Music
Getting Rowdy at the Grace!
Hey Duluth! You just survived the madness of Grandmas, what better way to relax than some live tunes at the Amazing Grace Bakery & Cafe? Loup-Garou will be kicking off their summer Tuesday night at 8pm. John Koepp will be playing an opening set then we plan on getting a bit rowdy. Come for a sandwich, coffee, or some soup and treat yourself to some trumpet and banjo-filled indie-folk!
Too old to remember anything
Correction to an earlier post:
Music at Chester Creek Cafe tonight (Friday) is 5-8pm. Not at 7pm
Where’s my old-timers disease medication?
July rock shows at Zuccone
A couple rock shows happening at Teatro Zuccone in July:
Teatro Zuccone
July 10
7pm – $5 – All Ages
BNLX (Twin Cities – Electro-Rock duo)
The Surfactants (Twin Cities/Duluth – New-Wave Rock)
Albino Ghost Monkey (Rice Lake – Solo 8bit/chiptunes)
Teatro Zuccone
July 24
7pm – $5 – All Ages
Grey Matador (Twin Cities – Rock)
The Surfactants (Twin Cities/Duluth – New-Wave Rock)
Humanoid (Duluth – Solo Experimental Indie Rock)
Renegade improv comedy follows both shows.
Robert Plant to cover two Low songs
I know Duluth rock legends Low are constantly receiving honors and critical acclaim for their music but it doesn’t get much more impressive than this: Robert Plant (yes, Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant) is covering two Low songs from The Great Destroyer (“Silver Rider” and “Monkey”) on his upcoming album to be released in September. So cool, quite an honor!
Source: Billboard.com
Robert Plant Returns To Americana With Band of Joy
Music at Chester Creek Cafe
Locally grown talent this weekend
At Sara’s Table
1902 E. Eighth St.
218-723-8569
Hobo Nephews @ Lucius Woods Performing Arts Center in Solon Springs
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmINmX2DlyE
The Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank are playing the incredible outdoor amphitheater at Lucius Woods in Solon Springs — 30 minutes down Hwy 53 from Superior.
Saturday, June 26 | 7 p.m.
Post-Marathon Music with Turbo Rathvon at Twins Bar
Join Turbo Rathvon, James and Younger, and the Real McCoys Saturday, June 19 at the Twins Bar. Show starts at 10. No Cover. Getting drunk and listening to indie-rock is way more fun than hanging around Canal Park after the race and you know it!
The New Standards at Sacred Heart
With special guest Kip Jones
Saturday June 26, 2010 7:30 pm
$10 in advance $12 at the door
Tickets online at sacredheartmusic.org or at the Electric Fetus
Featuring Chan Poling of the Suburbs, John Munson from Semisonic and Steve Roehm of Electropolis in their Duluth debut performance.
Dirty Horse + Old Knifey + Cancer Romancer at Thirsty Pagan
Duluth’s newest (and rowdiest) rock outfit, Dirty Horse, will take Superior by storm this Friday night. They will be joined by friendly Old Knifey and his trusty Cutthroats as well as the Cancer Romancer himself. I highly recommend the Burntwood Black Stout!
Friday, June 18, at 10 p.m. :: Thirsty Pagan Brewery
*Also, a little birdy told me that Dirty Horse will be playing a rooftop show somewhere along London Road during the marathon on Saturday … so look out for that!
A Night in the Box, Two Beat Band, Sneaky Pete Bauer at Pizza Luce
If you haven’t seen A Night in the Box or Sneaky Pete yet, well, you should. My mom and grandparents all like my band too, so there’s that.
This Thursday, June 17, at 10 p.m. | $5
‘Communist Daughter’ in-store!
Minneapolis band ‘Communist Daughter’ will be playing live at the Electric Fetus this Friday at 7pm before their show at Beaner’s! Come check out some great music for free!
While you’re here, flip through our ever changing used vinyl and CD selections, as well as our new stock of summer clothing! See you Friday!
Three Bridges International Music Festival
What: Chamber music festival
Where: UMD’s Weber Hall
When: Friday, June 11; Saturday, June 12; Tuesday, June 15; Thursday, June 17 – 7pm.
Adults – $20, seniors – $18, Child/Student – $10
Can someone fix this synth?
I’ve got a Novation K-Station with a bad key. It’s pressure sensitive and only works when you slam down on it, and even then it’s a bit quiet. Is there any place/one in town that can fix it?
Friday night honky tonkin’
Bill Flannagan, playing “Rockin’ Honky Tonkin’ Blues” solo acoustic guitar.
Happy Hour 5:30 – 7:30
Chester Creek Cafe Wine Bar
Rockin’ Honky Tonkin’ Blues @ Carmody
On Saturday, June 12, Bill Flannagan will be playing at Carmody Irish Pub. The 10pm show is free. There will be a few guest appearances. Hopefully a rockin’ good time will be had by all. Hope to see you there.
