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Steve’s Overpopulated One-Man Band – “Iron Ore”

Dec 02, 2019 1 Comment

Steve Solkela shares the musical story of his great-great grandfather’s journey from Finland to Minnesota in search of a better life. “It was backbreaking work down in those Minnesotan mines,” Sorkela writes on the YouTube description. “Many were injured, and many died; but of course, many were successful in feeding their families countless times and watching them grow to live beautiful lives.”

The video was shot over the summer at various locations across northern Minnesota, and edited using a free iPhone app.


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Moments and Truth: Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank

Nov 20, 2019 No Comments

Joshua Priestley’s 2009 documentary Moments And Truths follows the Duluth band Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank on a nationwide tour and into Brooklyn, N.Y. for the Traveling Show recording sessions.

Featuring Teague Alexy, Ian Alexy, Paul Grill and Marco Benevento.


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Alexandera Houchin: Where the Water Ends

Nov 19, 2019 No Comments

Cloquet native Alexandera Houchin is best known as the 2018 and 2019 women’s Tour Divide winner. The annual self-supported bicycle race follows the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, which crisscrosses the Continental Divide from Banff, Alberta, Canada to Antelope Wells, N.M.

In this video, produced by the University of Minnesota Duluth, Houchin tells her story of growing up never seeing a Native American dentist or doctor, and deciding to counter that with plans to practice dentistry on her reservation.


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Trampled by Turtles – “Our Town”

Nov 19, 2019 No Comments

Another new song from the upcoming Trampled by Turtles EP Sigourney Fever, available Dec 6. The album features five cover songs; “Our Town” is an Iris DeMent cover.

Video by Mitch Peterson; photos by Banjo Dave Carroll.


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Video Archive: Average Sun – “Good Night”

Nov 12, 2019 2 Comments

A 1997 video from Duluth band Average Sun for a track from the album Light and Shadow. Band members included Andrew and Scott Hauswirth, Bill Nelson and Griffin Vittone. The group was formed around 1994.

Vittone and Scott Hauswirth continued on into the next millennium with a revamped version of the band that included keyboardist Tim Shepard. By 2003 the group consisted of Hauswirth as the lone original member, joined by guitarist Corwin Pederson, bassist Ethan Thompson and drummer Chad Hulter.


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The Slice: Ceremonial Flag for Veterans

Nov 11, 2019 No Comments

Duluth VFW Post 137 Honor Guard Captain John Marshall and Second Lieutenant Dan Streu talk about the strict protocol they follow in preparing and presenting the flag and offering support to families upon the death of veterans who serve their country.

In its series The Slice, WDSE-TV 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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Dave Mehling – “Big Time Sadness”

Nov 08, 2019 No Comments

Duluth native Dave Mehling has a new album on the way — Beach Boy. Here’s the video by Ben Abrahamson for the first single.


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Emily Haavik & the 35s – “Take Me to the City”

Nov 08, 2019 No Comments

Duluth native turned (Twin) city girl Emily Haavik has a new video, produced by AMPonStage, featuring a new song recorded at Underwood Recording studios in Minneapolis. The video also features another Duluth native, Dave Mehling, on guitar.

Haavik is opening for Matthew Mayfield at First Avenue’s 7th St Entry on Dec. 10.


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A Video Tour Inside Old Central’s Clock Tower

Nov 08, 2019 2 Comments

This video offers another horological nerdout session inside the Historic Old Central High School clock tower, this time brought to you by videographer Paul Scinocca.

“Not many of us get to see what makes this clock tower tick,” Scinocca writes on the YouTube description. “Sorry, had to say it. I was actually on site for a work project, lucky for me the tower is in part of the project.”


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Trampled by Turtles – “Fake Plastic Trees”

Nov 06, 2019 1 Comment

Trampled by Turtles tackle a Radiohead cover.

From Sigourney Fever, a Trampled by Turtles EP of covers, available Dec. 6.

Track list:
1. “Pocahontas” (Neil Young)
2. “Ooh La La” (Faces)
3. “Our Town” (Iris DeMent)
4. “Keep Me in Your Heart” (Warren Zevon)
5. “Fake Plastic Trees” (Radiohead)


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The Slice: Grand Portage Trail

Nov 06, 2019 No Comments

Karl Koster, park ranger at Grand Portage National Monument, explains how the Grand Portage Trail connected people and commerce during the fur trading era.

In its series The Slice, WDSE-TV 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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Video Archive: WDIO-TV Halloween Weather Report

Oct 31, 2019 No Comments

From the haunted film vault comes this 1970s clip featuring WDIO-TV weatherman Jack McKenna, two mice and Dracula. Also featured at the end are anchorman Dennis Anderson and sportscaster Bill Stefl.

Happy Halloween!


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Zombie self defense at UMD

Oct 31, 2019 No Comments

What better place to find big juicy brains to feast on than an institute of higher learning. UMD Chief Information Officer, Jason Davis, explains how to defend against a zombie attack using principles of Jujutsu.


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The Slice: Haunted Ridge

Oct 31, 2019 No Comments

The Haunted Shack has been bringing the scare to northern Minnesota for 26 years. The year’s spookenings are at Ru-Ridge Corn Maze in Carlton, about 10 miles southwestish of Duluth.

In its series The Slice, WDSE-TV 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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UMD Senior Spirit: Richard Gurske

Oct 16, 2019 No Comments

Richard Gurske has been attending University of Minnesota Duluth athletic events since before there was a University of Minnesota Duluth.


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