Helen is a pop singer-songwriter based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Known for her clever, witty, and relatable lyrics, her songwriting employs the storytelling traditions rooted in country and Americana and sets them to a modern pop production. Drawing on the universal experiences of girlhood, dating, and surviving your 20s, she connects with her audience through acknowledging…  Read More →

Patio Stage aka Magnolia Bandshell: 1-Ferris Wheel Moon 2-Galactic Cowboy Orchestra 3-Cole Diamond Band 4-Martin Devaney and Friends 5-Mother Banjo 6:40-Matt Caflisch Band Inside Stage: 8-Railroad Island 9-Mary Cutrufello Band 10-Devil Dodger 11-Ryan Traster

Mumblin’ Drew’s Oldfangled Orchestrators (MOO) are a string band from Minneapolis, MN. Purveyors of novelty, squeezed through a cheesecloth filter of eccentric entertainment, they reanimate the music of the early 20th century. Fiddle, clarinet, and saxophone weave their sound to the fringes of old-time, jazz, jug band, ragtime, and tin pan alley, while guitar and…  Read More →

Osenya is a Minneapolis-based artist that creates colorful synthpop infused with art-pop experimentation. Blending lush vocal harmonies, sparkling synthesizers, and off-kilter arrangements, their music lives in a space that's dreamy, quirky, playful and fun.  Spectres of Desire is a solo electronic project from Minneapolis that explores the sonic margins of synthpop with a DIY punk…  Read More →

On Tuesday, August 11th, Honky-Tonk Jump is making its debut at the White Squirrel! Two sets of Western Swing from an all-star band featuring Dan Newton, Joe Savage, Richard Kriehn, Tom Schaefer, Vaughn Asselstine, Andrew Bartelson, and Dan Lowinger.