Bands, Bloodys & Other Area Bullshit
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The Wide Awakes
5-piece good-time string band that will make you want to dance and sing along to their up-beat brand of bluegrass. Members: Tanner Brethorst, Dave Casey, Alex Meine, Ingrid Ogren, Chris Peters Genre(s): bluegrass, folk Official Website: On The Noisy Neighbor: Social Media: Contact/Booking: email
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Wildflower
A fresh, effervescent sound created by a talented female folk quartet with smooth, lilting harmonies & solid performances on duo keyboards, guitar and cello. Members: Aleah Harvey, Amanda Grace, Patti Darbo, Cindy Johnson Genre(s): folk Official Website: musicbyamandagrace.com On The Noisy Neighbor: Social Media: Contact/Booking: email
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Jaybone Bell & Restless Light drop self-titled album at Ed’s
Jaybone Bell & Restless Light is maybe a very appropriately titled group. Because while they play in the realm of Americana and folky bluegrass, they have a striking urgency and restlessness to their tunes that often seems absent where many of their traditional folk contemporaries are concerned. At the core of the group is Jason…
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Breakaway: the punk in the machine
Breakaway is one man with one mic and many layers spread on top an electronic landscape of both minimalistic construction and complex interplay that compliment each other in very interesting ways. Building up structures and then breaking them down, Joe Kujawa pulls you into his world and then buries you underneath a blanket sown together…
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BUHU: A Couple Drinks and You Can Make Us Do Anything
Brilliantly constructed electro-pop hits make up the masts of the BUHU ship with textured vocals and undefeatable DIY ethics filling up their sails. Red Fox Grey Fox join them, fitting the theme with strongly written songs bearing electronic tinges underlain by strong musicianship and lofty vocals. RFGF are known in the area for crack songwriting…
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Insight Brewing invades Beer Club!
The first Tuesday of the month means Beer Club night at Ed’s (no name) Bar. They’ve been knocking it out of the park lately, with fun-filled, informative tastings. We’ve been treated to tastings centered around different styles, and events centered around a single brewery. This latest Beer Club catered to the latter, focusing on one…
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The MWMF 2015 Artist Sampler
It’s that time of the year again when you expect The Noisy Neighbor and Mid West Music Fest to bring you another installment of the MWMF artist sampler. Well, your presumption has paid off because here it is. You will find many bands playing the 6th annual Mid West Music Fest taking place April 23-25th…
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The Wide Awakes: Let Freedom String
As the traditional Second Winter lingers on, you can rest easy knowing that Winona’s newest regiment of seasoned musicians will marshal in a proper Spring this week with sunshine and warmer temperatures among their ranks. The bluegrass super group, The Wide Awakes, break on to the scene this week with their inaugural show at Ed’s…
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JUG BAND HOKUM screening at Mid West Music Fest 2015
The highly anticipated film JUG BAND HOKUM will receive an April 25, 2015 teaser screening in Winona, Minnesota courtesy of Three Honchos Films, Infinite Zero Pictures and Mid West Music Fest. The documentary film stars Brooklynd Turner and Anne Baggenstoss of the Yoga Jug Benders with Amnesia Starr and Lil’ Majesty of $how Me Your…
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The Weathered Heads: Sinners, Saints & Schydes
How many college-aged dudes does it take to plug in a light bulb? Well, I don’t know the answer to that, but I do know it takes roughly six in the case of The Weathered Heads to plug into the ideal jam pop outfit. They offer a seamless blend of unpretentious rock ‘n’ roll, jazz,…
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Rat Pit returns to Winona with New Album
The St. Paul psych-rock foursome Rat Pit returns once again to Winona to delight us with their quirky slacker pop jangle, infectious hooks, and vocal trifecta. Originally formed in July of 2012, Rat Pit has lent their energetic grooves to stages like First Avenue’s 7th Street Entry, The Turf Club, The Fine Line, and even…
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The Traveling Suitcase Open Their Armoire For Winona
The Traveling Suitcase bleeds rock ‘n’ roll in its truest and most honest form. Booked for their first time at Mid West Music Fest, you have the chance to witness the Oshkosh based sonic beast at Ed’s (no name) Bar on Friday. No-frills rock that puts up a wall of sound, the current three-piece draws…