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Video: A mountain lion in northern Minnesota

May 29, 2024 No Comments

This video of a mountain lion just south of Voyageurs National Park was captured on April 16. The trail-camera footage is from the Voyageurs Wolf Project, which is focused on understanding the summer ecology of wolves in the park. This is the third video of a mountain lion the project’s cameras have captured in the past three years. All three animals seemed to be wandering through and were only caught on camera once before they appeared to leave the area.


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Rachael Kilgour – “Heart on Fire” (live at The Current)

May 26, 2024 No Comments

Duluth native Rachael Kilgour visited The Current studio for a session hosted by Radio Heartland’s Mike Pengra. She played three songs from her 2023 album My Father Loved Me, including the track featured here, “Heart on Fire.”


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Dirty Knobs – “More Fire in More Places”

May 24, 2024 No Comments

“More Fire in More Places” is the fourth release from the new Dirty Knobs album, Songs About Everything Dying Around Us, Including Us.


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The Slice: Naming Life Parade and Deep Fake Five

May 22, 2024 No Comments

Cameron Mathews explains how the bands Life Parade and Deep Fake Five got their names.

In its series The Slice, PBS North presents short “slices of life” that capture the events and experiences that bring people together and speak to what it means to live up north.


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Dirty Knobs – “The Seal Cannot Be Past the Door”

May 17, 2024 No Comments

“The Seal Cannot Be Past the Door” is the third release from the new Dirty Knobs album, Songs About Everything Dying Around Us, Including Us.


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Rachael Kilgour – “Ontario” (live at The Current)

May 16, 2024 No Comments

Duluth native Rachael Kilgour visited The Current studio for a session hosted by Radio Heartland’s Mike Pengra. She played three songs from her 2023 album My Father Loved Me, including the track featured here, “Ontario.”


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Cloud Cult – “I Am a Force Field”

May 14, 2024 No Comments

Cloud Cult has returned with a new single, “I Am a Force Field.” The video was directed by Jeff D. Johnson of Motion 117 Productions.

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The Slice: Naming ZOZATRAS

May 14, 2024 No Comments

Luke Moravec explains how his one-man band, Zeb or Zeke and the Run Away Screamings, was named.

In its series The Slice, PBS North presents short “slices of life” that capture the events and experiences that bring people together and speak to what it means to live up north.


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Charlie Parr – “Boombox”

May 13, 2024 No Comments

In the past two weeks a pair of videos have been released for the Charlie Parr song “Boombox.” Above is the “official” version, directed and animated by Kev Craven. Below is an alternate version, shot and edited by Adam Jones and starring William Silbey. The song is from Parr’s recently released
18th album, Little Sun.

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Dirty Knobs – “Older than Bones”

May 11, 2024 No Comments

The second release from the new Dirty Knobs album, Songs About Everything Dying Around Us, Including Us is the track “Older than Bones.”


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Austin Castle – “Patient”

May 09, 2024 No Comments

Austin Castle, with Ashe Berton on bass, performs “Patient” at Lakeview Park in Two Harbors.


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Harley Race proposed to third wife on a drive to Duluth

May 07, 2024 No Comments

Season five, episode five, of the Vice-TV documentary series The Dark Side of the Ring delves into “The Life and Legends of Harley Race,” a world champion professional wrestler whose early career included a run in the Minneapolis-based American Wrestling Association. At the 13-minute mark in the episode, Race’s third wife, Evonna Hedbávný, tells the story of Race proposing marriage on a trip from Minneapolis to Duluth in the early 1960s.

Apparently, even the toughest guy in the rasslin’ business can’t resist the romance of Duluth.


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Postcards: Steve Solkela

May 06, 2024 No Comments

Steve Solkela is a comedian, and the only member of his one-man band, which includes accordion and cymbals among other instruments. Solkela finds joy in his music and his heritage, showcasing his talent and sense of humor to audiences all over the world.

This video is a segment from the southwestern Minnesota Pioneer PBS series Postcards. The May 2 episode focused on Finnish musician and artists. The Solkela segment is edited by Mike Scholtz.


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The Slice: Pelicans!

May 06, 2024 No Comments

Every spring pelicans flock to Chambers Grove Park in Duluth’s Fond du Lac neighborhood.

In its series The Slice, PBS North presents short “slices of life” that capture the events and experiences that bring people together and speak to what it means to live up north.


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Dirty Knobs – “Sticks on Skins”

May 03, 2024 No Comments

Duluth’s auditory atmospherist Zac Bentz has a new Dirty Knobs album, Songs About Everything Dying Around Us, Including Us, set for release on May 31. The first visualizer is for the track “Sticks on Skins.” Bentz says the “hypnotic, looping visuals are meant as an aid to clear the mind, at least for a few moments, even if the music conjures visions of doom.”


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