It’s an extra busy week of music, in large part to Homegrown Music Festival in Duluth, whick kicked off a week of music Sunday — I’m stoked to hopefully catch Babie Eyes, a psychedelic folk project at Average Joe’s Pub Thursday and a number of shows this week around Duluth!
My calendar lists my picks for the festival, which I’ll also to mention below.
Thor & The Regulars played at Zeitgeist’s Teatro Sunday, the opening day of Duluth’s Homegrown Music Festival. The band led by Thor Leseman includes The Big Wu’s Al Oikari on keys and Tessa Nichols-Meade, as well as bassist Austin Korkowski and drummer Mike Ballard.
But also, down in the Cities, MJ Lenderman and Waxahatchee are co-headlining the State Theatre in Minneapolis, there’s a pair of weekly residencies I’ll mention here from L.A. Buckner (tonight at Icehouse) and TWINE (Wednesday at Bunkers), monthly shows from BZ3 Organ Trio (Wednesday at Schooners) and Lenz and Frenz (also Wednesday at 331 Club), and a pair of shows from Greater Goods, the upstart jam band with guitarist Kevin Fowke (Friday at Shaw’s and Sunday at Mortimer’s).
On Friday, Saltydog returns to The Red Carpet in Saint Cloud, opening for Pachanga Society.
Mentioned below are also performances including Teague Alexy and Nicholas David, Jon Edwards, The Jambronies, Big Wave Dave and The Ripples, Boxcar, Baharat, International Reggae All Stars, the Old Town Tuesday Night Jam (at Whitey’s), Cigarette Picnic, Teague, Lenz and Frenz, BZ3 Organ Trio, Gavin St. Clair Quartet, Hannah Hendrickson, Jaybee and The Routine, Alex Rossi, Hot Tamale Cosmos, Ross Thorn, Flip Arukulary, Witchfarm, Skarlett Woods, Shotgun Ragtime Band and Dr. Mambo’s Combo.
L.A. Buckner’s new residency at Icehouse is a must-see for jazz lovers. PHOTO BY JAVIER SERNA/@jaminthestream
Monday, April 27
L.A. Buckner’s residency at Icehouse on Eat Street is an amazing collection of improvisational jazz talent that must be witnessed.
Somewhat associated but not part of the official Homegrown lineup is Teague Alexy and Nicholas “The Feelin” David at Sir Benedict’s Tavern tonight from 6 to 9 p.m.
Alexy tells me Jacob Mahon of Saltydog will be sitting in. But Homegrown picks for Monday include folk artist Jon Edwards at Dovetail at 7:30 p.m. (free); The Jambronies at All American Club at 8 p.m. (wristband required); Big Wave Dave and the Ripples also at All American Club at 9 p.m. (wristband required) and Boxcar at Caddy Shack at 10:15 p.m. (wristband required)/
The Alexy brothers, Jonny Castle, Jacob Mahon and Neal (will update full name later) played an unofficial set at Carmody’s in Duluth Sunday.
Tuesday, April 28
Teague and The Feelin play an early unofficial Homegrown show at Wussow’s in Duluth from 10 a.m. to noon.
My lone Tuesday Homegrown pick is Baharat at AMSOIL Arena at 10 p.m it’s an all ages, free show.
International Reggae All Stars play their weekly Bunkers residency show at starting at 9:30 p.m.
Graydon Peterson’s jazz-forward open jam, the Old Town Tuesday Night Jam, happens at Whitey’s Old Town Saloon in Northeast Minneapolis at 10 p.m.
Wednesday, April 29
Waxahatchee, the indie folk project of Alabama’s Katie Crutchfield, and MJ Lenderman, an indie rock-country artist that reminds sonically me of Neil Young, headline a show together at the State Theatre in Minneapolis. They cut a single together recently (linked above).
TWINE keeps up the jams at Bunkers every Wednesday.
I mentioned TWINE’s weekly Bunkers residency above, and it starts at 9:30 p.m. and runs until 1 a.m. This experienced jamband, for which I shoot pictures and help with the lighting on Wednesdays, always takes the jams deep in each of three sets.
Back to Duluth, my Homegrown pics for Wednesday are Cigarette Picnic at Wesson’s (free) at 6:30 p.m., ska band Woodblind (featuring percussionist Lefty Johnson) at West Theatre at 9:15 p.m. (wristband required).
Also, Ian Alexy will be releasing a new LP and opening ahead of (and later sitting in with) Lenz (Jay Lenz of Pert Near Sandstone) and Frenz at 331 Club in Northeast Minneapolis starting at 9:30 p.m.
And the BZ3 Organ Trio, featuring organist Brian Ziemniak (of Dr. Mambo’s Combo) and guitarist David Feily play their monthly Schooner’s show in Minneapolis from 7 to 10 p.m.
I’m stoked to finally catch Babie Eyes, the psychedelic folk project, at Average Joe’s Pub on Thursday. PHOTO BY KEELY ZYNDA; COURTESY OF BABIE EYES
Thursday, April 30
Hannah Hendrickson plays a set at 331 Club in Northeast Minneapolis starting last 9:30 p.m.
Jaybee and The Routine have their weekly residency at Bunkers starting at 9:30 p.m.
My Homegrown picks are Gavin St. Clair Quartet at Superior Tavern at 6:15 p.m.; Teague Alexy and The Common Thread at Average Joe’s Pub at 8 p.m.; Babie Eyes at Average Joe’s Pub at 9 p.m. Wristband is required for all of these performances.
The two-axe attack of Saltydog’s Sam Deters and Jacob Mahon can be fierce, delicate or somewhere in between. Saltydog returns to Saint Cloud’s Red Carpet, this time opening for latin-fused Pachanga Society Friday. PHOTO BY JAVIER SERNA/@jaminthestream
Friday, May 1
Alex Rossi returns to Bunkers at 9:30 p.m.
Saltydog opens for Latin/Afro-Caribbean/rock Pachanga Society at Red Carpet in Saint Cloud, with music at 8 p.m.
Greater Goods plays Shaw’s Bar in Northeast Minneapolis at 8 p.m.
My Homegrown picks are Hot Tamale Cosmos at Zeitgeist Teatro at 7:30 p.m., Gochujang at Norway Hall at 8:15 p.m.; and Ross Thorn at Sacred Heart at 9 p.m. A wristband is required for all of these shows.]
Saturday, May 2
My Homegrown picks are Southpaw at Norway Hall at 8:15 p.m.; Witchfarm at Sacred Heart at 9 p.m.; Flip Arkulary at Norway Hall at 9:15 p.m; and Jumpsuit at Pizza Luce at 10 p.m. A wristband is required for all of these performances.
Sunday, May 3
Greater Goods plays a second show at Mortimer’s at midnight.
My lone Homegrown pick this day is Skarlett Woods at Canal Park Brewing at 1:30 p.m. It’s a free show.
Shotgun Ragtime Band plays consecutive Sunday No. 776, with music from Phine and Friends starting at 6:30 p.m.
Last but not least, Dr. Mambo’s Combo is 39 years into their Sunday residency at Bunkers, with music starting at 9:30 p.m.