Cedar Cultural Center

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Mickey Murray at the Cedar Cultural Center

Rarities imprint Secret Stash Records hosted the first local appearance by late-'60s soul singer Mickey Murray, who performed songs off his recently reissued 1970 album People Are Together backed by an ace lineup of Twin Cities musicians. The band was led by Secret Stash's Cory Wong and also featured label co-founder Eric Foss on drums. Murray was visibly moved by the turnout and the opportunity to perform his old songs, and spent most of the set grinning ear to ear.

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Charlie Parr goes gospel at the Cedar Cultural Center

Record-release show featured fellow Duluthians Dave Simonett and Four Mile Portage

Charlie Parr

Performing at the Cedar Cultural Center Ben Clark

With nearly every inch of the Cedar Cultural Center occupied by either a standing or seated body, the Charlie Parr CD-release show did much to combat the plummeting temperatures and howling winds outside. The Cedar has always had sort of a church basement vibe, and that feeling was magnified tenfold on Saturday night as Parr and a group of fellow Duluth-based folk musicians tried their hands at a set of gospel music in honor of his new cover album Keep Your Hands on the Plow.