Tag: ed’s (no name) bar
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Bands talk Bands at Mid West Music Fest 5
If you were not at the 5th annual Mid West Music Fest this last weekend then I feel for you. I really do. I’m sure you’ve heard by now from your friends on Facebook and Twitter about how cool it was and how great the bands were, and we know you’ve surfed the #MWMF5 hashtag…
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3 Bands, 3 Questions – San Dimas, The Ultrasounds, Ruben
THE ULTRASOUNDS ask RUBEN Are you named after a sandwich or the incredibly talented and famous American Idol R&B crooner Ruben Studdard? Yes Who has a better beard…Mack or Sam? Sam’s. It’s more orangey. If you had to choose one musical mentor…dead or alive to train you up and guide you in the ways of…
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Jake Ilika Releasing Debut EP
Former Winonan and now full-time Minneapolis-based musician Jake Ilika will be releasing his debut EP he recorded with his band, The Heavy Set, on March 1st, 2014 at Ed’s (No Name) Bar . Joining the bill is Minneapolis-based Americana musician and RealPhonic Studios owner/engineer/producer Erik Koskinen and his band. The cost is $5.00 and doors…
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Leo “Bud” Welch brings the blues to Winona
Leo “Bud” Welch may have been donning his best Sunday suit at Ed’s (no name) Bar on January 19th, but the 81 year old musician, with decades of experience playing in gospel groups around his home in rural Mississippi, was clearly here in Winona to sing the blues. Equipped with a microphone headset and perched…
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Choo Choo! Gravy Train is steaming into Ed’s Saturday!
What’s that I hear? It—it—it sounds like a TRAIN! CHOO CHOO! It’s Gravy Train! (Winona’s happiest band!) Comprised of seven men, all born musicians—each half gravy, half train, this band is guaranteed to make you move. And get out the way, they are steaming to stage this Saturday the 18th 9:00 PM @Ed’s! You won’t…
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A bit about Beer Club
It’s a wonderful time to be a beer lover in Minnesota, and especially in Winona. In addition to the many new breweries that have opened up in the state over the past couple of years, we’ve never had better access to well-made, hand-crafted regional and national beers in our town. At times, the selection seems…
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Winona Zombie Crawl 8
What started as about 30 college kids dressed up as zombies freaking people out down on 3rd street in 2006 has grown. It’s grown into hundreds of the undead of all ages converging on all the downtown Winona bars and then literally taking them over, for better or for worse. It’s been very cool and…
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WHYnona?
Just over four years ago I stepped foot in Winona, Minnesota for the first time. I couldn’t have known it at the time, but it was the beginning of something so much bigger than where I would spend that summer or do a little Spear(e)shaking. Looking back on it now I can say, without hyperbole,…