Brother on brother nerf violence as Jim attempts to assassinate Allen inside Gonzo Science headquarters. Both men use a full-auto Stampede ECS. In addition Jim deploys an impenetrable “Captain America” shield.

You’d never know what would happen next at a Dukes of Hubbard show (circa early 2000s). On stage, they would mix Phish with Kenny Loggins, then beatbox. Or play Ween followed by a Beatles medley and other antics. Or Jane’s Addiction followed by Herbie Hancock, while trading instruments and doing shots. And with Trudy (good dog, may she rest in peace) lounging off to the side. Some nights were more of a variety show than a usual set of music.

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Thursday, April 19th at 7pm at the St. Anthony Main Theatre in Minneapolis. Tickets are available here.

Wild Bill’s Run is a documentary about Willow River’s own Bill Cooper. He led a polar expedition in the 70s that was supposed to go to Moscow. But his life took some unexpected turns before landing him on the U.S. Marshals’ 10 Most Wanted List. In other words, I really grew to love this guy.

MSPIFF is the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. It’s a pretty nice festival, even if it doesn’t take place in a barn.

I’m hoping to announce the local premiere soon. Not, like, tomorrow. But soon…

This is a Minneapolis band, but the video is directed by Nicholas Sunsdahl, and the lovely Chelsy Whittington appears in it — both of whom are locals.

CMT World Premiere Trampled by Turtles "Alone"

This was really a pleasure to see, both as a Duluthophile and a music lover. Our boys just keep getting bigger (and better). “World Premiere” music videos surely don’t have the same appointment television mystique that they did back in the early 80s on MTV, but still. This is cool.

Dave Simonett’s MN tattoo and various Duluth scenes and landscapes all have uncredited cameos. Feel free to do the “Where in Duluth?” game on them. I could only figure out a couple on my own.

A film of Duluth and a trip to Isle Royale by my Grandpa Henry.

Live on the PlayList, April 5.

Below is a pretty cool compilation of time-lapse videos taken over the past few weeks along the North Shore. Definitely an early spring on the shore. I’m still trying to figure out what that lightning flash thing is at 1:07 during the Aurora activity, some kinda gamma ray flash or something. Pretty sweet.

Two videos by Alex Horner — shot Sept. 24, 2010 — with music by Duluth’s Steve Horner.

Coyote is hard at work on a new album. Our goal is to record our latest batch of original tunes before Marc hits the road in June! We’re taking the leap and have set-up a Kickstarter page with rewards / “pre-sales” of the upcoming CD and such.

We made a little movie to tell you all about it. Check it out…

Coyote CD Project on Kickstarter

The Kickstarter campaign goes until the end of April. Please join us and spread the word!

Thanks!
Jerree Small, Marc Gartman, and Matt Mobley

Photo by Rich Narum
Video by Ryan Dahlberg

Karen Barta has the story for NewsCenter 6.

By the way, the North Pole Bar has a new owner as of last month — Scott Sutherland. Watch out for the dude in the ski mask at the back door, Scott!

So, seeing the Wind Map led me to many eyes and the work of these two inspiring technologists of the people.

I thought I’d share.

Video by David Cowardin, shot March 18.

A short documentary about people living in Duluth without cars, either by choice or by circumstance.

Duluth high-school hockey players did better than ever this year, with the Marshall Hilltoppers taking first place as a team!
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Two local photojournalists are filming a documentary on animal cruelty in the South and the people working to change the culture there. David Cowardin and Joe Olivieri spent two weeks in the gritty areas of rural Alabama and are hoping to return for more footage and interviews. They launched a Kickstarter to raise funds for another tour South. You can donate here.

If their trip is funded, they would like to rescue a dog and find it a better home in Duluth. Anyone interested in adopting a pet can contact David at 320-290-0877 or cowar006 @ d.umn.edu. The adopter would only be responsible for the adoption fee.

The scene down at the lake these days.

I wish I’d gotten more footage for an even better view of this typically quirky Duluth sight. But I had to wade in to get this and I froze my ass off doing it, so this is what you get.

New video shot in Duluth.

Lake Superior surfing video shot on Jan. 13, set to the song “Cry, Cry, Crow” by the Pines.

Another link to the Savalas commercial.

After finally getting a decent snowstorm, I wanted to have a little fun with the timelapse app. I put my iPhone 4 on my shovel handle with a gorilla pod. It flopped around too much, so I was only able to do a short time lapse.

Video of Garrison Keillor in Duluth at the DECC Symphony Hall performing for A Prairie Home Companion.

Rick Nolan is running against Chip Cravaack in the 8th Congressional District.