Big Top Songwriting Competition 2010
The deadline to enter Big Top Chautauqua’s annual songwriting competition is coming up June 25. Last year, James Moors of Superior and Tracey Muench of Duluth were finalists. It’s part of Big Top’s Celebration of the Song Festival, a 3-day focus on songwriting and songwriters.
Info and entry forms are available at bigtop.org/canvas
The winner of this year’s contest gets a $100 cash prize and performs two songs to open for Nanci Griffith on August 28.
Duluth’s Sound Unseen Film+Music Festival in full swing this weekend!
If you’re wondering what “Sound Unseen” is and are seeing people around town sporting badges, T-shirts, carrying programs and what not — wonder no more! Duluth’s inaugural film + music festival has been underway since Wednesday and you can still come out and be a part of it! Tickets are available at: soundunseenduluth.com.
Today we’ve got loads of films playing at Spirit of the North Theater at Fitger’s, Zinema 2 and Marshall Performing Arts Center. Also, get ready for some great rock and roll from local darlings the Keep Aways, Twin Cities rockers Gasoline Silver and the electrifying duo of Gay Witch Abortion! All for the very very low price of $5!
Melody Matters: A Benefit Concert for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland
For their Senior Capstone project, Marshall School seniors Katie Kronzer, Yoon Tack, Gunnar O’Neill Sengbush, and Hannah Curwin will be hosting a benefit concert for the Boys & Girls Club of the Northland. The concert will feature the four seniors performing popular songs from artists such as John Mayer, the Wreckers, Jason Mraz, and the Beatles. Please come and join them in supporting the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland!
Melody Matters:
A Benefit Concert for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
6 pm in the Fregeau Auditorium
Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students. Donations are encouraged. All proceeds go directly to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland
Oh hell no! Fred Tyson on Howard Stern?
There is a rumor going around that Duluth’s own Fred Tyson is flying out to New York City to be on the Howard Stern Show next Thursday.
Apparently he’s one of the final three in some sort of contest to become a new member of the Wack Pack, which is a collection of oddball personalities that appear on the show semi-regularly.
This ought to be interesting.
Heads up! Two Many Banjos at Tom’s Burned Down Cafe, Madeline Island
Friday and Saturday, June 11-12
Sam Miltich and the Big Dipper Jazz Band
Get all jazzed up with the PlayList Thursday night. Sam Miltich and the Big Dipper Jazz Band fill the studio with gypsy swing and traditional jazz tunes. Also, organic wood sculptures by Tim Byrns. Catch it at 9 pm on WDSE – PBS Channel 8.
Tommy, can you hear me?
Presented by Renegade Theater Company, with the Cartier Insurance Agency, 95.7 the Bridge and 102.5 the Northland’s Classic Rock FM
Music and Lyrics by Pete Townshend
Book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
Directed by Andy Bennett
The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The original Broadway production was nominated for 10 Tony awards. Now, Northland audiences will experience the original rock opera like never before. Local performers join forces with area rock group Cars & Trucks to present one of the greatest albums of all time on stage in a new, thrilling, once-in-a-lifetime production.
Follow Tommy as he changes from a deaf, dumb and blind boy to a pinball champion to a modern messiah. Packed with dazzling spectacle, show-stopping choreography and high-energy rock and roll, this is a production that will astound every last one of your senses. You’ve never seen or heard Tommy like this before.
A Winter Downpour + Atlas Mts. + Hotel Coral Essex Saturday!
A Winter Downpour made its Duluth debut this past May at “New Band Night” during the Homegrown Music Festival. Now we take the second step in becoming a certified Twin Ports band by crossing the bridge for our second show and playing at Thirsty Pagan. Hope to see you there. This is a free show. Plus our friends Atlas Mts. and The Hotel Coral Essex are joining us.
Sat. June 5th @ Thirsty Pagan
10pm | 21+ | Free
A Winter Downpour | Atlas Mts. | Hotel Coral Essex
The Hold Steady in Hayward July 2
We’re so excited, we’re doing back flips here! Of course, this is leading to serious injuries and skyrocketing group insurance rates, but here’s the skinny:
Community radio station WOJB is presenting The Hold Steady with special guests The Whigs from Athens GA and Milwaukee’s best kept secret, Jaill in concert July 2 at the Lac Courte Oreilles Convention Center, four miles east of Hayward at the junction of County Highways B & K.
And only 20 bucks in advance! Tickets are available at www.wojb.org or by Visa/MC over the phone at 800-776-3689.
Historic Duluth Armory photos
Historic Duluth Armory featured Paul Metsa and Danny Fox, the 2008 winner of the Hibbing Dylan Days singer/songwriter contest for the May 30 open house.