Music
Twin Ports Bridge Festival 2012 Documentary
July 7-8, 2012
Bayfront Park
New Darin Bergsven video is quite sappy
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… and that’s just how I like it. I hope you do, too. This cover of the Pixies’ “Ana” is on my CD Out of Nowhere. The video was made by Brian Barber; many thanks to him.
Onion A.V. Club in Hibbing
The Onion A.V. Club’s Sean O’Neal traveled to Hibbing for a video that soaks up the Bob Dylan experience for the series Pop Pilgrims. There’s a nice look inside the Hibbing High School Auditorium — Minnesota’s second-nicest high-school auditorium.
[This post originally linked to the video, which no longer exists on the Onion’s site.]
Duluth Album Releases in 2007
Trampled by Turtles
Trouble
(March 19)
Available on iTunes
Low
Drums and Guns
Sub Pop Records (March 20)
Available on Bandcamp
The Hotel Coral Essex
Glisten
(April 27)
Available on Bandcamp
Duluth’s Best Guitar Slingers
The Chaperone Records post (congrats on that – great to see here) reminded me of a conversation at Bayfront regarding the area’s best guitarists.
IMHO, the Twin Ports Bridge Festival featured three of the area’s top ten, maybe even five. Charlie Parr, who seems to have become a master of his genre. Jimi Cooper of the Fractals, who I have seen do many styles effortlessly. Barry Pirkola, also of the Fractals, who exhibits a similar smoothness to Jimi and works the steel as well.
We’re lucky to have so many great artists right here in our community (Twin Ports area – I titled w/Duluth because this is PDD). I’m curious and would enjoy hearing who others think are the area’s top five or ten if you feel like going deeper.
Chaperone Records … unveiled!
Chaperone Records is Duluth’s newest, true-bluest, local-centric record label!
Founded in May of 2012, Chaperone Records is devoted to the promotion and enfranchisement of northern Minnesota’s musically progressive community. In a world of cheap, plastic gadgetry, a product’s finest aesthetic can only be achieved through passion, insight and an honest commitment to quality. This is the foundation of Chaperone Records’ philosophy and the impetus behind its inception.
Trampled by Hippies
Bruce Woodman had the fanciest shirt in West Duluth this morning.
Video: Trampled by Turtles on Late Late Show – “Walt Whitman”
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Trampled by Turtles has appeared once again on national television, joining comedian Ray Romano as guests on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on July 18 to perform the song “Walt Whitman.” (more…)
Only 10 days left!!!!!
Duluth’s premier live hip-hop group has created a Kickstarter project to fund the recording of their next album and they need your help! Please consider donating whatever you can. They will make it worth your while! (more…)
Duluth SoundCloud Sampler 2
Spilled Milk — “The Real Jersey Shore (Summertime)” (New Teague Alexy project.)
Jaze with Big Jess and Bliss – “Lazy Afternoon”
While I recharge my speaker batteries, maybe you have some suggested listening you can mention/embed in the comments.
Trampled by Turtles – “Alone”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfBLQMfdiXw
Another version of “Alone,” by Audio-Files Music. (more…)
Twin Ports Bridge Festival 2012
Saturday, July 7:
10:00 Gate opens
10:15 Zumba, main stage ~ Join right in and get moving
11:00 Food, craft, nonprofit vendors open along with kids’ activities (bounce houses, Positive Energy Outdoors climbing wall, activity tent)
Welcome from masters of ceremonies, Drew & Jon Anderson
11:00 Batteryboy, tent stage
11:30 Sara Thomsen & Michael Laughing Fox Charette, main stage (more…)
Mayor Ness giving key to the city to Wilco
The video is a tiny bit out of order, with Ness giving the band the key to the city in the beginning. Wilco talks about wanting the key later in the video. Ness drew one or wrote it on a sheet of paper. He was then hoisted up and made his way to the stage to give the key to lead singer Tweedy.
It was a nice family friendly show, but Wilco seems to have difficulty writing hooks in its songs. Good band and entertaining, but I am not sure what they think about all the local love. We may be coming off a little clingy.
