Tag: mike munson
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Weathered Eds Weekend (Feb 18th-21st): An A/V Guide
Here is the A/V guide to The Weatherhead’s Weathered Eds Weekend. Four days full of music, merriment, and rock ‘n’ roll tomfoolery. Be Weatherhead or be better dead! THURSDAY 9pm – Todd and Megan Hanson (of the The Ultrasounds) My Private Eye – "Swimming" acoustic It's been awhile guys. Here is some video of "Swimming"…
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The Heavy Set have a mountain and mike munson
The Heavy Set, everyone’s favorite Winona to Minneapolis transplant, is back with a new offering called, “Everyone’s Got a Mountain”. It’s not necessarily a departure from their previous work but a step towards perfecting what was already a good thing. Their unique mix of Americana, hard edged rock, alt-country and blues is still intact, but…
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Crawford Benefit Show at Ed’s (no name) Bar
Sunday, July 5, there will be a benefit for Melissa and Daniel Crawford at Ed’s (no name) Bar (252 E. 3rd St. Winona, MN). The benefit will feature a silent auction, bean bag tournament, food, drinks and a day full of music. The benefit starts at 2:00pm, and the suggested donation is $10.00. There will…
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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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“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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Ben Weaver: bikes, books, and being a buffalo
Recently, I had the chance to interview experimental Americana singer-songwriter Ben Weaver about his current projects and upcoming bike tour “It’s All the River” that will be coming to Fortunata’s Coffee in Fountain City, WI on Wednesday, October 22nd. For those that are not aware of Weaver, his music, or his published works of poems and…
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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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Mike Munson— 10 breweries in 5 days? No problem!
From July 22-26, Mike Munson played 10 breweries in 5 days. This trip was spread out between larger breweries with beer halls, to family run farms. I was lucky enough to tag along with him and document the tour, blogging it daily on The Growler’s web blog. The goal was to celebrate the thriving, diverse…
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The Old Fashioneds
The Old Fashioneds are Mike Munson on guitar and Sarah Johnson on vocals. The duo aims to soothe your weary soul with old time jazz and torch songs, bringing a sultry, dulcet mix, at once mellow and frolicsome. Pause to take a listen and you’ll soon find that The Old Fashioneds are your new perennial…
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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…