Videos Posts

DNT: Sarah Krueger leaving Duluth

According to this lavish article in the Duluth News-Tribune, Sarah Krueger (aka Lanue) is leaving town for Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She has provided our city with one of its most unforgettable stage performers and recording artists. Her music videos are pure celebrations of Duluth.

EmbalmingEva – “Scared of Me?”

Galalee Wright and Jesse Hatten take to the sand dunes of Minnesota Point in their latest EmbalmingEva music video.

Boxcar – “For Madmen Only”

Duluth band Boxcar is releasing its second album, Black Noon, on Oct. 18. The first video release is directed by Lance Lindahl.

Duluth Traverse Bike Ride Time Lapse

Lane Ellis presents this GoPro 10 time-lapse video showing most of his recent 43-mile west-to-east mountain bike ride on the Duluth Traverse, ending at Lester Park during the Lester River Rendezvous.

Making Chili with Lane

How to make Lane Ellis’ time-tested vegan chili.

Mary Bue – “Right Now”

Mary Bue frolics her way across Minnesota in her new music video “Right Now.” The track is from her ninth album, The Wildness of Living and Dying, due out in early 2025. The video was directed by Jon Herchert of Deck Night Productions.

Envisioning Threats to Great Lakes Shorelines

Duluth features prominently in this segment from the latest episode of Great Lakes Now, a monthly program focused on developments affecting the lakes. The show is produced by Detroit PBS in partnership with a network of PBS affiliates around the region.

Inside the Leif Erikson Park Amphitheater

The latest video from Duluth Urbex explores the space under the stage at Leif Erikson Park‘s outdoor amphitheater. The structure, completed in 1928, was designed by Abraham Holstead and William Sullivan.

Superior Porchfest 2024 Recap Video

The 2024 season of Superior Porchfest concluded on Sept. 5. The event is a free, family-friendly music and art series in which attendees can bring a blanket or lawn chair, pack a picnic and/or simply stop by to enjoy the show. The performances are typically held either on a residential porch or at a city park.

Alan Sparhawk – “Heaven”

Alan Sparhawk‘s solo album White Roses, My God drops on Friday. “Heaven” is the third video release from the record. It was directed and edited by Rick Alverson.

More on Sparhawk and the new album in the New York Times: “Alan Sparhawk of Low Lost His Other Half. He’s Learning to Sing Again.

Minnesota mystery beast stalking the northwoods

The Voyageurs Wolf Project posted trail-camera video one month ago showing a “wolf-dog like animal wandering forests of northern Minnesota.” The scenes were captured last winter and the release of the video garnered considerable media attention — with some organizations offering competent reporting and others maybe more focused on a clickbait headline than careful attention to detail. A new version of the video, embedded above, pokes fun at some headlines that emerged after the initial video was released.

Big Into – “Used to Go”

The latest music video from Big Into includes cameos by a variety of other Iron Range rockers, but the real star is a cheese-flavored cracker. The video was shot at Mesaba Co-op Park near Hibbing.

Homestead Aurora

Duluth photographer Tone Coughlin captured northern lights scenes from Monday night’s stronger-than-expected solar storm. “It peaked around 10:30 pm and was so strong you could see it with the moon lighting up the foreground!” Coughlin wrote in the YouTube description of his video. “Another wonderful light show.”

Climate>Duluth: Andrew Boyd

Climate>Duluth host Tone Lanzillo interviews author and activist Andrew Boyd in episode #29. Boyd is the author of the book I Want a Better Catastrophe,” published in 2023 by NSP Books, and co-creator and CEO of Climate Clock.

Ian Alexy – “Dancing in the Dark”

Ian Alexy offers a take on Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark” on his new EP of cover songs titled Campfire Extraordinary.

The performance footage in the video was shot by Sarah Jane Hale with assistance and lighting by Dan Dresser. The additional footage is from two educational films, Asking for a Date (1949) and Show ’em the Road (1954).