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
Marah Evans
Friday of Homegrown Week saw another night of live performances at Earth Rider Brewery festival grounds for their Starfire Unofficial Birthday Bash, and it was Duluth Homegrown Music Festival founder Scott “Starfire” Lunt’s actual birthday, which made everything even more festive. If it seemed as if more people than usual were clad in flannel, blame item #31 from the Unofficial Homegrown Scavenger Hunt task list, “Flannel Day!” The hunt continues through Sunday at 4pm.
The food truck of the day, Oasis del Norte, was on hand and the sun was shining as Kyle Ollah started the evening off with his rootsy folk trio, featuring Clancy Ward on fiddle and Jen Krussow on upright bass. Meanwhile, inside the Cedar Lounge, Ingeborg van Aggasiz was performing for her regular Friday residency, sharing a mix of originals and covers of tunes including Bob Dylan’s “Abandoned Love” and The Replacements’ “Swingin’ Party.”
Homegrown Music Festival goes on(line) … and off in other directions
In addition to pre-recorded videos curated by festival keepers, unofficial Homegrown-like happenings are cropping up in living rooms. Written By: Christa Lawler | ×
Homegrown Music Festival (2015 file / News Tribune)
About this time every year, Kala Moria likes to create an extracurricular, Homegrown Music Festival-themed activity that runs adjacent to the annual showcase of local music, art and visuals.
One year she made Homegrown trading cards featuring musicians and other familiar faces from the scene. Players had eight rounds to build a dream musical lineup. Another year, the tuba player from the polka punk band Winzige Hosen assembled a marching band to play during the annual Homegrown kickball game.
Nestle-Purina donates $25,000 towards new animal shelter in Puxico
Nestle-Purina donates $25,000 towards new animal shelter in Puxico By Mike Mohundro | January 10, 2021 at 4:28 PM CST - Updated January 11 at 4:34 AM
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The Puxico Project 4 Paws is an organization looking for a new building to help upscale the current one they have today as they help with the animals.
“Right now our facility is an outside facility,” Puxico Project 4 Paws CEO Jennifer Sokolowski said. “It’s not climate controlled and we have drain issues. So we need it to help improve the health for the animals that we are taking in.”