On The Record

On The Record In light of the post-covid renaissance of live shows, here is my concerted effort to light fire back into the local music and arts scene.

On The Record is a music & arts zine on a mission to:
Uplift arts and artists in Duluth-Superior,
Increase access to local arts news & opportunity,
Support a thriving arts scene & vibrant arts economy, &
Build community within & around the arts. On The Record is a biweekly Duluth-Superior music and arts zine with a resolute listing of music, theatre, art, and indie film events in the twin ports,

plus some content from That Sound Lady and local contributing writers/creators. The goal between On The Record zine and That Sound Lady services is to create a thriving arts ecosystem in Duluth and Superior that adapts and evolves with the community. It’s designed to be print-first for those burnt out on the digital-first world, but you can access it online anytime. Pick up a copy around town or check it out online at https://www.thatsoundlady.com/ontherecord and find your next show! If you love being in know of all the local arts happenings and you want this ecosystem to thrive, help keep this going and growing! I’ll keep spending the hours sleuthing so you don’t have to. Here’s what you can do to support:

- BECOME A SUSTAINING MEMBER. Help offset costs with $5 per month and that sound lady will hook you up with sweet sustainer perks: access to monthly arts giveaways, the google cal where new events post-print are added and where you’ll see events as far out as I find them to help with your long-term planning. Get all the details at thatsoundlady.com/support

- TIP IT. Use a card at thatsoundlady.com/support Or Venmo

- BARTER A SWEET ARTS GIVEAWAY ITEM: in exchange for some free ad space or poster distribution.

- BECOME A SPONSOR. If you and/or your business love the zine and its impact, let's chat

- BUY SOME AD SPACE. Looking for some extra promotion to a local and visiting audience of arts lovers? Check out the details and pricing at
thatsoundlady.com/ontherecord/ad-sponsor

- SUBMIT CONTENT. This is a zine for and by community. Submit short arts-related articles, black-and-white art/graphics/comics, and other content you’d love to see here.

- SUBMIT YOUR ARTS-RELATED EVENT. Ensure your show gets listed. (the term arts is fairly relative and subjective and generally pretty open)

- SEND YOUR IDEAS, FEEDBACK, HOT TIPS

TOMORROW we’re celebrating 2 years of On The Record and this whole arts community!!! See you at 4-9pm!thank you to for...
08/08/2025

TOMORROW we’re celebrating 2 years of On The Record and this whole arts community!!! See you at 4-9pm!

thank you to for being our fabulous MC! 🖤 and have been working hard to orchestrate this sweet shindig - and we can’t wait to celebrate with you!!

.duluth .entheos .seas

Lots of good stuff in this one - including the lowdown on our 2nd Anniversary Party THIS FRIDAY!! go listen to ‘s Music...
08/06/2025

Lots of good stuff in this one - including the lowdown on our 2nd Anniversary Party THIS FRIDAY!!

go listen to ‘s Music From Macbeth in its entirety right now! Oo it’s so good!! I know I’ll be rereading The Scottish Play with this soundtrack real soon.

if you’re a Duluth area artist in critical need of giclée art prints, talk to the fine folks at

Peep those silly skeletons

And a bit of fridge magnet meditation with .the.vibe ‘s poem. So many of Jess’ poems are beautiful vignettes of stillness and playfulness. They give us lens to view the quiet and ordinary moments as deeply meaningful and comforting. 🖤

.seas .entheos .duluth .ley.brown .parr

The death of poet laureate and activist Andrea Gibson has been hitting folks pretty hard. Thank you .the.vibe for sharin...
07/23/2025

The death of poet laureate and activist Andrea Gibson has been hitting folks pretty hard. Thank you .the.vibe for sharing your words to help us process and also check in with ourselves. This season is so busy for so many of us; taking a moment to let our shoulders and jaws and eyebrows soften and ask our inner selves what we really need in order to feel at peace is so so important.

This whole edition is a check-in from a friend, including .thorn ‘s upcoming album release!! And .hiroko ‘s broad music scene check in about where our focus is when going to shows, highlighting .glad.youre.here Listening Room concert series

AND we hope to see you at On The Record’s 2nd Anniversary Party coming up Real Soon!! Things are coming together for August 8th and we can’t to gather alllll together!

Scoop up a copy around town! See you out there!

.duluth .langhorst

And a very big thank you to ! This celebration of our local artists and On The Record is made possible in (BIG) part by...
07/23/2025

And a very big thank you to ! This celebration of our local artists and On The Record is made possible in (BIG) part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund! Our Arts Project Grant funding ensures that we’re able to adequately compensate collaborating artists and provide for the needs of both established and emerging artist selling pieces at the event- without charging any vendor fees. ARAC’s mission is to create a healthy art and cultural ecosystem by offering support and resources for artistic professional development and equitable access for arts organizations and individuals to benefit all communities. Their vision is one On The Record is also working toward: a THRIVING arts community in the arrowhead region. ARAC helps make it happen. OTR makes sure everyone knows about it! And those involved with ARAC are deeply connected to the work. Their board and staff roster is stacked with artists from the region that you know and love! Next round of ARAC grants opens up August 4! Check it out at council.org

And we would not be able to qualify for grants like this one without our phenomenal fiscal sponsor ! Find the whole host of ways they support artists at springboardforthearts.org

has graciously donated funding to help cover remaining costs of On The Record's Anniversary Party event! To see all thi...
07/16/2025

has graciously donated funding to help cover remaining costs of On The Record's Anniversary Party event! To see all this fantastic artwork, ya gotta have clear vision. And they 100% get and value that. They also have local artwork featured in their office and occasionally host artist pop-us, mini makers markets, and listening room performances.

