Music Posts

Breanne Marie & the Front Porch Sinners – “Dashboard Dandelion”

Breanne Marie & the Front Porch Sinners have finished recording their next album, Two Trees, which will include the single “Dashboard Dandelion.” The band has Kickstarter campaign underway to raise money for mixing, mastering and releasing the new record.

PDD Quiz: Homegrown 2025

Homegrown is nearly upon us! Study your field guide and test your knowledge of the upcoming 2025 festival!

A quiz reviewing this month’s shenanigans goes live on April 27. Please submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at alisonlinnaemoffat @ gmail.com by April 23.

Charlie Parr – “On Marrying a Woman with an Uncontrollable Temper”

This video for a track from Charlie Parr‘s 2015 album, Stumpjumper is part one of a two-part visual story produced by Polecat Productions. Actors in the video are Sadie Katz and Lance Lindahl. The video was directed by Lindahl and edited by Adam Jones.

The Black Labels and Prince Paul and the Conscious Party

Above: Recently re-discovered video footage of the Black Labels and Prince Paul and the Conscious Party performing at the Twins Bar in Duluth.

Below: Prince Paul and the Conscious Party at Twin Ports Brewing, shot Dec. 3, 2006.

A Paean to Greatness

Duluth East Symphony Orchestra – “Rabbit of Seville”

This video intertwines a March 13 performance by the Duluth East Symphony Orchestra of Gioachino Rossini’s 1816 opera buffa The Barber of Seville with cartoon footage from the 1950 Looney Tunes short Rabbit of Seville.

Alan Sparhawk – “Stranger”

Alan Sparhawk‘s second solo album is not so solo. The title, With Trampled by Turtles, explains that. It releases May 30 on Sub Pop Records.

Big Into – “Patterns of the Heart”

Big Into‘s most ambitious video yet was shot over the course of four months. It is a companion video to the short film Patterns of the Heart, directed by Connor Mayne.

MN Moder – “I’m Alive”

MN Moder celebrates life and rides a scooter around Duluth in his latest music video, shot by Jaxon “JayGee” Gardner.

Trampled by Turtles – “You Never Let Me Down”

The new Trampled by Turtles EP, Always Now, is set for release on Sept. 20. The band’s annual Bayfront Park show is July 5.

JamesG – “Hottie”

Former Duluthian James Geisler, aka JamesG, spits truth about his bald head and big body.

The Rhizomes

I enjoyed the Rhizomes at Northern Waters Smokehaus last night. Every concert should start before 6 p.m.

Fat Earth – “4th Line Kind of Guy”

There’s no better time for a hockey-themed song about a goon than the first week of March during the Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament. It’s the first release from Fat Earth, a new band based in Duluth.

Big Into – “Gourd Millionaire”

Iron Range nerd-rockers Big Into have their moneyed interests primed and ready in their latest music video.

Duluth Album Releases in 2025

Here’s the early rundown of new works from the Duluth music scene. The list will grow as 2025 continues.