Sexhawk – “Duluth is Still Afloat (In Our Hearts)”
When life gives you lemons, Sexhawk gives you lemonade. And a stirring anthem about last week’s flood: “Duluth is Still Afloat (In Our Hearts)”
Duluth Album Releases in 2006
Cheer Up Poems
Here Not Up There
Wire Heart
Sara Softich
Pipe Dream
Available on CD Baby
Centerville All Stars
Not Dead Yet
Campaign for two Rivulets videos
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Video director Adam Barnick is running a crowd-funding campaign to produce two Rivulets videos.
Rivulets is the musical outlet of part-time Duluthian Nathan Amundson. (He still rents a place in Duluth, plays the Homegrown Music Festival every other year or so, and considers the Zenith City to be his “spiritual home.” Three Rivulets albums were recorded in Duluth, mostly at Sacred Heart Music Center).
Looking for musicians for a good cause
North Country Independent Living in Superior is looking for musicians willing to donate their time and talents at a picnic honoring our personal-care workers. Our mission is to empower people with disabilities and without our PCWs many people would be forced to live in institutions and not independently in their own homes.
If you are interested in providing some upbeat acoustic tunes while we celebrate our workers, please contact leeann @ northcountryil.org.
When: Wednesday, Aug. 1, noon to 6 p.m.
Where: Billings Park, Superior
Food and refreshments will be provided.
Equal Xchange Kickstarter
Duluth’s premier live hip-hop group has created a Kickstarter project to fund the recording of their next album and they need your help! Please consider donating whatever you can. They will make it worth your while! (more…)
What are the top-five bands or music acts in Duluth?
Everyone loves a list so I was thinking of asking what people thought about the top 5 bands or music acts in this area. Not your personal favorites, but the top of the charts if we had charts. Getting a crowd and having great music.
I was thinking:
5. The Acceleratti
4. Toby Churchill
3. The Little Black Books
2. The Black-eyed Snakes
1. Trampled by Turtles
Jambox – Tune it in
My 14-year old told me about this this weekend as we were walking the dog around the neighborhood. “There’s a video of a guy snowboarding off this wall, then down into the creek and into that tunnel.” We got an e-mail at PDD headquarters this morning with this link, sure enough, the last shot is just as my kid described. Produced by local clothing company Jambox and filmed at familiar sites all over Duluth.
“Duties” by Dead Guys
Last night Dead Guys released their debut EP, “Duties,” and it is now available as a free download at deadguys.bandcamp.com. Dead Guys is a local trio akin to early White Stripes and the Black Keys where raw rock meets gritty blues.
If you like what you hear, we’ll be appearing at Tycoons on Saturday, June 16, after Grandma’s Marathon alongside Dirty Horse.
James and Younger’s New Album
James and Younger have finally finished their album — Sleep in the Sea. It’s available for download at jamesandyounger. bandcamp.com. CDs will be available soon as well. Please support local music and the people who make it.
Vocals: Rochelle Luoma
Drums: Chad Amborn, Ethan Thompson and Jeramie Olson
Keys, vocals and percussion: George Elsworth
Guitar, vocals percussion: Nate Mattson
Bass: Ethan Thompson
Darin Bergsven – “Out of Nowhere”
A video shot while Darin Bergsven was recording his CD at Sacred Heart this spring. The CD will be available at shows, and he’s playing tomorrow morning, June 3, 10:30 am at Luce.
Looking for people who want to be in a music video!
We have a professional videographer shooting a HD quality music video for the comedy rap song “Hey Big Girl” featuring local artist Good Knight. We are looking for actors, actresses, models, dancers and anybody that wants to be a part of being in the music video, especially plus-sized models. This is going to be a fun, yet professional experience with potential for a lot of exposure.
This will be shot on location at Grandma’s Sports Garden on Friday, June 22nd. If you are interested please email NorthernExposureMGMT @ gmail.com for further details. Thank you!