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Stephanie Nilles with special guests The Cuckoo Bees
Stephanie Nilles
Chicago-born jazz/punk/barrelhouse musician Stephanie Nilles has been doin' Kesey proud one bar at a time since 2008, hustling around the United States, Europe, and Canada (except from 2009-2010 for legal reasons), averaging 150 gigs a year, and captivating unsuspecting listeners with a voice that would make Jelly Roll Morton look orthodox and Ma Rainey look sober.
Having studied piano and cello since the age of six, she was a finalist at the Young Concert Artists' International Competition, a gold medalist at the Fischoff Competition, and had performed on NPR on three occasions by the age of seventeen. At twenty-two, she had graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music with a degree in classical piano performance and temporarily relocated to New York City, where she began writing songs and performed regularly on the east village anti-folk scene while making a living working odd jobs as a dog walker, valet parking attendant, Italian coffee bar barista, ghostwriter, and research assistant to a blind bioethicist at an all boys' Jewish university.
She has since sung with Bobby McFerrin in Carnegie Hall, directed the musical program of a Brooklyn burlesque series, covered Busta Rhymes' "Break Ya Neck" in the skeletal remains of a bombed-out cathedral in Nuremberg, been invited to perform official showcases at SXSW and International Folk Alliance, and self-released 5 full-length albums, three of which were picked up for European release by German roots/blues label Tradition und Moderne (Taj Mahal, John Fahey).
When Stephanie's not sleeping in her car, she lives in New Orleans, which might not be the best idea.
The Cuckoo Bees
The Cuckoo Bees are Cory Coffman (guitar, vocals) and Mikayla Haynes (xylophone, percussion,vocals), from Duluth, MN. Since their formation in 2016, the duo has primarily been focused on recording their debut studio album, and have only appeared in the public eye a handful of times; thus, considering themselves new on the scene.
However, the couple is not new to performing. Having met in the percussion section at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, the two combined, have a lengthy and diverse range of performance experience. Cory, currently is a sought after freelance drummer/percussionist/song-writer/composer in the Twin Ports area and performs regularly throughout the region. Mikayla has a strong classical percussion background and currently is an active local artist in paint, photography, digital design, film, costume, etc.
These two percussion nerds come together to create something rather unique and full of energy. They have a poetic and peculiar take on pop music, and have been described at times to sound either 'light and lovely' or 'something out of a Tim Burton film.' They're rhythmically driven, and often feature the xylophone. It's cute and artsy-fartsy. It's fun and a little cuckoo.
Their debut album, Weeping Willow, will be available Fall 2018.
Tickets: $8 advance / $10 at the door All Ages!
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LocationBeaner's Central (View)
324 N. Central Ave.
Duluth, MN 55807
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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