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Dukes of Hubbard reunion?

An online petition was opened over the weekend to convince the defunct Duluth band Dukes of Hubbard to reunite and potentially play the Homegrown Music Festival in May. Word has it that most of them are into it, but Ben Wizik needs some convincing.

Link to petition here.

Virgin Mobile claws back TBT hashtag

Twitter nerds will understand this. Hashtag humor. It’s a niche category.

Click the image to go to the referenced Instagram pic of Trampled by Turtles playing at a Virgin Mobile event. Our boys are growing up. *sigh*

Ian Alexy – “Stick Around”

From the new record Born on the Day of the Dead.

The Lowertown Line

Twin Cities Public Television is launching a new live-performance music show similar to Austin City Limits. It’s called The Lowertown Line, and the pilot episode will feature Duluth’s Trampled by Turtles. The taping is scheduled for Oct. 24 at TPT’s studio in Lowertown, St. Paul.

Diet Folk – “Winter”

Shot live at Beaner’s Central on Sept. 24.

Duluth Album Releases in 2010

Coyote
When it All Comes Down
(Jan. 9)
Available on Bandcamp

Ryan Van Slooten
All But My Soul
(Jan. 26)
Available on Bandcamp

The Boomchucks
Self titled
(February)

Duluth Gig Posters: 1976 to 2012

This little collection has more than 500 images, but is always growing. You can help add to the collection by sending jpegs to paul @ perfectduluthday.com or just uploading them to the comments.

Click on any of the thumbnails to see the full image and begin a slideshow. If you are on a phone, tap to view individual posters.

2012

Win John Mark Nelson stuff

The brilliant John Mark Nelson has been in high rotation on the Dean’s List on KUWS! Mr. Nelson wanted to share his thanks by giving a lucky listener a chance to win a copy of his album, t-shirt, and some stickers. You should like The Dean’s List’s Facebook Page and comment on the John Mark Nelson post  for your chance to win! A winner will be selected at random on Thursday, Oct. 4 at 2 p.m.

Free Both

If you were alive in the 2000s, then you were part of the international phenomenon knows as Bothomania, an uncontrollable urge to listen to Both. Unfortunately for many, this frenzy often resulted in the complete and total destruction of all physical materials associated with the band.

Flash forward to today (the future and present), where we have all shuffled off this physical coil and all things are made accessible though tubes aligned in series. Things including the three (3) studio albums (aka LPs aka CDs) that the band released before achieving a simultaneous state of burning out and fading away.

You can stream them (aka listen to them on your computing box/calculator) and download them (aka store them on your phone/game machine) for free (aka for no money or trade) here and here and here but not here.

Gear stolen from Sacred Heart Studio

Sunday afternoon, Sept. 30, someone entered Sacred Heart Studio while I was in the back office and made off with two items; a green Matchless DC 30 combo guitar amplifier and a red Fender PJ bass. I am posting a picture of a similar amp.

The theft has been reported to the police. If you have any information about these items please contact the Duluth police or call/text me at 218-390-4794. Thanks for any help.

PDD on your TV

You might start seeing two ads for the Perfect Duluth Day Calendar on the teevee. Thanks to the people and businesses around town that helped us out.

Homegrown 2013 — what are the dates?

Does anyone know the dates of next year’s Homegrown Music Festival?

David Bazan live from Sacred Heart

David Bazan and Andy Fitts recently came to Duluth to do two living-room shows in Duluth. I was thrilled at the opportunity to get him to come to Sacred Heart and record some songs and be a part of a Lakefront Videos project. I think it turned out super sweet.

Duluth synth-pop from the Electric Witch

Two debut albums from new synth-pop project The Electric Witch (aka Zac Bentz aka hey, that’s me) have just been released.

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