Music
Sheryl Crow in Duluth on May 9
Three days after the Elton John concert.
An Evening with Sheryl Crow
Monday, May 9, 8 p.m.
DECC Auditorium
Tickets go on sale March 18 @ 10 a.m.
$45, $55 & $75 (plus fees)
Rock for Haiti!!!
Friday, March 11, at R.T. Quinlan’s!
Black-eyed Snakes
Batteries
Southwire
Tribal Alchemie
$5 cover and 100% goes to Haiti
Help us help Haiti!!! PeaceLoveHaiti is going back to Port au Prince, Haiti for its third two-week medical mission this year and will use 100% of door and T-shirt money to buy much needed medical supplies/medications.
If you would like to donate items check out the list of items needed on the blog PeaceLoveHaiti.blogspot.com or contact us at peacelovehaiti @ gmail.com.
Andy Elwell, Excuse Me Princess, Loup-Garou @ Teatro
Come have a great fun filled night of soulful tunes, poppy hip-shakers, and break-your-heart ballads down at Teatro Zuccone.
Hang out and enjoy yourself some music!
6PM // $5 // All Ages
KCYO Needs Local Bands
If you are in a local band that just wants some practice time and doesn’t mind kids dancing and hanging out, Friday’s at Irving Community Center we have a place for you to perform for free. From 5pm to 7pm. As long as your music is youth-friendly you are welcome to come jam. Great way to get feedback and practice from the youth ages 6 to 18. Contact the youth director to find out how to use the space. kcyoduluth @ gmail.com
Emily Haavik – “Please Don’t Go”
Mark Lindquist turned me on to this song by UMD student Emily Haavik. When I went to her MySpace to listen, I saw “1 plays” on the song counter. So Mark must have been #1. I’m #2. Check it out. I dig it.
(Note: The original MySpace embed no longer exists; the SoundCloud embed replaced it in an edit to this post.)
Free ‘Danthropology’ CDs!
Pizza Luce — The Electric Fetus — Chester Creek Cafe
(5 per establishment)
Big hootenanny tonight!
Folks, there be a hootenanny going on tonight at the Rex. If you wanna come shake a little ass to some old-time music and bluegrass, this will be the place to be! The Boys n’ the Barrel, hot off of a recent CD release and performance at First Avenue, will take the stage. Opening up will be local foot-stompers Matt Ray & Those Damn Horses!! Shake it!
Seed Math digital reissue
Over a year in 2003-2004, I put out four limited-edition Seed Math albums, one every three months, each corresponding to a season. The music was mostly a hodgepodge of four-track fuckery, kinda like Ween or something. I’m rereleasing all four of these in digital format as a run-up to the release of the new Seed Math album (coming sometime before summer). These rereleases will all be free for the taking. The first of four is out now. Please, won’t you expose your taste buds to this Whitman’s Sampler of lo-fi Casio-rock jams? And, if you like any of it, tell a pal?
RIYL: Ween, NIN, Beatles, Melvins, Zappa, Beck, Flaming Lips, shit like that.
See you later.
Tony
Hattie Peterson and Total Freedom Rock @ Lake Ave Cafe on Friday
Lake Avenue Cafe is pleased as punch to present Hattie Peterson and Total Freedom Rock on Friday, March 4, as part of its ‘First Fridays’ live music series. Doors for this exciting performance are at 10pm, the cost is $5, and the show is open to ages 21 and over. Lake Avenue is also offering to sell you tap beers and rail drinks for $3, as well as $5 pizzas. If you are into having a good time, you may want to be a part of this.
Sara Bareilles concert in Duluth!
The College of St. Scholastica is proud to present Stockfest 7: Sara Bareilles with Trevor Hall, Elizabeth and the Catapult, and Ximena Sarinana! Show is on April 9, doors open at 6 and music starts at 7; tickets are $15 and can be purchased at this link.
We hope to see you there!
The Acceleratii CD release party!!!
Happening Friday night, March 4, at Roscoe’s Pioneer Bar, 323 W. Superior St., Duluth. 9ish. No cover.
Two Many Banjos, Old City Hall
Two songs shot in Duluth’s old City Hall, including the first Skywalk built in Duluth. Other new videos up at northshoresessions.com.
Who is Bob Dylan to you?
Bob Dylan (aka Robert Zimmerman of Hibbing, MN) is turning 70 in May. In anticipation of the big day, we want to gather memories, stories and thoughts about Bob Dylan and his music. Thanks to his shape-shifting, the man and his music mean something different to nearly everyone.
Homegrown Fever!
Anyone else starting to get Homegrown Fever? I am getting really excited.
Pizza Lucé Ides of March 2011
A heads up for those who dig Pizza Lucé’s annual weekend of tribute rock:
Thursday, March 17 | 10pm/21+/free
DJ Tenn
Look Ma, No Head! (performing the Cramps)
Bradical Boombox (performing the Thermals)
Poor Howard (performing 10 Years After)
Friday, March 18 | 10pm/21+/$5
The Keep Aways (performing Hole)
The DTs (performing the Clash)
Philip of Nazareth (performing Descendents)
DJ Path Annu
Saturday, March 19 | 10pm/21+/$5
MATallica (performing Metallica)
The Acceleratii Deluxe (performing the Animals)
American Rebels Delux (performing Pearl Jam’s Ten)
DJ Norby
Beware.
Lion or Gazelle – Bad Thoughts, Farewell
After a distinctly long hiatus (for us), Lion or Gazelle is pleased to bring you our newest EP, Bad Thoughts, Farewell. Free streaming and/or downloads on the Bandcamp page.
Early Bird Music at Chester Creek Cafe Saturday, February 26
Start your Saturday evening out At Sara’s Table/Chester Creek Cafe and get in on some fantastic acoustic folk sounds performed by John Martin from 6-8. Partake in Happy Hour drink and food specials from 4-7 pm. After that, head out on the town to enjoy the eclectic live music scene that only Duluth can offer!
Big Top Chautauqua 2011
Summer is approaching, slow though it may seem, and concert junkies need to begin filling in their 2011 summer itineraries. Our good friends in Wisconsin are helping get a jump on this planning as Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua has announced its initial summer performers.
See the full list here. Highlights include Greg Brown, Arlo Guthrie, Dar Williams, Nanci Griffith, and many more. The clincher for me is a two-night stand from folk legend John Prine on Aug. 20-21. A trip to Wisconsin may be in order.
Low – “Belarus”
This video was shot at various familiar locations in and around Duluth.
By the way, in addition to being a country, Belarus is also the name of a manufacturer of upright pianos.
Special Guest at Amazing Grace Bakery and Café: Bill Staines
Thursday, Feb. 24, at 7pm Bill Staines will be playing his annual Amazing Grace show.
“Any new song that can live comfortably beside the well-worn songs of folk tradition has a good chance of surviving the test of time. Such, we believe are the songs of Bill Staines.” –Charles “Sandy” Paton, Folk Legacy Records.