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Thursday, January 10, 2008
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Pieta Brown to open slate Music shorts
NISSWA - The spring Grassroots Concerts season will include six shows, all at 7:30 p.m. at the Nisswa Community Center.
Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for children younger than 12.
The schedule is:
¥ Pieta Brown, Feb. 8.
¥ Bill Staines, Feb. 22.
¥ Tom Russell, March 14.
¥ Garnet Rogers, April 4.
¥ Gretchen Peters, April 18.
¥ Cosy Sheridan, May 2.
In Brown's upbringing in Iowa there was no electricity or running water. She was exposed to traditional and rural folk music through her father, two-time Grammy nominee Greg Brown.
By her early 20s, Brown had gained a local reputation as a gifted performer. Her 2002 self-titled debut album earned good reviews, as did the 2003 release "I Never Told." Bo Ramsey co-produced Brown's "In The Cool" in 2005, and she followed with "Remember the Sun" last year.
Brown has collaborated with artists such as Calexico, The Pines, The Diplomats of Solid Sound, Iris Dement and her father.
For more information, call 963-2976 or visit www.grassrootsconcerts.org.
Monroe Crossing to perform at dinner
AITKIN - Bluegrass band Monroe Crossing will provide the entertainment for the annual Aitkin Friends of the Arts Midwinter Night's Dinner Feb. 9 at First Lutheran Church in Aitkin.
Dinner/concert tickets are $35 and concert-only tickets are $20. They are available at the Aitkin Independent Age at (218) 549-3221.
The dinner, catered by chef Terry Dox of Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge, will include walleye almondine with lemon and remoulade sauce and various desserts.
Monroe Crossing won the Minnesota Music Academy's Bluegrass Album of the Year award in 2003 and was nominated for Artist of the Year in 2004. The band released its eighth album, "Live from Silver Dollar City," last month.
The band features Art Blackburn on guitar, Lisa Fuglie on fiddle, Matt Thompson on mandolin, Mark Anderson on bass and Benji Flaming on banjo.
For more information, visit www.monroecrossing.com.
Jazz-rock duo to perform at Eclectic
The Stereofidelics, an indie-jazz-rock duo from Asheville, N.C., will perform at 9 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Eclectic Cafe in downtown Brainerd.
The duo includes Chris Padgett on vocals, guitars and keyboards and Melissa McGinley on violin, drums and vocals. The Stereofidelics released their self-titled EP last year and are currently working on a full-length album.
For more information, visit www.thestereofidelics.com.
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