Minnesota funk/Saltydog and TWINE, which sat in with each other at Hotel Minnesnowta. Less than two weeks later, they were both on Minneapolis stages, seperated by only a few miles Wednesday night. Fans of both bands were able to catch much of both performances and were rewarded for doing so.
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Psych rock trio King Buffalo, from Rochester, N.Y., hits Saint Paul’s Turf Club Tuesday, Jan. 26. PHOTO COURTESY OF HIGH ROAD TOURING
Live in MN: Trio King Buffalo brings mix of heavy psych, blues and stoner rock to Turf Club
King Buffalo, a pych rock trio from Rochester, N.Y., returns to Saint Paul’s Turf Club Tuesday, Jan. 18. The show tops Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna’s Minnesota live music picks this week. Find out what other shows are happening.
Read MoreA 1975 promotional photo of The Headhunters with Herbie Hancock, left (seated), Bill Summers, left (standing), Paul Jackson, center (standing), Bennie Maupin, right (standing with sax), Mike Clark, right (seated on floor). Summers and Clark are the remaining members touring with The Headhunters, though a 50-year anniversary show this pasts summer at Hollywood Bowl featured both Hancock and Maupin.
Live in MN this week: The Headhunters hit the Dakota Tuesday
The Headhunters, which Herbie Hancock formed in 1973, play the Dakota Tuesday night, topping Jam in the Stream’s weekly live music picks in Minnesota. Read more about The Headhunters and other live music options this week.
Read MoreSam Deters and Duluth’s Saltydog play one of their haunts, Winona’s No Name Bar on New Year’s Eve. Photo by Javier Serna
NEW YEAR'S EVE EDITION: Jam in the Stream's weekly MN live music pics
Jam in the Stream has a special, Year End edition of the weekly Minnesota live music pics. There’s a lot of good music options from now until the end of the year. The editor is hoping he’ll be up for a trip down to Winona on New Year’s Eve to catch one of his faves: Duluth’s Saltydog.
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The Big Wu in Pictures: Saturday's Show at The Hook
“Look who just walked in the door!”
Check out Jam in the Stream’s photo gallery from The Big Wu’s Saturday show “Under the Canopy” at The Hook & Ladder Theater and Lounge in Minneapolis. The band had several sit-ins including Nicholas David and Debbie Center on keys, as well as Stanley Behrens on saxophone and harmonica. There’s also video of the encore, “MN Moon” linked in the story.