Dan Preston and Russell Letson $10 at the door Fri Dec 13th 7:30-BoDiddley’s-St. Cloud MN Dan Preston and Russell Letson have been playing with the same bunch of musical friends for nearly twenty years–in trios, quartets, the odd quintet, and, when nobody else shows up, as a duo. Dan has a long history on the
Matthew Griswold $10 at the door Fri Dec 6th 7:30-BoDiddley’s-St. Cloud MN Matthew Griswold started writing songs during his military service and now his musical life is intertwined with his activities as an advocate for veterans’ issues and music therapy. Guitar, stompbox, growly voice, and a rock-ish take on folk music. http://www.matthewgriswold.net/
Zombie Pit String Band $5 at the door Fri Nov. 22nd 7:30 BoDiddley’s St. Cloud MN On Facebook they call themselves “an indie-folk-bluegrass band outta middle Minnesota,” and as the name hints, this is not your father’s string band. Or even your older sister’s. The ZPSB projects an old-time vibe strained through a post-punk, post-Gen-Z
Adam Hammer & Dave Cofell 7:30pm Fri, Nov 15th BoDiddley’s $5 at the door Tonight solo singer-songwriter-guitarists Adam Hammer and Dave Cofell perform as a duo, and as they put it themselves, “between Hammer’s intricate finger-style guitar playing and fluid lyrics and Cofell’s heartfelt vocals and folky blues style, two acoustic worlds collide.” The pair
Painted Saints $10 at the door Fri Nov 8th 7:30pm at Bo Diddley’s Downtown St. Cloud The Painted Saints take the “eclectic” label seriously, calling their music “heroin klezmer/spaghetti western/eastern european/cabaret chamber folk.” The band’s instrumental lineup includes guitar, bandoneon, clarinet, violin, lap steel, piano, bass and drums, and their songs are “tin can and
David Francey Band $18 7:30 Wed Nov 6th BoDiddley’s St. Cloud MN David Francey makes a welcome return visit to Bo Diddley’s, this time with a band. David’s songwriting reflects his family’s emigration from Scotland to Canada, his blue-collar work history, and always his sharp and compassionate vision of life as it is lived. His
Claire Van De Crommert $10 at the door Fri Nov 1st 7:30pm at Bo Diddley’s Downtown St. Cloud It has been far too long since we last heard Claire at Bo Diddley’s, but her songwriting, guitar playing, and her amazing three-octave voice are as compelling as ever. Her material stretches from the bluesy to the
Laurie McClain $14 ticket Sat. Oct. 26th 2013 7:30pm at Bo Diddley’s Downtown St. Cloud Laurie McClain’s music reflects the places she has lived: southern California, Nebraska, and Nashville have all left their marks. Her roots are in the folk and country artists from the 1960s onward–Leonard Cohen, John Prine, Merle Haggard, Joni Mitchell, and
Jack Klatt & The Cat Swingers $10 at the door Fri Oct 25th 7:30pm at Bo Diddley’s Downtown St. Cloud This combo is fun–eclectic, retro, funky, dancey, swingy, bluesy, jazzy fun.
Charlie Roth 7:30pm Fri, Oct 18th Bo Diddley’s $10 at the door Americana, Folk, Blues, Country, Celtic, Charlie Roth is a unique blend of all these genres. What Charlie is best at is telling a story with his rich baritone vocal, acoustic guitar, rack harmonica, and foot percussion. His fifth album ‘Broken Ground’ reached up to #6
