Tag: ed’s (no name) bar
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Beer Club 2015— Starting off with a Bang
Beer Club devotees at Ed’s (No Name) Bar‘s monthly tasting were treated to a visit from Bang Brewing on Tuesday. Jay and Sandy Boss Febbo, who operate their small brewery in a highly customized 1300 square foot insulated grain bin in St. Paul, sell all of their beer in the state’s capital. In their taproom,…
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With a Revel Yell: The Last Revel Cometh
The Last Revel is, in simple terms, three dudes that play raw Americana/bluegrass and make no apologies for it. They’re set to return to Winona after their November show at Broken World Records for another round this Friday at Ed’s (no name) Bar. They will be joined by local folk dabbling champions Jaybone Bell &…
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Kevin Bowe and the Okemah Prophets: “Then we all kind of realized that this was a real band”
Kevin Bowe’s list of credentials, partnerships, and accomplishments rivals the cartoonish scroll where Santa keeps score on the wee ones. Writing, playing guitar, and producing for Paul Westerberg, The Replacements, Etta James, Jonny Lang, Communist Daughter, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and Joe Cocker have netted him rights to having much more than a hand or a fist…
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We Are The Willows: New Album, New Label, and Bears with Snakes for Arms
The orchestral indie-rock sextet, We Are The Willows, have been steadily winning the hearts of the Upper Midwest and beyond for the last five years. Their second full-length, Picture (Portrait), has received some well deserved buzz for not only establishing and conveying a poignant and personal story without coming off as trite, but displaying top notch musicianship…
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General B & The Wiz: New Drummer, New Music, & Horror Stories From The Road
Adventurous Twin Cities-based blues rock quintet General B and The Wiz return to Winona this week for a “Halloween Spook ‘n Roll” costume dance party at Ed’s (no name) Bar with soul band Ali and The Scoundrels. I checked in with guitarist Seth Duin ahead of Friday’s ghoulish event to get up to speed on what…
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“Live at Ed’s” Album Review: Mike Munson Done Right
Winona blues musician Mike Munson’s new live album successfully incorporates many of the desirable qualities of live recordings and very few of the downsides. Solid audio quality, impassioned performances, new arrangements, extended versions, delightful improvisation, a cohesive choice of songs that includes previously unreleased tracks, and a masterfully tasteful dose of ambiance from the audience, not to…
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Jacob Grippen returns to a Winona stage
Acoustic singer-songwriter Jacob Grippen is playing in Winona for the first time since Mid West Music Fest 2014. Grippen is not only a musician, but also serves on the MWMF board as Chair of the Education Committee. He has proclaimed a commitment to continuing the excellent music scene in Winona, building the sense of community,…
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Fresh-faced surf-punk-fuzz rockers Stereo Confession ride Winona
These tender, doe-eyed youngsters aren’t the punk skaters down your street. Well, maybe they are, but Stereo Confession is also a pretty cool fuzzed out surf-punk band making some waves (no pun intended) in the Minneapolis music scene. I actually got a chance to see these guys a couple years back at Mid West Music…
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Jake Ilika ends his residency at Ed’s (no name) Bar
Jake Ilika will be concluding his weekly Wednesday night residency at Ed’s (no name) Bar this end of October. You’ve been listening to his well-polished folk tunes and silvery voice on Wednesday for a few years now and more recently with his rock and roll band The Heavy Set. He will be missed. And, of…
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Winona Zombie Crawl 9
They’re coming to get you, Barbra and they’re also coming for the rest of Winona, Minnesota. Winona Zombie Crawl returns for its 9th consecutive year making it one of the longest-running zombie crawls around. Winona’s downtown will become an apocalyptic obstacle course of booze, blood, and BRAAAAAAIIIIIIINS! Saturday, September 20th. Zombies just want to have…
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Good Night, Gold Dust Talks New Album, MWMF, and Cats
Since 2010, Good Night, Gold Dust (GNGD) has been hard at work bringing us their unique brand of atmospheric indie pop, full of emotional swells and dynamic shifts. Currently, the band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Laura Schultz, lead guitarist and vocalist Colin Scharf, and Michelle Roche on the percussion, piano, and backing vocals. In…
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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…