DULUTH — The Bayfront Blues Festival is going down on the harbor this weekend, with respected genre stars taking Duluth's biggest stage. For more on that and other upcoming weekend events, see our summer fun guide. Here are several more events to put on your radar this week.
Music, music, music at Earth Rider The outdoor and indoor stages at Earth Rider Brewery reliably book some of the best live music in the Twin Ports, but this week is especially off the hook. Shows include the Wednesday, Aug. 7, launch of a Cedar Lounge residency by Superior Siren, which has just released its first full-band recording in six years: "Rattlesnake," featuring Erin Aldridge of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra.
There are also big outdoor shows by Minnesota hip-hop legend Atmosphere (Aug. 9) and a triple bill led by Charlie Parr (Aug. 10) (earthrider.
beer). Take It With You season announcement "Take It With You" describes itself as "an hour-long, originally scripted, live radio theatre podcast complete with versatile voice actors, all original music, and old-school foley sound effects." It's developed a devoted following since its launch in 2014, when its debut episode was recorded at the Depot with special guest Don Ness and plot developments, including a character visiting that winter's extraordinary ice caves.
ADVERTISEMENT On Wednesday, Aug. 7, the podcast is holding an event in Zeitgeist's lobby to announce its eighth season at an "all ages happy hour" (facebook.com/takeitwithyourad.