Music
Yoga Tent at Bridge Fest this weekend
I am confident that you already have your ticket for this weekend’s outdoor music festival — Twin Ports Bridge Festival — but wanted y’all to know that there will be yoga happening most of the day (offered by Yoga North and Deep Peace Wellness) — included in the cost of the ticket.
Below is the yoga schedule for the day:
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Excuse Me Princess & Loup-Garou Tour Kickoff
Come celebrate the short 6 day tour that Excuse Me Princess and Loup-Garou are heading out on this Wednesday at Teatro Zuccone. Show is at 7pm and has a $5 cover. It is also an all ages event, so bring the whole family.
Joining those two at this show will be Lions&Creators. So you know it’s good…
EMP and Loup-Garou will be playing a short acoustic set at the Electric Fetus the same day at 2pm.
Experienced Piano Teacher Looking for Students in Duluth
Hello all! My husband and I are moving to Duluth in a few weeks. I’ll be starting to teach soon after! I’ve been teaching for 16 years, for the last 8 in Chicago. I have my master’s degree in piano performance and pedagogy from Northeastern Illinois University.
The rest of my info is at emilymoepianostudio.wordpress.com.
Danecdote “Attention Debt” album out soon for download
@ danecdote.com
Charity Huot CD Release Party
Charity Huot CD Release P
arty, Community Celebration, and Ness Campaign Kick-Off
Pizza Luce
Today, June 30th @ 9:30 PM
$5 / 21+
-Join Charity Huot as she releases her 2nd Album “A New Beginning.” She will be joined by the musicians on the Album: Summit Hill Band- Denise Guelker, Ryan Kimm, and Justin Korhonen.
-Toast to the success of Mayor Don Ness, his support for the arts, and help him kick off his campaign!
The Formal Age with Matt Ray and Those Damn Horses
The Formal Age are a local indie rock band reminiscent of the Cars or the Hold Steady. They are “new” band, but the members are all veteran players who have been a part of the scene since the late 90s. They debuted at Homegrown under the name “A Team / B Team”.
Matt Ray and Those Damn Horses is a 6 piece “string band” that specializes in high-energy, modernized versions of old songs taken from Americana and Roots music along with a healthy dose of original music.
It should be a great show with lots of variety.
A Winter Downpour and Three Song Sunday at Carmody
A Winter Downpour and Three Song Sunday are playing a free show this Friday at Carmody Irish Pub to aid in the celebrating of Ryan Dahlberg’s birthday. Ryan is the creator of the local music website the Duluth Scene. Music gets started at 9 p.m.
Low on World Cafe, 2011
Duluth band Low is the guest on World Cafe, which airs on 103.3 FM KUMD weekdays from 3 to 5 p.m. The interview is part of the first hour of the program.
Putting out my shingle?
My husband and I are returning to our Minnesota roots by moving to Duluth in the next week or so. I’ve been a piano teacher for 16 years now. I’ve got friends and contacts in Duluth that keep assuring me that if I “put out my shingle” I’ll have a full studio in a snap.
What I can’t figure out is how exactly I do that. In my old neighborhood in Chicago I made a pretty flier and put it on people’s doorstep the first year I taught — after that it’s been word of mouth.
Anybody have any ideas for me?
Cold Water Surfest with Crew Jones
Saturday, June 25, at 10 p.m., Lake Avenue Restaurant and Bar presents Cold Water Surfest with Crew Jones for free!
Total Freedom Rock @ Lake Ave
Thursday, June 23 at 10pm
Lake Avenue Restaurant and Bar presents:
Total Freedom Rock for free!
American Cancer Society Relay for Life
Join the American Cancer Society at this year’s Duluth Relay for Life at Bayfront Park on July 22.
The event beings at 5:30pm and continues until 6am the following morning. Join us for the opening ceremonies at 6:15pm, the Luminaria lighting at 9:15 or check out Mynx performing from 8-9pm! There will be food for sale, a climbing wall and Japanese Restorative Therapy sessions. Come out and support your local American Cancer Society!
Aurora Baer @ Lake Ave
June 22, 10 p.m.
