
Monthly Concert and Pipe Raffle
Free Show: 5 PM Legacy Glassworks: 30 W. First St., Duluth
Whisky at the Gallows: 5:30 PM
Fearless Moral Inventory: 6PM
Yester: 7PM
Sitter: 8PM
Two Many Banjos: 9PM (live painting by Jeredt Runions)
Seed Math III Digital Reissue
Originally released in summer 2004 in a limited edition. Get the digital files of your choice right now, for free.
New Seed Math album is in the pipeline.
RIYL: noise, Melvins, Beck, scuzz, clank, snotty noses, 4-tracks, crappy Casio keyboards, guitar solos.
Br’er Wolf – “Song 3”
Br’er Wolf is playing Friday, May 27, at Thirsty Pagan Brewing in Superior with Hybridge and A Winter Downpour.
Also Friday, June 10 at Beaner’s Central in West Duluth with Loup-Garou and the Good Colonels (music video showing). Both shows are at 9 p.m.
Duluth Battle of the Jug Bands
Amazing Grace Bakery and Cafe welcomes the 15th Annual Battle of the Jug Bands Memorial Day weekend — May 28-29.
De Elliot Bros – Saturday, May 28, at 7:30pm
Battle of the Jug Bands – Sunday, May 29, at 1pm
Free admission and welcome to all ages.
Does anybody circuit bend in Duluth?
I just moved back here. I’m looking to learn from someone who knows.
Also, any 8-bit musicians around here?
Toby Thomas Churchill and Excuse Me, Princess at Beaner’s
Tonight at Beaner’s Central at 8pm for $5, Toby Thomas Churchill and Excuse Me, Princess are playing, and it’ll be more fun than a barrel of monkeys, soooo… you should go for it! Nothing wrong with a rock and folk show on a Saturday night, yo.
Haley Bonar – WOJB Concert Series at the Park Theater
Sublimely-talented Haley Bonar and her awesome band will be performing Friday, June 3 for the WOJB Concert Series at the Park Theater, 15791 U.S. HWY 63 in Hayward.
She’s about to head out on a nationwide tour starting mid-June with Andrew Bird and Gary Louris (The Jayhawks), so this is your best chance, Duluthians, to catch her live onstage. Hayward’s only about an hour-and-a-half south of you all. Don’t miss it!
Showtime is 7:30pm. Tickets are $15 in advance and available at wojb.org or 800-776-3689. They’ll be $20 at the door.
Birthday Suits and the Low Forms at Lake Avenue Cafe
Birthday Suits are a killer two-piece punk band from the Twin Cities, taking a break from their busy touring schedule to come up north for an exciting evening this Friday at Lake Avenue Cafe. The Low Forms, an up-and-coming Duluth rock group, will open the show. This will be a good one for sure.
$5/10pm/21+
The 2nd Annual Sound Unseen In’tl Duluth Film+Music+Art Festival
Sound Unseen International Duluth is proud to announce its second annual International Film, Music and Art Festival, presented by Maurices, from June 8-12 in Duluth. Unlike our festival in the Twin Cities, the Duluth festival allows us to expand our programming beyond “films-on-music” (although still included via our In Competition music films) and brings world-class cinema, art and music to the Twin Ports area.
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Low – “Africa”
From the Onion A.V. Club’s series “A.V. Undercover,” Low covers Toto’s “Africa.”
WOJB Concert Series – The Idle Hands
Minneapolis scenesters the Idle Hands, co-led by UK ex-pat brothers Ciaran & Criostoir Daly, are set to kick off their Spring/Summer tour in support of their latest release, Life is Beautiful. A powerhouse live act, the Hands deliver original Brit-rock with nods to 70s glam and 80s post-punk.
The Park Theater, 15791 U.S. Highway 63, Hayward WI … showtime is 7:30pm.
$10 advance – $15 door…wojb.org or 800-776-3689
2011 Americorps Party for Good with Charlie Parr
Clyde Iron is teaming up with local musicians to honor the hard work of Americorps members here in Duluth. The party is open to the public and will take place at Clyde Iron Works on Thursday, May 12 from 6-11pm.
Schedule of Events:
6pm – On-site service projects, collect 200 lbs of food for local shelves
7pm – Galynn Lea & Ariane Marene; David Bard & Ryan Jordan; Angela Brannan; Billy Wagness in The Horror
9pm – Charlie Parr
At 7:00pm this becomes an 18+ event. ID and cash necessary for bar. This is a community event. Current AmeriCorps members automatically get a ticket but here are the ways non-members may get into the event:
~ Present your Purple Ribbon from National Volunteer Week
~ Bring a food shelf item (or several)
~ Participate in on-site service projects for displaced youth in Japan
~ All of the above!
Duluth Battle of the Bands 2011!
The Junior Achievement Battle of the Bands competition was held a few weeks back, and although I’ve been busy with other projects, I wanted to share this video I created of the event. The song is “Stay Put or Carry On” by Ultra Day, who won the competition this year.
Cloud Cult – “The Exploding People”
Video created by the One Light Collective
Directed by Andrew Melby
Visual Effects by John Griese
Colorist Victor Rukavina
Cloud Cult plays Bayfront Park in Duluth on July 9 during the Twin Ports Bridge Festival.
For the hardcore Homegrowners!
Well it’s over … and I’m sure we are all recovering. Let’s take a moment to reflect on what really kicked ass this year! Taking it day by day, let’s list our top two shows we saw on each day!
We will skip Sunday, new band night, cause well…
Toast the Arts ~ Taste the Wine
Choice, Unlimited’s 3rd Annual “Toast the Arts-Taste the Wine” Fundraiser will be held this Friday, May 13 at Clyde Iron Works Restaurant & Bar. The Wine Tasting event will also include live and silent auctions, live music, and hors d’oeuvres. All Proceeds benefit Choice, Unlimited’s Arts Program.
Choice, Unlimited is dedicated to supporting individuals with disabilities and persons who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion.
For tickets or more information, call 218.724.5869 or visit choiceunlimited.org. Become a fan on Facebook at facebook.com/choiceunlimited.
Bayfront Reggae & World Music Festival
Saturday and Sunday, July 16 and 17 at Bayfront Festival Park!
International performers: Steel Pulse (England), Gyptian (Jamaica), Dubtonic Kru (Jamaica), Taj Weekes and Adowa (St. Lucia), Nkulee Dube (South Africa), Maria Isa (Puerto Rico), Viviana Pintado (Cuba), Socaholix (Trinidad), Dred I Dread, Uprising, Black Audience and more! Check it out at bayfrontreggae.com.