This Week in Lake Voice
Catch up on Lake Voice stories about art, the outdoors, and cuddly animals.
A mouthful of ugly: sea lampreys in the Great Lakes
Tour Duluth: How many kilometers can you ski in one day?
Duluth artist sculpts passion into career
Fishing on Superior Ice: Dedicated anglers doing what they love
Animal Allies shelters itself from the winter
Ice caves boost local economy
Lakeside dance studio owner works alongside family
We’d love to hear your lake voice; share your stories by e-mailing lakevoicenews @ gmail.com.
Video Archive: Mötley Crüe at the DECC in 1998
This post originally featured nearly an hour’s worth of amateur video from Nov. 25, 1998, when Mötley Crüe played the DECC Auditorium on its Greatest Hits Tour. Unfortunately, the video has been removed from YouTube.
Local metal band Nobody opened the concert. It was the Crüe’s third performance in Duluth — the band played a sold-out Duluth Arena show in 1985, before the DECC was the DECC, and returned in 1990 to play for over 8,000. By 1998, things were on the downswing for the band. Tommy Lee had been out of jail for two months when this show came to town. His sex tape with Pamela Anderson hit the Internet about a year earlier.
“It’s Not Only Academic” — Conferences in “Social Inquiry” and in Writing
In the last two weeks, I have been to two conferences, one at UW-Superior featuring entirely student presenters, and one at Lake Superior College. In both cases, it was clear: the university is learning to respond to the community, and the faculty and students are committed to making the community a better place.
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Duluth Band Profile: Troy Rogers
Troy Rogers ventures into the future with music-playing robots. In this interview, he talks about the current state of musical robotics and his work with Expressive Machines. He is currently building his musical robotics workshop. Click on the image above to listen.
A Trip to Grand Marais
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQCnmJnBG-8
I don’t have a property license posted in my apartment …
Where I’ve been living for the past three years is a dump. $815/month + utilities. Now I’ve had inspectors come in and view the apartment while the landlord is there. Every time I’d try to point something out to the inspector, my landlord would cut me off. Recently a drainage pipe from the roof of my apartment burst and flooded my dining room, as well as the basement. I’m curious about what I can do to get this place fixed up, as my landlord never keeps his promises. Also, there is no property license posted in my home. What’s legal and what’s not?
Actual Wolf – “You Can’t Leave” and “Honey Honey” (Live at First Avenue)
Duluth band Actual Wolf performs “You Can’t Leave” and “Honey Honey” at First Avenue in Minneapolis as part of the Current’s ninth birthday celebration.
This week: derby, bock and ides
Here’s a sampling of what you have to look forward to this week on the PDD Calendar.
Browncoat Mondays continue tonight at Zinema 2 with two episodes and Prof. Lisa Horton presenting on feminist and anti-feminist themes in Joss Whedon‘s Firefly.
Art for Ed’s Sake is a fundraiser at the Depot on Wednesday for Visual and Media Arts Education in the Duluth Public Schools and you know it’s cool because Chris Monroe did the poster art.
Lots of plays and musicals happening this weekend:
- Buried Child opens at UMD on Thursday and runs two weekends.
- Hairspray presented by the Duluth Playhouse Children’s Theatre opens at the Underground on Thursday and runs three weekends.
- I Do! I Do! opens at Midi Restaurant on Saturday and runs three weekends.
- Jesus Christ Superstar presented by Superior Community Theater opens at the Wolffe Cultural Center on Friday and runs two weekends.
- Wise Fool‘s Macbeth returns for its closing weekend at Lincoln Park Middle School.
It’s Bockfest weekend at Fitger’s with beer tents in the courtyard Thursday through Saturday.
Saturday is the Ides of March and that means local musicians pay homage to their influences with special concerts at Beaner’s Central on Friday and R. T. Quinlan’s on Saturday.
Your Harbor City Roller Dames host a roller derby double header on Saturday at Pioneer Hall in the DECC.
So what are you doing this week? Can we tag along? Any upcoming events that you want to promote? Let us know.
