Tag: Mid West Music Fest
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The MWMF 2016 Artist Sampler
April Showers bring April MWMF Artist Samplers! The Noisy Neighbor and Mid West Music Fest are back with another MWMF Artist Sampler. Check out some bands playing the 7th annual Mid West Music Fest taking place April 16th in La Crosse, WI and April 28-30th in Winona on this bad boy available here just for…
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Breakaway: the punk in the machine
Breakaway is one man with one mic and many layers spread on top an electronic landscape of both minimalistic construction and complex interplay that compliment each other in very interesting ways. Building up structures and then breaking them down, Joe Kujawa pulls you into his world and then buries you underneath a blanket sown together…
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The MWMF 2015 Artist Sampler
It’s that time of the year again when you expect The Noisy Neighbor and Mid West Music Fest to bring you another installment of the MWMF artist sampler. Well, your presumption has paid off because here it is. You will find many bands playing the 6th annual Mid West Music Fest taking place April 23-25th…
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JUG BAND HOKUM screening at Mid West Music Fest 2015
The highly anticipated film JUG BAND HOKUM will receive an April 25, 2015 teaser screening in Winona, Minnesota courtesy of Three Honchos Films, Infinite Zero Pictures and Mid West Music Fest. The documentary film stars Brooklynd Turner and Anne Baggenstoss of the Yoga Jug Benders with Amnesia Starr and Lil’ Majesty of $how Me Your…
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Rat Pit returns to Winona with New Album
The St. Paul psych-rock foursome Rat Pit returns once again to Winona to delight us with their quirky slacker pop jangle, infectious hooks, and vocal trifecta. Originally formed in July of 2012, Rat Pit has lent their energetic grooves to stages like First Avenue’s 7th Street Entry, The Turf Club, The Fine Line, and even…
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The Traveling Suitcase Open Their Armoire For Winona
The Traveling Suitcase bleeds rock ‘n’ roll in its truest and most honest form. Booked for their first time at Mid West Music Fest, you have the chance to witness the Oshkosh based sonic beast at Ed’s (no name) Bar on Friday. No-frills rock that puts up a wall of sound, the current three-piece draws…
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With a Revel Yell: The Last Revel Cometh
The Last Revel is, in simple terms, three dudes that play raw Americana/bluegrass and make no apologies for it. They’re set to return to Winona after their November show at Broken World Records for another round this Friday at Ed’s (no name) Bar. They will be joined by local folk dabbling champions Jaybone Bell &…
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Jacob Grippen returns to a Winona stage
Acoustic singer-songwriter Jacob Grippen is playing in Winona for the first time since Mid West Music Fest 2014. Grippen is not only a musician, but also serves on the MWMF board as Chair of the Education Committee. He has proclaimed a commitment to continuing the excellent music scene in Winona, building the sense of community,…
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Fresh-faced surf-punk-fuzz rockers Stereo Confession ride Winona
These tender, doe-eyed youngsters aren’t the punk skaters down your street. Well, maybe they are, but Stereo Confession is also a pretty cool fuzzed out surf-punk band making some waves (no pun intended) in the Minneapolis music scene. I actually got a chance to see these guys a couple years back at Mid West Music…
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Live@the Levee 1st Anniversary Concert on Saturday, October 11th
Live @the Levee 1st Anniversary Concert, October 11th 12-10 pm @Levee Park, where Main Street meets the Mississippi River A FREE day long music festival held at Levee Park, Downtown Winona- Live@the Levee for celebrating our first full year of events WHEN? The next Live@theLevee is on Oct 11 from 12-10pm. : Our First Anniversary…
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Wake up Bedhead: still awake
Wake Up Bedhead has been hard at it, playing shows in and around Winona for the past eight years. Founding members Joshua Lauer and Eli Beach, as well as newly added drummer Justin Wieczorek, have lived in the area the majority of their lives. All of the band had resided in Winona, but Josh and…
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Good Night, Gold Dust Talks New Album, MWMF, and Cats
Since 2010, Good Night, Gold Dust (GNGD) has been hard at work bringing us their unique brand of atmospheric indie pop, full of emotional swells and dynamic shifts. Currently, the band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Laura Schultz, lead guitarist and vocalist Colin Scharf, and Michelle Roche on the percussion, piano, and backing vocals. In…