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2023 Information

General Info

Ticketing + Info

Beer Lineup

Live Music Lineup

Food Lineup

Activities + Community

General Info

Ticketing + Info

Beer Lineup

Live Music Lineup

Food Lineup

Activities + Community

2023 Live Music Lineup

Charlie Parr is an incorruptible outsider who writes novelistic, multi-layered stories that shine a kaleidoscopic light on defiant, unseen characters thriving in the shadows all around us. Parr has a new record with only his name on it, and it isn’t shiny and perfect and commercial and catchy. It’s him. It’s pure Charlie Parr and that’s enough. He hasn’t moved to LA or Nashville; he’s stayed in the cold grey north of Minnesota, because that’s his home.

Their rhythms may be a little bossy. Their drummers commanded me to feel Saucy. Another Duluth band that can hold a groove. The Bass lines funk and the bootys move. Some songs tell stories and others tell moods. They sing about friends and they sing about foods. With Improvisations both jarring and dreamy, one guitar clucks and the other ones creamy. Looking for a band to follow outta the fog? Well look no further than New Salty Dog. Duluth-based northwoods funk jam band New Salty Dog consists of Jacob Mahon on guitar and vocals, drummer Owen “Owie”Mahon (who also does vocals), Sam Deters on guitar, Bryon “Lefty” Johnson on percussion and Calvin “Calzone” Lund on the Bass.

Big Wave Dave and the Ripples

Big Wave Dave and the Ripples is a 9 piece funk and soul band with a full horn section that began by bringing the funk to Duluth every week for over two years on Thursday nights at the Rex. Since then the band has moved on from a weekly engagement and has played a variety of other events such as Duluth Homegrown Music Festival, Fourth Fest at Bayfront Park, All Pints North Brew Fest, a UMD's Homecoming Halftime Show, as a featured performer with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and a variety of local Duluth area festivals, clubs, and events. The band plays a mix of their favorite soul and funk tunes from other artists and original material. If you’ re looking for a reason to put on your dancing shoes then get in, get on, get up and get down to Big Wave Dave and the Ripples!

It’s the Woodblind Jubilee Super Big Band! Ska music without horns featuring Veikko Lepisto on stand up bass and vocals, Jason Wussow on acoustic guitar and vocals, Jimi Cooper on lead guitar, Jacob Mahon on keys and vocals, Eli Bissonett on fiddle, Tyler Dubla on drums and Bryon “Lefty” Johnson on percussion. With special guests Teague Alexy & Jen West!

The Gemstones honoring AfroGeode

AfroGeode aka Di Jay aka Diona Johnson died unexpectedly in April 2023 and has left the Duluth community in shock and grieving her beautiful soul that made us all better. Her legacy and light continues on however. The Gemstones will play their hearts out on Festiversary on May 20th in her honor and we are here for it. This year's Festiversary token donation stations will benefit Black Liberation Lab in honor of Diona and will support the Black, queer, femme experience. To learn more please visit: www.honordiona.com AfroGeode & The Gemstones originated in Duluth, Minnesota. The lead singer, Diona Johnson delivered incredible vocal power and expansive range, often stopping listeners in their tracks and silencing rooms in the most powerful eerie way. The band, consisting of saxophone (Allison Payonk), keys (Courtney Ellian), Drums (Ian Hopp), bass (Emanuel Eisele), and guitar (Josh Nickila) is just as talented boasting the ability to cover multiple genre’s with impressive flexibility. AfroGeode & The Gemstones is a genre-defying experience with heavy roots in Jazz, Soul, and Funk. They often provide you with a mix of timely originals and creatively, reimagined covers and their setlists are known to evoke a wide range of emotions. AfroGeode & The Gemstones have had the honor of performing on several revered stages including: Icehouse (Minneapolis, MN), Bayfront (Duluth, MN), Earth Rider (Superior, WI). The band has also had the honor of headlining large events including the Minnesota Music Summit (2020) and Duluth/Superior Pride Festival (2021, 2022), and received the coveted honor of opening for nationally recognized Music Festival Duluth Homegrown Music Festival at the Mayoral Proclamation Reception.

Feeding Leroy began as a duo, when Lee Martin and Sonja Bjordal started performing together in Park City, UT. They had a weekly gig through out one fateful summer and decided they had found what they were meant to do. The two took their show back home to Duluth, MN, on the shores of Lake Superior where they have been performing regularly ever since. They took on a few more band members, recorded an album, had a couple name changes, but it has all led them to become... Feeding Leroy, living a simple life, playing tunes around the country and finding inspiration along the way. Feeding Leroy came out of the collaboration of Sonja and Lee’s original songs, blending into a unique project, with their songwriting and vocal harmonies as the focus of this bands sound. It’s kind of a family affair now, with brother Luke stepping in on the harmonica and long time friend and bassist, Adam Staupe on the upright bass, both adding their vocal harmonies, creating somewhat of a gospel undertone that acts as it’s own instrument in the band. You can find this foursome around the twin ports of Duluth, MN and Superior, WI, but they have also recently taken to the open road, bringing this up north sound to new cities across the nation. It's country music at its core, it’s fun, its original, it’s Feeding Leroy. [photo credit: Wolfskull Creative]

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