Mustache March Run 2014 Video
The Mustache March Run took place on March 1. The mustache-themed event, put on by Momentum Racing Events, is a fun event for anyone! You can grow your best mustache, wear a fake mustache, or just run mustache free.
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Duluth Mystery Photo: Darling Blond
This photo is for sale on eBay under the title “Vintage Photo Girl Child Tricycle Antique Cars Duluth Mn Houses Picture #166.”
The description notes it is “a great vintage snapshot picture of darling blond girl riding a tricycle on a street in Duluth Minnesota. Picture is from the 1920. In the background are old cars and houses. Found in a photo album of pictures of a family living in Duluth.”
Can anyone identify the house? Pin down the neighborhood? Identify the darling blond?
Seeking volunteer opportunities in Duluth that benefit the environment
I’m looking for some good organizations that provide volunteer opportunities that benefit the environment and people in any shape or form, thanks.
Homelessness and Water
I drove, again, along the highway that sometimes feels like it mostly exists to serve paper mills to see the openings at the MacRostie Art Center.
Where in Duluth?
I went for a stroll on my lunch break and found PDD t-shirts for sale. Do you know where?
Duluth Band Profile: The Social Disaster
The Social Disaster takes the chaos of noise and mixes it with the vocal flavor of jazz. In this interview, the band opens up about how a collaborative songwriting process produced the song “Foolproof.” The Social Disaster is currently recording its debut EP. Click on the image above to listen.
Feathery Crystals of the Park Point Ice Caves
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8VY6X1C1-E
Looking for seasonal minion … or a seasoned minion … not for eating.
We need a seasoned or seasonal minion! Raven & Associates, Inc., a great little promotional products company right here in Duluth, has started ramping up for our summer season earlier than usual and we need help! We are looking for person to act as an assistant to our sales team writing up quotes, ordering product, doing product research, etc. We are looking for someone with computer skills, charm, and the ability to work in an office environment. This very well could turn into a full-time position going into the fall.
Here’s the basic info on the job: Hourly wage of $10 per hour and with some ability to be flexible on work schedule. Previous experience working in an office (you know, with computers), some background in the arts, and interest in outdoors preferred.
For more info, call Dave at 740-2769 or drop me an e-mail at dave @ goravengo.com. We are now located in a creepy old theater at 319 N. Central Ave.
Enbridge
Why is Enbridge banging out “we’re great on safety” ads on Pandora lately – oh, I get it.
Bridge Exhibit Comes to Duluth
The Bridge exhibit I discussed here, at the MacRostie Art Museum, is now at the Zeitgeist.
Sasha Howell Fashion Show Kickstarter
Sasha is an amazing local talent. Support her dream fashion show and score yourself some VIP tickets.
Seeking: Homegrown 2013 Photos
It’s that time of year again. If you have Homegrown 2013 photos you’d like to have considered for inclusion in this year’s Homegrown Field Guide, send me an email: adam [at] transistormag [dot] com.
Thank you, fans!
Duluth Band Profile: Sarah Krueger
Sarah Krueger mixes the vocal power of soul with the earnest songwriting of folk. In this interview she opens up about how her song “Ships and Trees” connects listeners to themes of loss and abandonment. She is currently recording the follow up to her 2011 album Dancing with Phantoms. Click on the image above to listen.
Video: Duluth State of the City Address 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kQRxEX98rU
Mary Bue in a Nashville recording studio contest
Hello Duluth! Mary Bue here. I’m a local-loving singer-songwriter who got her start in this sweet old city that we choose to live. I’ve taken these songs around the country but keep coming back … and now, I’m asking for your votes!
I’ve submitted to a contest at a recording studio in Nashville called Welcome to 1979. The contest is called “Live to Lathe” — essentially five bands will have the opportunity to record a live album straight to vinyl. Welcome to 1979 Studio will print 500 copies for us to do with what we will — capturing a 26-to-32-minute moment in time. No edits, no auto-tune, if you fuck up it’s on the record. So, super daunting and super exciting!
If you are on Facebook, please vote for me! You can vote every single day and I will sing like a bird with gratitude! Of course, vote for whomever you want, but either way, it’s a super cool contest and you’ll learn about some sweet bands from around the country. Thank you for your time!