Zen Eye Care is your neighborhood eye care practice where first time patients become life long friends. Dr. B, DQ, and Sonja (yup, Sonja Martin, the singer songwriter you know and love) are all phenomenal humans, and in their practice they take the time to get to know you and take care of you. Their mission is to support community and create meaningful relationships with those around them so that we all thrive together. These fine folks are committed to supporting organizations that promote education, humanitarian and social causes, local issues, wilderness conservation, arts and music, and overall sustainability of food sources and economics. They strongly believe that every dollar spent is a personal choice; choosing Zen for your eye care means that dollar is re-circulated into the hearts of our community.

At every turn, they try to buy from and support our local businesses. provides the yummy coffee at Zen. provides some of the plant-life enriching their space. They have a beautiful plant wall from . provided the wood you see from reclaimed projects. produced their head shots and business photographs. formerly Makers Mercantile is the gateway to some of their local artisan décor and used to pop up in their little camper-shop at Zen. Peep some of their office artwork by .art too!

I go Zen for my eyeball care and I think you should too! They're awesome. And they make whatever insurance or non insurance work. Give em a call to make an appointment: 218-522-4645

Shoutout to (and don’t forget ), our hostess with the mostest for On The Record’s 2nd anniversary party! If that wasn’...
07/15/2025

Shoutout to (and don’t forget ), our hostess with the mostest for On The Record’s 2nd anniversary party! If that wasn’t enough already, they’re also donating $1 per every beverage sold during the event August 8th!! So sip with the satisfaction of knowing you’re supporting both the cause and a rad local business. Thank you Bent Paddle!

Catch the rest of the July live music lineup:
, dj mole , salsa
Morphine & Ween tributes

+
Mondays
Mastodon & Smashing Pumpkins tributes
All Pints Eve Hootenanny: + .music + Spaghetti Monetti & the sauce
Brandi Carlile & Sadé tributes

Community-building takes the time and capacity that’s hard to come by these days. We forget how to be relationship with ...
07/09/2025

Community-building takes the time and capacity that’s hard to come by these days. We forget how to be relationship with each other. We forget all the good things social connection gives us when we’ve been too isolated too long or spiraling through social media scroll. Wanted to share this advisory/research highlight because getting people out in community and connecting around arts and creativity is a key part of what this whole project is all about.

Check out ‘s Dances On The Lakewalk festival this Friday/Saturday in the Rose Garden! (Also this Friday, I managed to put the wrong start time for a show that I booked 🤦‍♀️ w/ Josh opening for at is 7-9 pm - corrected in all the digital places but wrong in print. So sorry!)

make sure you read Kristina Wheatman’s Beautiful poem 🥰

Aaannndd a very big shoutout to our 2nd anniversary event funding partners!! We’re so dang excited to bring everyone together for this celebration of local creatives! The event is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from , thanks to appropriations from Minnesota state legislature’s general fund. And helping us cover remaining expenses is and ! Bent Paddle will be donating $1 per every beverage sold at the event! Support the places and people that support the things you love ❤️ See ya’ll at the Paddle on August 8th!

.ellsworth .entheos .duluth .art

Get out there and get you some escapism and community :) .the.vibe .hiroko .thorn
06/29/2025

Get out there and get you some escapism and community :)

.the.vibe .hiroko .thorn

It’s been TWO YEARS of On The Record y’all!! While the milestone was June 12, we’re celebrating on August 8th at Bent Pa...
06/23/2025

It’s been TWO YEARS of On The Record y’all!! While the milestone was June 12, we’re celebrating on August 8th at Bent Paddle with an eclectic lineup of live music, live painting, community arts activities, and artist vendors! Save the date. Tell your friends!

The shindig is FREE entry this year thanks to , , and ! But donations are very much welcome to help On The Record keep going strong.

Check out all the details thus far at ontherecordzine.com/anniversary-party
Or in the facebook event

And thank you to for this sweet event artwork!

If you’re getting crafty with your sign making today, make sure you dress warm at the protests tomorrow with . Stay safe...
06/13/2025

If you’re getting crafty with your sign making today, make sure you dress warm at the protests tomorrow with . Stay safe. Stay with a buddy. Stay creating - art, community, ideas for brighter futures.

Make your plans for Juneteenth - event, craft session, .ellsworth at ! Keep supporting BIPOC creators at the drag show on the 20th and other shows/events year round!

And if you can pitch in to support the album kickstarter campaign, they’ve put together some sweet rewards!
the.vibe

Dropped by yesterday and AlleyCraft Art Session was bustling! So so great to see this microcosm of truly diverse multig...
05/29/2025

Dropped by yesterday and AlleyCraft Art Session was bustling! So so great to see this microcosm of truly diverse multigenerational community connected and empowered through creating! The door was wide open, multiple seating and floor space options, it’s pay-what-you-can but zero cues or pressure to pay. This is what third spaces look like! Love to see this little gem grow!!

Be sure to take some time to get lost in Kathryne Ford’s exhibition Reverie at opening June 6.

And pardon the dates error for 30 Year Celebration: join them for the collaborative exhibition opening festivities Friday May 30 at 5-7pm and Saturday May 31 at 11am-2pm. Featuring some live artistry, new artists, and very cool pieces to behold.

.seas .cafe.duluth .the.vibe .duluth

there are so many arts happenings to soak up - homegrown and Beyond! - and so many ways to be out in community and get i...
05/01/2025

there are so many arts happenings to soak up - homegrown and Beyond! - and so many ways to be out in community and get inspired.

And make sure you check out these rad music releases by and !!

.entheos .duluth .the.vibe .farmersmarket

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