Collective Unconscious is:
Jeff Engholm, bass and vocals
Muggsy Lauer, guitar and vocals
Nathan Nesje, guitar and vocals
George Maurer, keys
Andy Deckard, bass

With the CU String Quartet and Horn Section

Collective Unconscious presents Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" in its entirety for the 50th Anniversary of this groundbreaking album. We drop the needle on S&G's last record as a duo. Complete with Strings and Horns, it's a true sonic representation of the original arrangements, down to the last meticulous detail.

Bridge Over Troubled Water generates a unique set of feelings in us. The lyrics are so visual that taking the album down and placing it on the record player (the only real way to listen to BOTW) is like paging through a childhood photo album long lost. The record is simultaneously somber and joyous, deep and light. It’s only now, looking back across some 50 years that we get a sense of the placeholder in time that was BOTW. Released as it was in 1970, BOTW truly served as a marker between the decades, a nod to the ideals and folksy simplicity of the sixties mixed with the global complexities and inward thinking that was to dominate the decade to come. BOTW was a balm in a confusing time and remains so today.

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Tonic Sol Fa returning with many new songs!  Don’t miss this opportunity to see Tonic Sol-fa in concert at the Zumbrota State Theatre. Tickets are $24.00 in advance and $24.00 at the door: Tickets

Tonic Sol-fa has established itself not only as the most in-demand vocal group in the Midwest, but also one of the most successful independent acts in America. The group has toured extensively throughout the US and abroad, building their financial base with a steady list of festivals and private shows that eventually led to numerous sold-out tours of theaters and small arenas.

Tonic Sol-fa began at St. John’s University in Central Minnesota and includes lead vocalist Shaun Johnson, tenor and vocal percussionist, Greg Bannwarth, and bass, Jared Dove. Together the group reached national prominence. From the group’s onset, the members have overseen and operated the business of Tonic Sol-fa with a only a small team of driven supporters acting as managers, lawyers, and publicists, and increased revenue from a few thousand dollars in their first year to a multi-million dollar limited liability company today. One could say they gained their current consumer popularity the old fashioned way; they earned it.

Please note there is a dinner and concert option. Dinner at Bridgets prior to the concert. These tickets will be limited to 50 people. Included in this ticket price is reserved seating for the show.

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Colleen Raye Productions presents “That’ll Be The Day” The Music of Roy Orbison, Linda Ronstadt and Gene Pitney.  Wayne Luchau, Colleen Raye,Debbie O’Keefe and The Echoes Rock and Roll Band performing the dynamic music of Roy Orbison, Linda Ronstadt, and Gene Pitney. You’ll hear your favorites including Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman”, “You Got It,” “Crying,” Gene Pitney’s “Town Without Pity,” “24 Hours From Tulsa,” “Liberty Valence,” and Linda Ronstadt’s “Blue Bayou,” “That’ll Be The Day” and “Desperado.” Filled with stories and humor as well as masterful musicianship and impressive vocals, the show will take you on an emotional, energetic and nostalgic journey you won’t forget. Checkout www.ColleenRaye.com for more info on this and other productions.

Ticket link $25

Also here’s a link to a short promo video https://youtu.be/LmR9HizqsxE

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“You’d think that people would’ve had enough of Silly Love Songs…” Well, it turns out they haven’t! What did Paul McCartney do after the Beatles? This is it… And your audience will be singing all night long with an abundance of HUGE hits from Paul McCartney, Wings and the Beatles, featuring ten amazing Minnesota musicians with a full horn section!

This show is based on the well renowned double live album “Wings Over America” from 1976 and includes such hits as “Silly Love Songs”, “My Love”, “Let ‘Em In”, “Maybe I’m Amazed”, “Lady Madonna”, “Live and Let Die”, “Listen to What the Man Said”, and of course, “Band on the Run”!

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Wings Over America is: Stacy Bauer (vocals), Jeff Engholm (bass and vocals), Muggsy Lauer (guitar and vocals), Amy Grinsteiner (keys), Mark Hasbrouck (guitar), Duffy Eisenshenk (drums), Mike Anderson (saxes), Ken Vork (trombone), Gretchen Vork (trumpet and horn), and Dwight Nelson (trumpet).

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