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Another (Unexpected) Duluth-Related Kickstarter

Jul 11, 2013 4 Comments

For those of you who know your comic book writers, the name Alan Moore is usually found at the top of most peoples “favorites” list (maybe because he’s an incredible writer, or maybe because he’s a fucking wizard and people are scared of him).

Anyway, I was watching Alan Moore’s Kickstarter video for the “His Heavy Heart” project, and was completely surprised to hear the Duluth connection!

Skip ahead to 3:45 if you want to hear Alan Moore drop Alan Sparhawk’s name as a collaborator on the project!


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New song by the Suburbs

Jul 11, 2013 2 Comments


Music

Local Music Research Discussed on KUMD

Jul 11, 2013 1 Comment

Seth Langreck, a student at UMD, was interviewed by KUMD for research started here on PDD.


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And then there was the time Wilco brought out Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker and Richard Thompson for a rendition of “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”

Jul 10, 2013 11 Comments

That was something.


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Bob Dylan Duluth Concert Photos

Jul 10, 2013 12 Comments

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Some things improve a bit with age. The out of focus shot above is the best I could do at the 2013 Bob Dylan concert in Duluth, but it’s better than I did in 1999, below.

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So, who did better than me?


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Sloppy Cloud Cult post-rainout acoustic set clips from the Twin Ports Bridge Festival

Jul 09, 2013 8 Comments

It started raining at the Twin Ports Bridge Festival pretty much the moment Cloud Cult hit the stage. About four songs into the set it started pouring. When the announcement came that the show couldn’t continue, the crowd slowly dispersed, then rushed back when the band started performing unplugged as the rain relented. When informed they needed to get off the wet stage, the band climbed into the pit area behind the guard rail to belt out another tune. Then they escaped under the stage and the downpour resumed.

Check out Nate Lindstrom’s photo gallery of the Bridge Fest at the N. Lindstrom Photo website.


Music, Videos

Video Archive: Bad Company and Damn Yankees at the DECC Arena in 1991

Jul 06, 2013 No Comments

Bad Company played Grand Casino Hinckley last night with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. Twenty-two years ago, Bad Company toured with Damn Yankees and played the DECC Arena.

The memorable part of the show was that the news came out during the concert that the Gulf War had ended. Ted Nugent celebrated by shooting a cutout of Saddam Hussein with his crossbow. (This seemed spontaneous, but it was actually something he was doing throughout the tour, because he’s Ted Nugent and that’s what he does.)


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Bridge Festival schedule confirmed … almost

Jul 04, 2013 1 Comment

We know this is ridiculous, but we promise to fit it all in and stay mostly on time. And the forecast is perfect! This schedule includes all the changes, switcharoos, and official times as of noon on the 4th of July (yes, there are still more events in the works we’ll try to update here):

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Low – “Do You Know How to Waltz?” (Live at Rock the Garden)

Jul 02, 2013 2 Comments

Here it is, the controversial 27-minute song.


Music, Videos

The Crunchy Bunch News

Jul 01, 2013 2 Comments

The Crunchy Bunch DJ collective is releasing its third mix-tape on July 19 at the Red Star Lounge.


Music, Videos

Video Archive: Duluth Kiss Concert

Jun 30, 2013 No Comments

Yes, it’s the TV ad promoting the Kiss concert at the DECC Arena in 1990, a topic also covered in a post from six years ago.


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Actual Wolf – “Kerosene and Spark”

Jun 26, 2013 3 Comments

[This post originally contained an embedded video that is no longer available at its source.]

Video by Nicholas Sunsdahl.


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Video Archive: Homegrown 2003

Jun 23, 2013 2 Comments

Here’s a sloppy VHS version of KDLH-TV’s coverage of the 2003 Homegrown Music Festival, including clips from the only Homegrown Kickball Classic ever held at the Wade softball fields — and the only time a TV news personality was invited to participate in the game.

Starfire’s fabulous mohawk appears near the end, although the quality of the video doesn’t do it justice.


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PDD Band Publicity Photo Showdown: Teague Alexy vs. Tangier 57

Jun 20, 2013 3 Comments

Back in April, Perfect Duluth Day launched a series of polls, tournament style, to determine which Duluth-area band had the sweetest pic. Tangier 57 won the championship, and, now that the post-Homegrown grace period is up, must defend its title.

The challenger:

Teague Alexy (photo by Joshua Priestley)

The reigning champions:

Tangier 57 (photo by Patrice Bradley)

Which band has the better publicity photo?

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This poll is now closed. The results were:

Teague Alexy – 54.5 percent
Tangier 57 – 45.5 percent

Note: Only people who are logged in to their Perfect Duluth Day blogging account are allowed to vote (to prevent people from voting multiple times). To create an account, click here. If you need help figuring it out, click here.


Music, Polls

I thought I saw a squatch!!! What is Bigfoot Music Productions?

Jun 19, 2013 No Comments

For a while now, people have been asking what Bigfoot Music Productions actually is. So, we thought we would take a minute to provide a little clarification so everyone can fully understand what we are doing.

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