Big Into –“The Jupiter Song”
Take a tour through the solar system with Iron Range natives Curtis Kraft Mattson and Jozef Conaway. Their nerd-rock band Big Into is releasing a music video every month for each new track off their...
View ArticleAlan Sparhawk Live at Le Guess Who?
Alan Sparhawk, backed by a trio of fellow Duluthians, played six European Union shows in November 2023. The first was at Jacobikerk, a Protestant church in Utrecht, Netherlands, as part of the Le...
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Live from Studio A: Charlie Parr
Charlie Parr‘s 18th album, Little Sun, is out today on the Smithsonian Folkways record label. The Minnesota native and longtime Duluthian stopped into Studio A at WDSE FM 103.3 “The North” on Feb. 28...
View ArticleIndecent Proposal –“Behind Her Eyes”
The music video for Duluth band Indecent Proposal‘s romantic tragedy “Behind Her Eyes” was shot in the historic auditorium at Denfeld High School. It was released in November and has since amassed...
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Duluth Van and Storage Company
The Looney Tunes animated short Design for Leaving was released on March 27, 1954 — 70 years ago today. One-minute into it, door-to-door salesman Daffy Duck shoves Elmer Fudd onto a nonstop bus headed...
View ArticleThe Slice: KEBS Records
Tim “Edwards” Verthein and his daughter Stacia Rom operate what is believed to be the smallest record store in the world. KEBS Radio and Records is located at 311 Second St. in Bovey, about 80 miles...
View ArticleScreaming at Lake Superior
Last year, Duluthians gathered behind Leif Erickson Park to scream at Lake Superior. The April Fools’ Day screaming session was initiated by Ryan Glenn. “I originally posted the event […] to be sort...
View ArticleNolen Sellwood –“Lavender”
Nolen Sellwood‘s 2024 NPR Tiny Desk Contest submission is a video for the song “Lavender,” a track from his upcoming album Cadence to the Flame, scheduled for release June 7. The video was shot by...
View ArticleEmerging Artist Showcase: Nolen Sellwood
The Current’s Emerging Artists Showcase at the Duluth Masonic Temple in January brought together musicians from communities across the region to showcase and develop the next generation of songwriters...
View ArticleSadkin –“Saints of Catalina”
The new video for Sadkin‘s “Saints of Catalina” is a collaborative endeavor helmed by Henriette Blade, who conscripted a group of Duluth artists from a myriad of arts disciplines — actors, visual...
View ArticleBig Into –“Good as Gold”
From the shores of the Mississippi River, Iron Range natives Curtis Kraft Mattson and Jozef Conaway ask, “If a journey’s reward is the journey itself … then who pays?” Their band Big Into is releasing...
View ArticleMy phone call with Kathy Cargill
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View ArticleThe Slice: Pelicans!
Every spring pelicans flock to Chambers Grove Park in Duluth’s Fond du Lac neighborhood. In its series The Slice, PBS North presents short “slices of life” that capture the events and experiences that...
View ArticlePostcards: Steve Solkela
Steve Solkela is a comedian, and the only member of his one-man band, which includes accordion and cymbals among other instruments. Solkela finds joy in his music and his heritage, showcasing his...
View ArticleAustin Castle –“Patient”
Austin Castle, with Ashe Berton on bass, performs “Patient” at Lakeview Park in Two Harbors. The post Austin Castle – “Patient” appeared first on Perfect Duluth Day.
View ArticleLake Superior’s Warming Waters
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View ArticleDirty Knobs –“Older than Bones”
The second release from the new Dirty Knobs album, Songs About Everything Dying Around Us, Including Us is the track “Older than Bones.” The post Dirty Knobs – “Older than Bones” appeared first on...
View ArticleCharlie Parr –“Boombox”
In the past two weeks a pair of videos have been released for the Charlie Parr song “Boombox.” Above is the “official” version, directed and animated by Kev Craven. Below is an alternate version, shot...
View ArticleThe Slice: Naming ZOZATRAS
Luke Moravec explains how his one-man band, Zeb or Zeke and the Run Away Screamings, was named. In its series The Slice, PBS North presents short “slices of life” that capture the events and...
View ArticleCloud Cult –“I Am a Force Field”
Cloud Cult has returned with a new single, “I Am a Force Field.” The video was directed by Jeff D. Johnson of Motion 117 Productions. The new song, written in the solitude of a tiny cabin...
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