It’s not clear if Adam Levy, frontman and creative force behind The Honeydogs, meant the title of their 10th studio release (and first full-length effort since 2006) as a statement or a question. The album’s songs merge simpler lyrical content of early works with the deceptively sophisticated music making of The Honeydogs more recent offerings. Written in a short spell and recorded in just 5 ½ days, these lilting, memorable tunes lent themselves to a bare-bones recording approach. With shades of Leonard Cohen, Nilsson, Nick Drake, and Tony Joe White the band has created a soul folk and country record tracked as an ensemble with minimal overdubs. Despite it’s sense of ease, the album still brings moments of unabashed rock, including the impassioned title track and the almost-psychedelic “Devil We Do”. On What Comes After the band truly marries it’s original roots sensibility with complex orchestral pop and soul arrangements. Continue reading →

A self-confessed failure (and modest to a fault), Minnesota’s Charlie Parr is nonetheless stubborn enough not to quit. Parr released his first recording, Criminals & Sinners, to mild local acclaim in 2001. In any case, since that first recording, Charlie Parr has managed to release seven additional raw, lo-fi albums right up to the latest, When the Devil Goes Blind and perhaps his best-known, 1922. His newest batch of recordings is entitled Barnswallow, set to be released in 2012. Continue reading →

That’s right – hard to believe, but we’re already at the ticket bump this Thursday, May 31. Tickets will go up to $35 on June 1 through the event date. Tickets for kids don’t change, remaining at $10 for the whole day.

The schedule has already changed more than once so stay tuned here or on the Twin Ports Bridge Festival Facebook page for updates. Recent additions include the Fractals and Zumba to start the day with some energy on the tent stage – thanks to Z Studio of Duluth!

And there’s lots more in the works for this year’s event! We’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, here’s a video from the Fractals on The Playlist:

Visit The Playlist site for more videos of The Fractals, Sarah Krueger, Charlie Parr, James Moors and more!