Month: June 2014

  • Godeater

    Godeater

    For fans of Ke$ha, Neurosis, Sleep, Red Fang,The Doobie Brothers, Noothgrush, Electric Wizard, ISIS, QOTSA, Bay City Rollers, ect….Drum pounding, riff smoking, dope toking, sludgy power doom duo from Winona MN. A hidious monster spawned in a rancid punk house basement in late 2012. Members: Aaron Rykhus, Eli Fenrir Genre(s): sludge, doom metal, stoner metal,…

  • Trouble Shooter

    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…

  • Mudcat and the Bottomfeeders

    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,…

  • Monolith to Aramoff

    Monolith to Aramoff

    forever preaching and fulfilling the prophecies of Aramoff! Super fast hardcore with some blending of sludge and doom. Let them come destroy your town…. Members: Aaron kommunist, Nathan Rislove, Genre(s): sludge, doom metal, hardcore, punk Official Website: On The Noisy Neighbor: Social Media: Contact/Booking: email Monolith to Aramoff song(rough cut) from Noah Hauser on Vimeo.

  • Jacob Grippen

    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…

  • matthew st. francis

    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…

  • Jim Trouten

    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…

  • Jake Ilika

    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…

  • Tanner Brethorst

    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…

  • Jonathan Richman is coming to Winona. Yeah, Jonathan Richman.

    Jonathan Richman is coming to Winona. Yeah, Jonathan Richman.

    It’s hard to describe a guy like Jonathan Richman to the uninitiated. The best analogy I can muster, or maybe just the first I thought of, is that he’s kind of like a White Castle burger. His music is deceptively simple and straight forward at times, but there is something steaming under the surface you…

  • My Private Eye

    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.

  • Alex Meine

    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…