Mean Mary $10 at the door Fri February 28th 7:30-BoDiddley’s-St. Cloud MN Even though “Mean” Mary James grew up mostly in Florida, California, and Tennesse, she can count as another honorary Minnesotan, having briefly lived Way Up Nort’ when she was four. She has played banjo, guitar, and fiddle since early childhood, made her first
Sweet Rhubarb $5 at the door Friday February 21st 7:30-BoDiddley’s-St. Cloud MN Sweet Rhubarb is based in St. Paul, MN and began in late 2009. Our music has elements of folk, bluegrass, country, pop, and this ‘n that… We create rich three part harmonies, write some of our own songs, and add our unique
The Bills $12 tickets 320-255-9811 Tuesday February 18th 7:30pm at BoDiddley’s downtown St. Cloud For tickets call Bo Diddley’s downtown St. Cloud location, 320-255-9811 or stop in at 216 6th Ave S, St Cloud, MN 56303 Perhaps to make up for the polar vortex, our neighbors to the north are sending us The Bills, a
Danny Schmidt & Carrie Elkin $10 at the door 7:30 February 14th 2014 Danny Schmidt and Carrie Elkin are based in Austin, TX, but their record label, Red House, makes them honorary Minnesotans. They perform and record as soloists and, as they will for us, as a duo. An evening with either one is worth
Joey Shaheen “The Wrong Omar” $5 at the door Friday February 7th 2014 7:30pm at BoDiddley’s downtown location Singer/Songwriter Joey Shaheen aka “The Wrong Omar” continues his “Sled Dawg Slushy” tour in support of his recent release: “Shoot Up The Town”. Joey has been touring the US, singing his “sidewalk confessionals of bad choices” with
Chuck Suchy $16 tickets – call ahead for the best seating – 320-255-9811 Fri Jan 31st 7:30-BoDiddley’s-St. Cloud MN website: http://www.chucksuchy.com/ Chuck Suchy is a midwestern treasure, a singer-songwriter-guitarist-farmer (though not, he would tell us, necessarily in that order) whose work celebrates not only his rural North Dakota roots but the whole range of “human
Greg Herriges $5 at the door Fri Jan 24th 7:30-BoDiddley’s-St. Cloud MN This is a a return visit by Greg Herriges, who invites us to visualize–or, better yet, listen to–“whirled music,” his own blend of international styles, played on guitar, bouzouki, and kalimba. Greg’s influences come from all over: “Bollywood movies, Japan, Persia, India, Turkey,
Charlie Parr $16 ticket – limited seating so get tickets right away 320-255-9811 Friday January 17th 2014 7:30pm at Bo Diddley’s Downtown St. Cloud Charlie Parr was raised in Austin, Minnesota and lives in Duluth, but he draws his musical inspiration from farther south and west: from Mance Lipscomb, Charley Patton, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Woody Guthrie,
Cathie English $5 at the door Fri Jan 10th 7:30-BoDiddley’s-St. Cloud MN Cathie is a Central Minnesota folk singer/songwriter who lists Peter Mayer, Michael Johnson, and Melissa Greener among her influences. Her fingerstyle guitar playing artfully frames and propels her nuanced and expressive voice. She can be found playing her originals as well as other
Sidewalk Café $16 tickets Fri Dec. 20th 7:30- BoDiddley’s-St. Cloud MN Sidewalk Café–St. Cloud native Reynold Philipsek (guitar), Gary Schulte (violin), and Jeff Brueske (bass)–finds its inspiration in the music of the Parisian boulevards and bistros, especially in the gypsy jazz of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. Expect selections from the Great American Songbook, French
