Bands, Bloodys & Other Area Bullshit
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Great River Shakespeare Festival’s Hamlet
“Let me speak to th’ yet unknowing world how these things came about. So shall you hear of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts, of accidental judgments, casual slaughters, of deaths put on by cunning and forced cause, and in this upshot, purposes mistook.” -Horatio, from Hamlet These lines from the play tell you everything you…
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Live@theLevee to take place Saturday, August 2nd in Levee Park
Live @the Levee will hold its next event August 2nd from 12-11pm @Levee Park, downtown Winona, celebrating the closure of the Great River Shakespeare Festival. A whole day of music, great food, vendors, entertainment and family friendly activities, …and it is FREE. In case of rain, we have a huge tent, where Main Street meets…
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PopUpArtShop
What’s a pop-up retail space? It’s a venue or shop that exists one day or week or month, and is gone the next. The trend is becoming increasingly popular in bigger cities and Winona will be having one of its own Friday, July 18, 5-9 pm, and Saturday, July 19, 1-9pm. The cool thing about…
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Wake up Bedhead: still awake
Wake Up Bedhead has been hard at it, playing shows in and around Winona for the past eight years. Founding members Joshua Lauer and Eli Beach, as well as newly added drummer Justin Wieczorek, have lived in the area the majority of their lives. All of the band had resided in Winona, but Josh and…
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Ash St. John to play Acoustic Cafe Saturday, July 12
Ash St. John is a classically trained musician who began playing violin at the tender age of 10 years old. His life has been mired in music. Playing in orchestras growing up and in the University of Iowa’s orchestra, he honed his skills and became a diverse instrumentalist. He’s even got a day job as…
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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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Union Station
Union Station has opened for performers including the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Little River Band, Survivor, The Association and Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. Any Winona area town celebration has featured the group at one time or another in their over 23 year career. They play at weddings and class reunions as well.…
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MoonDawg
Moon Dawg recorded their first album “Ajama” in February 2005 and shortly after recorded their first DVD, “Live at Rascals.” Both were great successes. In December 2005, the band made their stepping-stone recording, “The EP,” which outlined the stylistic evolution of the band at the time. After the birth of “The EP” the band really…
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Know Way
Know Way is a poetic and musical performance based in the folk music tradition. Know Way attempts to blend soft finger style guitar, tenor vocals, and reflective lyrics into an experience that hopefully gives listeners a chance to pause and rest from the chaos of life. Know Way’s lyrics focus highly on death and life,…
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Harbinger
Harbinger is a five piece metal band, based out of the upper midwest. Founded in 2010, our sound is original and explosive. We mix many elements to our music, and you will always experience a high energy lasting impression of our live shows. 2013 saw a needed change so we added a second guitarist to…
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Hallowed Ground
Hallowed Ground is a Hard Rock band based in the mid-western Wisconsin & south-eastern Minnesota area. Members Rich Lyga, Chris Rosenow, and Jim Caggiano teamed up to form Hallowed Ground in early 2009. Jon Yeske was added to the line-up in early 2013. Hallowed Ground has released one studio album “From Beyond”. The CD’s are…
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Second Awakening
Second Awakening is a metal band from Winona Minnesota. Members: Jay Schroepfer, Zach Loechler, Ryan Hall Genre(s): metal, metalcore Official Website: On The Noisy Neighbor: Social Media: Contact/Booking: 507-459-6826