Music
Tommy, can you hear me?
Presented by Renegade Theater Company, with the Cartier Insurance Agency, 95.7 the Bridge and 102.5 the Northland’s Classic Rock FM
Music and Lyrics by Pete Townshend
Book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
Directed by Andy Bennett
The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The original Broadway production was nominated for 10 Tony awards. Now, Northland audiences will experience the original rock opera like never before. Local performers join forces with area rock group Cars & Trucks to present one of the greatest albums of all time on stage in a new, thrilling, once-in-a-lifetime production.
Follow Tommy as he changes from a deaf, dumb and blind boy to a pinball champion to a modern messiah. Packed with dazzling spectacle, show-stopping choreography and high-energy rock and roll, this is a production that will astound every last one of your senses. You’ve never seen or heard Tommy like this before.
A Winter Downpour + Atlas Mts. + Hotel Coral Essex Saturday!
A Winter Downpour made its Duluth debut this past May at “New Band Night” during the Homegrown Music Festival. Now we take the second step in becoming a certified Twin Ports band by crossing the bridge for our second show and playing at Thirsty Pagan. Hope to see you there. This is a free show. Plus our friends Atlas Mts. and The Hotel Coral Essex are joining us.
Sat. June 5th @ Thirsty Pagan
10pm | 21+ | Free
A Winter Downpour | Atlas Mts. | Hotel Coral Essex
The Hold Steady in Hayward July 2
We’re so excited, we’re doing back flips here! Of course, this is leading to serious injuries and skyrocketing group insurance rates, but here’s the skinny:
Community radio station WOJB is presenting The Hold Steady with special guests The Whigs from Athens GA and Milwaukee’s best kept secret, Jaill in concert July 2 at the Lac Courte Oreilles Convention Center, four miles east of Hayward at the junction of County Highways B & K.
And only 20 bucks in advance! Tickets are available at www.wojb.org or by Visa/MC over the phone at 800-776-3689.
Historic Duluth Armory photos
Historic Duluth Armory featured Paul Metsa and Danny Fox, the 2008 winner of the Hibbing Dylan Days singer/songwriter contest for the May 30 open house.
Wonderbuzz Records @ TPB
Show w/ the Branditos, the Fontanelles & the Western Ridge + a limited amount of hand screened music compilations (done by Glen Maloney) featuring 14 songs (by Jordan Taylor, Sara Softich, the Branditos, and me) and some noise and stuff.
See ya!
Experimental Music Fest and Workshop
Who is interested in attending a short experimental music fest in Duluth? I’ve got interested performers and workshop presenters. I could probably wrangle some funding, too. I’m looking at some time in the fall for a Friday-Saturday kind of thing. Still need a venue, a couple of interested volunteers and a potential crowd of workshop participants and performance attendees. Express your desires here or contact me directly through my web site.
Lost Weekend Presented by Turbo Rathvon
Turbo Rathvon presents “The Lost Weekend” May 28-29. Joining Turbo Rathvon on stage both nights will be local underground heroes the Real McCoys and the Twin Cities pop-punk circus Unexpected Guests. Friday night’s show starts at 9 p.m. at Hell Burgers in Canal Park, Saturday’s show starts at 10 p.m. at Norm’s in Superior. No Cover.
Duluth Does the Opry tickets still available
Wednesday is the last day to buy advance tickets online.
Thursday, May 27, 2010, 7 p.m.
Sacred Heart Music Center (more…)
Uptown Boys at Teatro Zuccone
The Twin Ports’ only Billy Joel tribute band plays Teatro Zuccone on Friday, May 28, at 9 p.m. Stick around for Renegade Theater Co. Improv at 10:30 p.m. Cover charge: Five bucks.
Pete Neuman & the Real Deal @ HellBurgers
When is it? Sunday, May 23 – Doors open at 6 PM
Where is it? HellBurgers
Address: 310 S. Lake Ave., Duluth
Phone: (218) 727-1620
RSVP info
Duluth Does the Opry
Thursday, May 27, 2010, 7 p.m.
