Posted on September 17th, 2007 by Dan Haugen
My wife and I returned this weekend from our Alaskan honeymoon. Among the highlights: sea kayaking off the Kenai Peninsula, stuffing ourselves with crab legs and halibut tacos, and scaling the Harding Icefield and Flattop Mountain (pictured).
My legs have fully recovered after a couple days of rest, and I’m ready to climb my next mountain. That […]
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Filed under: Beltrami, Bottineau, Holland, Music, Parks, Transportation
Posted on July 18th, 2007 by Dan Haugen
Roy Hubbs says they enjoy playing for the audiences at Northeast bars more than just about any place but a VFW. The twangy, harmonizing country band got together earlier this week to record a short interview and live performance with the Northeast Beat. They set up in the living room of drummer Sean Gilchrist’s house, […]
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Filed under: Music, St. Anthony East, Video, Waite Park
Posted on July 2nd, 2007 by Dan Haugen
By Melissa Slachetka
Northeast Beat Contributor
“I love living in the city,†Jen Markey said. “Women in Northeast seem to support each other more. There is no competition.â€
Markey has a rich laughing voice and whimsical fairy tattoos. Singer and guitarist, she originally started her career singing Janis Joplin on karaoke and taking her talented voice to open […]
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Filed under: Music
Posted on June 11th, 2007 by Dan Haugen
Break out the blankets and bug spray.
Starting tomorrow evening, the Holland neighborhood is hosting a series of free, outdoor music and movie nights. Music starts at 8 p.m. at the Edison High School amphitheater at 22nd Avenue and Quincy Street, followed by a movie at dusk.
The fun starts June 12 with local band Infestations and “Slaughterhouse Five,” a […]
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Filed under: Film, Holland, Music
Posted on June 7th, 2007 by Dan Haugen
On Saturday night, Duluth band Low will take to the stage at the first annual Red Stag Northeast Block Party. (See event calendar for details.) A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit an organization called the Maasai School Project, which has helped build a school in rural Kenya and is raising money for supplies […]
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Filed under: East Bank, Music, Podcast
Posted on June 6th, 2007 by Dan Haugen
By Dan Haugen
Northeast Beat Editor
A neighborhood bar that was already under the city’s thumb for license and entertainment issues has once again run into trouble with inspectors, this time for serving alcohol to a minor.
A City Council committee had just approved a long sought after liquor license upgrade for the 331 Club, when the following […]
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Filed under: City Hall, Food and Drink, Music, Sheridan
Posted on May 7th, 2007 by Dan Haugen
By Melissa Slachetka
Northeast Beat Contributor
“It’s not a choice. I have to be a musician,†says P.J. Tracy, walking through the winding halls of a studio building just off Central Avenue.
The journey ends at a dimly lit studio, not what you’d expect for a musician getting international attention for his work. The room is cluttered with paint […]
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Filed under: Art, Logan Park, Music
Posted on April 23rd, 2007 by Dan Haugen
Just when it seemed the 331 Club had finally sorted out all its issues with city regulators, singer Quillan Roe shared news of another tough break for the venue during tonight’s Roe Family Singers show. A city inspector has deemed the bar’s kitchen not appropriate for a fryer, he said. That means after tonight no […]
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Filed under: City Hall, Food and Drink, Music, Sheridan