Lake Ave Cafe
Free show
Bayfront Reggae – Save on tickets
If you’re going to both days of the Bayfront Reggae Festival, you can save some dough buying tickets online and using this discount code:
PDD1811
Just go to the Buy Tickets Now page and click on “Buy Tickets Now.” Select the number of tickets you want, enter the promotion code, and the price per two-day ticket will drop from $78.50 to $58.50.
(The only catch is you can’t choose the less expensive “advance” tickets and get the discount, even though you are buying in advance; so technically you’re saving $10, even though the discount is $20. Rastafarian math.)
A Winter Downpour w/ Southwire, Lion or Gazelle and Kyle Ollah
Great local show coming up this Friday (June 24th) at Lake Ave. Cafe. Come down and check out Southwire, Lion or Gazelle, A Winter Downpour and Kyle Ollah (the singer/guitarist of Yester). Things get rolling at 10pm, $5 cover, 21+ show.
Live Music Under the Tents in Canal Park
DeWitt-Seitz Marathon Nights events are in the DeWitt Seitz Marketplace lot, pictured above. Official Grandma’s Marathon live music is in the big parking lot by Grandma’s restaurants.
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Marathon Nights Afterparty w/Dan Anderson & His Silk Sheiks
By the end of the long day and hectic pace of marathon events (or actual marathon running!) there needs to be a nightcap. A little letting your hair down and unwinding. Well, that will happen if you come down late to the Lake Avenue Cafe for a Marathon Nights afterparty featuring Duluth’s own smooth organ genius Dan Anderson & His Silk Sheiks and the stripped down surfy post-punk heat of Minneapolis band the Bombay Sweets. Before the evening ends these bands promise to deliver the right sounds to loosen you up and wind down the days long events in style.
Saturday, Aug. 13, 11pm, 21+
RSVP at the Facebook Event Page
Check out Dan Anderson & his Silk Sheiks live here.
And a video from the Bombay Sweets by clicking here.
Psychedelic Signatures: Rock & Roll Posters at the Tweed Museum of Art
June 21 – Jan. 15
Opening Reception on Tuesday, July 5, 4-6 p.m.
The Tweed Museum of Art is thrilled to present Psychedelic Signatures, an exhibition of classic rock music posters from the collection of Andrew and Victoria Olson. These amazing images were part of an explosion of creative energy, centered in San Francisco, where new music, light shows, and psychedelic art all came together for a few short years between 1966 and 1972.
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Half Hearts | People Say Fox | Hot Ashes
R.T. Quinlan’s will be hosting some of Duluth’s up-and-comers on Saturday, July 9, at 9PM.
Looking for a Guitar Setup
I’m wondering if anyone has recommendations about someone who can do guitar setups in the Twin Ports. Thanks!
Arto Jarvela and Kaivama at Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Music Center
Monday, June 13, 7:30 p.m.
$15 at the door
Info at sacredheartmusic.org
Come hear Finland’s greatest fiddle player at the beautiful Sacred Heart!
Bill Flannagan Rockin’ Honky Tonkin’ Blues
I will be playing at Sir Benedict’s Tavern on Friday, June 10 at 9 p.m. Come and enjoy a great selections of songs and beers. Music is free; the beers cost.
Big Top Songwriting Competition 2011
The deadline is approaching for Big Top Chautauqua’s fourth annual songwriting competition. Interested local musicians have until June 17 to submit two original songs. Up to twelve finalists will be selected to perform in the competition finals on the Big Top stage August 19 for a chance at a cash prize of $100, a slot performing two songs as the opener for the Jessie Winchester/Johnsmith performance, and a chance to appear on the nationally broadcast Tent Show Radio program. Details here.
(Also, Big Top is celebrating its 25 years by giving away 25 prizes in 25 days. If you like Big Top Chautauqua on Facebook before July 5 you could win show tickets.)
A few unsolicited viewing recommendations for this week’s SUID Film Fest
If you didn’t have the pleasure of attending a screening at last year’s inaugural SUID Film Fest, I encourage you for your own sake to not let this opportunity escape you the second time round. This year the programmers have once again assembled a remarkable slate of films, many of which will be accompanied by Q&As with the directors and producers. As a film fan, it is close to utopia to have a festival of this quality here in our hometown. This year I (legally) got my hands on screener copies of some festival selections and have a few recommendations for films to check out this weekend.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Kk5K1mLmg&feature=player_embedded
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