Sacred Heart Music Center
$10 advance/ $12 at the door
Tickets online at sacredheartmusic.org or at the Electric Fetus
Sponsored by the Transistor, Pizza Luce, Carmody Irish Pub, Paper Hog, B105 Radio, Coors Leamon Mercantile and Keyport Liquor
The Surfactants’ Entire Homegrown Set
Right now you can watch the entire Homegrown 2010 set by the Surfactants on thesurfactants.com.
Equal Xchange — Stage Presents
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mekr86GOj8I
Directed by Edgewood Smith
Another selection from the 2010 Homegrown Music Video Festival.
Thank you all, good fucking night.
Well, Bone Appetit played it’s last show ever last weekend, and it ended just like it began — sloppy, drunken, and unpredictable.
Thanks to everyone throughout the years that supported us, and thanks even more to the people who took time out of their lives to rip on us, thus giving us even more press than our supporters. I wish I could take the time to individually thank everyone, but I refuse to do that knowing I’d forget someone. We may have never sang about “what’s cool,” and never really fit in with the whole Duluth scene, but to those that embraced us for doing whatever the fuck we wanted, I thank you!
I have more good and funny memories from that band than most any other thing in life, and even though some of us don’t really get along in the band anymore, I will still say that I love each and every one of those guys. We’ll never get the accolades that some bands in that town get, but there isn’t one fucking person who deny that we fucking rocked that town over the years. In the end, I like to think we left a nice big skid mark on certain parts of that music scene that can’t be wiped off.
To everyone I’ve had a beer/smoke/laugh with over the last 11 years in this band, I have nothing but thanks for you. I love you all, and Good Fucking Night.
Love always,
Cory “Hotrod” Ahlm
P.S. Special thanks to Starfire, Adam Guggemos, Paul Lundgren/Barrett Chase, Christa Lawler, Rick Boo, Eric Swanson, Slim Goodbuzz, Jason Cork, and Chris Whittier. Anyone else I forgot, hit me up for a beer.
Jonny Lang Live
The Prior Lake Rotary Club is proud to announce Jonny Lang, Grammy Award-winning recording artist, as the headline act for the 2010 Lakefront Jazz & Blues Festival on Saturday, July 10.
Best of Homegrown 2010
Well, now that the booze has worn off, let’s take a moment to reflect on the great Homegrown moments. What were some of the best acts you saw? Biggest surprises?
The latest Brian Ring project
Pearl Harbor (aging hipster dance party)
Wednesday nights in May at Carmody
Homegrown musing
Having been at this since last Friday, I must say the feeling of Woodstock was all around it. Tried to be somewhere when the music started and it was all good. What a talented bunch. More to come. Kickball. If any of you kids have anything left, an appropriate spot would be Hells Burgers Sunday night 6 to 10 for reminiscing. I think there’s music.
Introducing Duluth’s first international film + music festival!
Introducing Sound Unseen, Duluth’s inaugural international film, music and art festival! Our music headquarters will be at Pizza Lucé where a slew of some much anticipated bands will make their debut to Duluth!
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The Bitter Spills — “The Old Clyde Road”
Here’s another video from Monday night’s Homegrown Music Video Festival, in case you weren’t there. It’s Josh Carlon’s fantastic animated video for “The Old Clyde Road” by The Bitter Spills.
Sound Unseen: Duluth’s film, music and art festival
Introducing Duluth’s inaugural International Film + Music Festival: June 2-6
Bone Appetit’s Last Temptation of Duluth
This Friday, at the Rex Bar in the Fitger’s Complex – roughly 60 hours from now, maybe more, depending on where SuddendEATH is – Bone Appetit will play its last show ever. Bone Appetit: Duluth’s Worst, then Sexiest, then Greatest Band, forever laid to rest after over a decade of service to you, the citizens of Duluth. As of last glance, there are 85 confirmed guests for this show, which [using mathematical extrapolation, as well as consulting my trick knee] means the room will be filled well beyond the fire marshal’s stated capacity.
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