All the Pretty Horses, Bratwurst, Damien, Sadkin, Tarli and a new dance showcase were among the reasons crowds packed downtown venues despite the cold and soggy weather.
Marah Evans
Duluth Homegrown Music Festival Saturday dawned clear and with an expected high around 60, so it was a safe bet that a kickball game would spring up at Chester Bowl Park for the first time since 2019. In a way it was a throwback to the early days, when the smaller number of bands performing translated into a smaller number of players on the field. Find a complete rundown of the game from Mike Creger on Perfect Duluth Day.
A couple slow dances during Rick McLean s set at Earth Rider
It was the last night of Earth Rider Brewery’s Starfire Unofficial Birthday Bash. The evening started with New Salty Dog, wrapping up a busy Homegrown week for them that included a performance at 2104, a duo set from Jacob and Owen Mahon on KUMD’s The Local, and a fun video that was part of Homegrown’s pre-recorded content for this year’s festival. The early crowd was a little bigger than it had been the rest of the week, with folks bundled up against the chill wind but obviously e
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For the most part, music lovers will have to enjoy Duluth s Homegrown festival from home this year. We hate being so lame, but we don t want to kill anyone, organizers sheepishly explain in the handy Duluth Homegrown Field Guide.
The popular music and arts festival whose 22nd year kicks off Sunday was sidelined altogether in 2020 by COVID-19, and now it s returning as an almost entirely virtual event.
However, some unofficial in-person events have been emerging. Foremost is Homegrown pioneer Scott Starfire Lunt s outdoor birthday concert series with Black Eyed Snakes, Charlie Parr, Lanue, Father Hennepin and more starting Wednesday at Earth Rider Brewery in neighboring twin port Superior, Wis.