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STEVE JOHNSON
[website]
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Steve's songwriting is honest
and keen, but not melodramatic. He is sincere
and, in his writing, he is thoroughly devoted to
the capture of meaning and substance.
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JUSTIN KERVINA
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Justin spent many years
writing songs without words. Fearing a word-
filled coup d'etat, he began giving words the
attention they deserve. Justin's indie-folk
oeuvre will draw you in with his gentle yet
powerful guitar compositions and atmosphere-
driven lyrics.
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TOBY THOMAS CHURCHILL
[website]
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Front man for Duluth's 'Alrights', Toby is
taking the stage solo for this One Week Live.
According to Toby, his expressions are a
matter of life or death.
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CARS & TRUCKS
[website]
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Simply described by Cars & Trucks... They are a rock trio.
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SALLY BARRIS
[website]
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Nashville-based artist and
songwriter has seen her songs recorded by a
wide variety of country music's elite. Those
who have cut Barris' songs include country/pop
superstars like Martina McBride and Trisha
Yearwood, but also new traditionalist Lee Ann
Womack and newcomers like American Idol
finalist Kellie Pickler.
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DANNY SCHMIDT
[website]
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With lyrical depth drawing
comparisons to Leonard Cohen, Townes Van
Zandt, and Dave Carter, Danny is considered a
preeminent writer, an artist whose earthy poetry
manages to somehow conjure magic from the mundane.
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CARRIE ELKIN
[website]
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Carrie Elkin is a soulful singer
with a gypsy spirit, a songwriter with a keen
eye. She wins over new fans at every show,
whether playing at a headlining club gig,
singing the national anthem in front of 20,000
at a Chicago Bulls game or opening for artists
like Jesse Winchester, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
and Greg Brown.
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ANDY ELWELL
[website]
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Andy Elwell has been creating
and performing music in Minneapolis, MN,
since 2001. 'Different Places' (2006) has been
featured on over 200 college radio stations and
licensed for use by MTV, Lifetime Network and
Oxygen Network.
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ANNUAL SINGER/SONGWRITER COMPETITION
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RYAN LANE
[website]
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Ryan started playing guitar at 17
and wanted to be able to turn his writing into
music...so he started singing. In 2006 he joined
the Navy where he continued to sing & write.
He now takes the stage again at One Week Live.
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JASON WUSSOW & FRIENDS
[website]
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Jazz inspired Ska,
Rock, and Blues quartet with a rotating cast of
friends joining in on the fun.
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THE FONTANELLES
[website]
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Duluth-native Dave Mehling
heads up this four-piece, mpls-based rock and
roll band; An addicting musical blend of
energetic rhythms and soulful lyrics will hook
you from the start.
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4 ON THE FLOOR
[website]
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They pull no punches.
They won't bore you with trying to explain
how multi-genre and indefinable they are.
The 4onthefloor play rock music. The
4 on the floor play blues music. And they do
it in 4/4 time.
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THE BLASPHEMISTS
[website]
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Quirky, bombastic, occasionally
creepy rock music played with zeal
and periodic frenzy.
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LOTUS EATER
[website]
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Lotus Eater, formed in the
spring of 2009. They play a mixture of
folk/rock/pop that is reminiscent of 60's
pop bands like The Zombies and
modern indie bands like The Shins.
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LOUP GAROU
[website]
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Loup-Garou is a Duluth Indie-
Folk band that brings and infectious hook
of vocal yelps and energetic instrumentation
to the table.
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LOOKDOWN MOON
[website]
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Their music has been
described as a "fluid, ever-evolving
sound". Songs that are "skeletal,
acoustic-based" with a lead singer that
"defies comparison and destroys them
with her smooth, soulful voice..."
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DAN DRESSER
[website]
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Formerly a member of the
almost world famous band "The Brushstrokes"
and now the driving force behind the
band "Three Song Sunday". Dan writes
songs about the demons that haunt us,
the love that got away, and the love that
never was.
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MARY BUE
[website]
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Mary Bue has
been performing her extensive list of
original songs all over the United States.
Growing up in small town Minnesota,
where the winters are frigid and long,
Mary used the hours spent inside writing thousands of stream-of-
consciousness poems over the years
eventually morphing into songs.
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HEALTHY BAND MUSIC CLUB
[website]
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Healthy Band
Music Club is an exclusive organization
dedicated to bringing creative artistry and
aural pleasure to the fine people of the
Twin Ports.
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DANNY FRIEDMAN & THE BEASTMAN BAND
[website]
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A musical collective founded on the
hybrid vigor of rockabilly, R&B, country-
folk, and hard funk. 'An orgy between
They Might Be Giants, Cat Stevens, and
The Meat Puppets.'
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