Check out Jam in the Stream’s photo gallery from The Big Wu’s show at First Avenue on Dec. 21, 2024.
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No. 10: Opener Diles que no me maten blew my mind on July 10
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Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna was excited to catch Etran de L’Aïr at the Turf Club back in July. The Saharan dessert blues band ripped, as expected, but so did the opener, Diles que no me maten, an experimental indie rock band from Mexico City. Read more about this show, which comes in at No. 10 on the editor’s list of 12 memorable shows in 2024.
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No. 11: Duluth’s Saltydog did justice to The Ripple Bar on Feb. 29.
No. 11: Saltydog ripped the Ripple one last time Feb. 29
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Saltydog’s sendoff of Duluth’s Ripple Bar is No. 11 on Jam in the Stream’s list of a dozen memorable shows in 2024. Read more about what made that show special.
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No. 12: Karina Rykman at 7th Street Entry Feb. 28.
Jam in the Stream editor counts down 12 memorable shows in 2024
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Karina Rykman’s Feb. 28 show at Minneapolis’ 7th Street Entry kicks off Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna’s list of 12 memorable shows he caught in 2024. Read more about Rykman, an exciting up-and-coming bass player, and what made that show stand out.
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Yanos “Johnny Bones” Lustig was just looking to play and his search naturally led him to Bunker’s in Minneapolis’ North Loop. PHOTO BY JAVIER SERNA/Jam in the Stream
About TWINE's sit-in last Wednesday with California Honeydrops' saxman Yanos Lustig
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TWINE frontman Will Effertz did know California Honeydrops’ music but didn’t know saxophonist Janos “Johnny Bones” Lustig when he approached the stage at Bunker’s last Wednesday night. “I have had that happen in instances, and when it’s a saxophone, I am like, ‘Please, be good.’ It turned out he was a badass.” Read more about the unplanned sit-in from Lustig on a night when local vocalist/guitarist Joe Dunn and sound man Gage Schmitt (on flute) were already featured.
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This Week in MN: The Big Wu headlines First Avenue Saturday
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The Big Wu’s gig at First Avenue in Minneapolis tops Jam in the Stream’s weekly Minnesota live music roundup, which is back this week after a short hiatus. Find out what other shows are happening in Minnesota.
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This week in MN: Jon Wayne & the Pain and Feed the Dog hit Mankato and Minneapolis
Feed the Dog, which opens for Jon Wayne and the Pain in Mankato and Minneapolis this weekend, top Jam in the Stream's weekly picks in Minnesota. Read on to see what other shows are coming this week to Minnesota.
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Norway's Orions Belte schedules U.S. tour in 2025
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Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna is stoked that Orions Belte, an instrumental trio from Norway, is hitting the U.S. early next year. Find out all of the details.
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Live in MN this week: Twine launches residency at Cabooze Wednesday
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Jam in the Stream write about TWINE's new weekly Wednesday residency at the Cabooze. But find out what other options there are around Minnesota this week.
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Photo by Javier Serna, Jam in the Stream editor
King Gizz brings out Jay Weinberg in insane Nashville show
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King Gizzard played another insane show at Nashville's Ascend Amphitheater, covering many bases. They also had Jay Weinberg play drums on "Perihelion," in a rare sit-in, on a night fans hoped for a Billy Strings sit-in. Read about all the crazy things that happened at this wild show down south.
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King Gizz keeps up heat in Milwaukee
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King Gizzard's Milwaukee show was one of the best Gizz shows Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna has witnessed. It came after three amazing shows in Nashville, Chicago and Minneapolis. Find out what made this show so good.
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Photo by Javier Serna
King Gizzard goes distance on a Tuesday night in Minneapolis
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King Gizzard played a wild and long show in Minneapolis on Tuesday night. Read all about it at www.jaminthestream.com
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King Gizz debuts Swan Song in Asheville
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Jam in the Stream is using a different format for King Gizzard's Aug. 30 Asheville show. Read all about that show here.
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Live in MN this week: King Gizz plays the Armory tonight
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King Gizzard returns to Minnesota tonight, which tops Jam in the Stream's weekly live music picks in Minnesota this week. There's also a Gizz after party at Gluek's downtown after the show. Find out what other shows are happening in Minnesota this week.
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King Gizz slays another mighty set in Philly
Jam in the Stream brought another friend to their first Gizz show. As usual, the wildly divergent band impressed once again, covering a wide range of material, including heavier songs, a lengthy The River jam, and an electronic jam to end the show.
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Live in MN this week: Bassist Stanley Clarke plays Dakota
There's a lot of music options thanks to the Minnesota State Fair this week, and bassist Stanley Clarke plays the Dakota. Read on to see what other live music options Jam in the Stream recommends.
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Gizz gets weird in Detroit; Too weird?
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Jam in the Stream's editor, Javier Serna, found King Gizzard's acoustic show in Detroit to be the weirdest show he's seen the band play. Read on to find out if it's the good weird or not.
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Jam in the Stream's Toronto show review hosted at KGLW.net
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Jam in the Stream's show review of King Gizzard's performance at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto was published at kglw.net.
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Photo by Javier Serna
Stu takes a dip in Portland, Maine
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Jam in the Stream's writeup of King Gizzard's show at Thompson's Point in Portland, Maine on Aug. 20. Stu Mackenzie took a dip into the Fore River during "The Dripping Tap" closer, the band debuted "Rats in the Sky," the band played a suite of songs from "I'm in Your Mind Fuzz," and opened with a 27-minute jamtronica section.
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Live in MN this week: TWINE headlines 7th Street Entry Wednesday
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Minneapolis funk/jam band headlines 7th Street Entry Wednesday, one of several live music picks this week from Jam in the Stream.
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