Month: June 2014
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Trouble Shooter
Since 1984, Trouble Shooter has performed in a 14 state area including 2 Canadian Provicess and a number of competitve Nashville show cases. Their busy schedule ( as many as 300+ nights per year) has kept them up with current song selection as well as cutting 2 cd’s of their own both were well recieved…
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Mudcat and the Bottomfeeders
Founded in 1995 with four members and moved to 3 piece with many players coming and going. Lots of bottomfeeders out there! They’re based around songwriter James Grant’s work plus tasteful covers. Consists of bass, drums, guitars, keys,harmonica, and 3 vocalists. Members: James Grant, Tom Moncrieff, Allen Neuman, and Ruby Nordby Genre(s): rock, folk, americana,…
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Jacob Grippen
Jacob Grippen, from southeast Minnesota, has been writing and performing his version of either acoustic-folk-pop or anti-folk (whatever you prefer) around the Coulee/Driftless Region since 2006. You might have known him as The Soviet Onion, but that name is long fried, so remember the name Jacob Grippen, because you won’t forget his voice. Members: Jacob Grippen…
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matthew st. francis
Hot Licks and Robotic Tricks: Banjo! Guitar! Fiddle! Clogging!matthew st. francis is the solo project of Matthew Francis Byrnes. He plays banjo, guitar, and fiddle, sings, clogs (traditional percussive Appalachian dance), and uses a loop pedal to combine everything together. He is thrilled to be compared to the late John Hartford and embarrassed to be…
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Jim Trouten
He’s Jim Trouten. He likes cool jams. He wears a lot of hats…both literally and figuratively. Jim works at the bike shop “Adventure Cycle & Ski” in downtown Winona, MN. He teaches private guitar/violin guitar lessons at Hardt’s Music in downtown Winona, MN. He owns and operates PA systems for many different types of events…
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Jake Ilika
A recent transplant to the Twin Cities by way of Winona, MN, Jake Ilika has been playing music for over ten years. His songwriting is influenced by the likes of Wilco, Ray Lamontagne, and Ryan Adams, while his guitar playing can resemble styles of James Taylor, Dave Rawlings and Dave Gilmour. His solo shows are…
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Tanner Brethorst
Tanner Brethorst is a Folk/Americana musician from the river valley of Winona Minnesota. He’s been playing music for many years and within the last few years has decided to take it to the public’s eye. Over the summer of 2013 he traveled across the country busking (playing music on the street) to gather gas money…
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My Private Eye
Three-piece indie rock band from Winona, MN featuring guy-girl harmony, plenty of distortion and feedback, and catchy little ditties to shake your ass to. Members: Megan Hanson, Todd Hanson, Zac Barbieur Genre(s): power pop, post-punk, rock, indie rock Official Website: On The Noisy Neighbor: https://thenoisyneighbor.com/groups/my-private-eye Social Media: Contact/Booking: todd@thenoisyneighbor.com Post by My Private Eye.
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Alex Meine
Alex Meine is a country blues and folk guitarist. An experienced fingerpicker and flatpicker, he specializes in the styles of his idols such as Doc Watson and Dave van Ronk, applying said styles to both contemporary and traditional music. He grew up with the bluffs and rivers of Winona and the surrounding area, which inspired…