1st Annual Unofficial Homegrown Basement Show and BBQ
Saturday May 8th
Following the kickball game (2:30pm)
BYOB and BYOBBQ
Where you ask? Ask your local elitist cliff dweller!
Saturday May 8th
Following the kickball game (2:30pm)
BYOB and BYOBBQ
Where you ask? Ask your local elitist cliff dweller!
A tip of the hat to Andrew Krueger at the News Tribune Attic for spotting this Feb. 7, 1973, WDIO-TV broadcast on YouTube. Nice to have you back in the attic, Andrew.
David Wheat, many of you may remember, was a prison mate of John McCain’s in North Vietnam and campaigned for him in 2008.
This video includes cameos by pre-toupée Dennis Anderson and Mayor Ben Boo, among others. An hilarious ad for “Pringle’s Newfangled Potato Chips” is at the end.
Tonight
Homegrown Incubation Party at Hell Burgers
Kathy McTavish at Chester Creek Cafe
Teague Alexy at Carmody
The Good Colonels and Fearless Moral Inventory at Beaner’s
Usual Boomchucks and Fractals madness
Friday
Shana David is the Runaways
Ween covers at the Looch
Charity Hout at Carmody
Mynx reunion at Grandma’s Sports Garden
Etc.
Saturday
This will be a great start:
And then there’s:
The Freakin’ Gallery Hop
A Goddam Polka Jamboree at the Superior Moose Club
Mark Anderson Trio at Carmody
Bunch o’ Rappers at the Looch
North Shore Trio at Sir Ben’s
550 M.S., Little Black Books and Boomchucks at Quinlan’s
And so on.
They don’t have to be in any order … just list the five performers you are most excited to see!
I’ll go first:
1. Iron Range Outlaw Brigade
2. The Tisdales
3. Matt Ray and Those Damn Horses
4. Filthy Hippy Cock (the name just intrigues the hell outta me! )
5. Eric Rhame
What about YOU?
Add to earlier Bedrock Bar post, from Oct. 4, 1922 Duluth Tribune.
The First Presbyterian Church is located in Duluth on the corner of 3rd Ave E & 2nd St.
Here is a cover of “16 Tons” played by Father Hennepin with Al Sparhawk adding in a great Marc Ribot-style guitar solo.
Tim Nelson also makes a guest appearance, banging on what I think was a piece of Al’s washing machine. The song was from a demo tape recorded shortly after Homegrown II, where Al joined Father Hennepin on stage for some Father Hennepin classics as well as a couple of countrified Low songs.
Speaking of old Father Hennepin recordings… does anyone have a live recording of their version of “Waitress in the Sky”?
Leaving behind thousands of ringing ears, hundreds of broken hearts, and three or four pairs of ripped leather pants, Bone Appetit is ready for their big finale. For over 10 years Duluth’s favorite sons have continually demonstrated that they’re not the best band in town–just the greatest. Join Hotrod, Richie Gunns, Double Barrel, Sudden Death, and Jizzy Young for one last rock n’ roll joyride full of booze, swagger, high-fives, and songs that will leave you knocked up and thrown in jail.
So grab a beer (it’s on you) and push your way to the front, for this really *is* the end, my lovely, lovely, lovely friend…
Bone Appetit
10/31/99 – 5/7/10
Joining us on the bill: Bradical Boombox, Hotel Coral Essex, and Cars & “Fucking” Trucks.
Just fucking be there, OK??
Well, I am. They gave me a chance to sit around with my better half for two hours a week listening to music and talking smack on air. Don’t care for their programming? Listen to The Funhouse tonight — Wednesday — from 7:00 to 9:00 and we promise to either change your mind or put you off KUMD permanently.
Plus, this week is the Funhouse Fun Drive with sponsorship gifts including CDs and the ever-coveted 10 screening pass for the Zinema 2, so you Current Lickers have the chance to put your money where your mouth is.
xoxo
Heads up. June 11 & 12. Yonder Mountain String Band is playing at Big Top Chautauqua that weekend, so expect more shenanigans than normal. Advance crew heads out Wednesday. Too Many Gartbands plays Tommy’s Friday AND Saturday night.
I need a ride into town Friday and Saturday night.
Last Saturday’s Live 2 Play concert featured a silent auction that raised a couple thousand bucks for youth music and hockey programs. One item from the silent auction is still up for bid …
* Two weeklong passes to the Homegrown Music Festival and two Homegrown CD compilations.
This package has a $66 value. Bidding reached $30 on Saturday, and then someone bid $100. No one bid after that, but the person who bid $100 never showed up to claim the items. Since this person also scribbled an unreadable name on the sheet and a number to a phone that no one answers, it seems only appropriate to reopen the bidding.
The starting bid is $30, the second-highest from Saturday. Do I hear $35? $35 anyone? C’mon folks, it’s a good cause, do I hear $35? This silent auction ends today at 4 p.m. Use the comments to this post to place your bid.
“Ease Back” is the first single from Breaking Glass’s inaugural Shatterproof CD. These up and coming rockers from Esko play a variety of original and classic rock tunes. This music video was produced by FitzPhoto as part of a prize package from winning the 2009 Duluth-area Battle of the Bands contest, put on by Junior Achievement.
Breaking Glass will be performing at the Battle of the Bands Kickoff Party on Saturday, April 17, at Hell Burgers in Canal Park. Showtime is 8 p.m.
The band will also be opening the Battle of the Bands with a special performance at the DECC on Sunday, April 18, at 2 p.m., followed by the battle, featuring 12 area high school garage bands.
The post “Minnow Swallowing Contest in Duluth” led to a discussion about where the Amber Flow Bar was located. The answer quickly emerged … 2023 W. Superior St.
Time for a little tavern genealogy …
