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SUMMARY:Sunset Series Free Summer Music in Downtown Park: Tae and the Neighborly
DESCRIPTION:From local favorites to emerging new talent\, the Sunset Series is a showcase for great talent from all genres. \nJoin us Thursday evenings\, mid-June though mid-August at 7pm in Downtown Park\, 40 Ninth Avenue S\, Hopkins. Bring a chair and some friends! \nIf there’s rain\, we’ll announce we’re moving indoors by 3pm day of concert. \nTae & The Neighborly\, a Wisconsin based Soul-pop R&B group\, found themselves playing music together in a very unconventional way. They were all neighbors\, each one living alone on one floor of a five-story flat. Cake baking is a shared passion of the five member group\, but in the sugar shortages early in the 2020 pandemic\, they found themselves so continually knocking on each other’s doors asking for a single cup of sugar that a group decision was made to all move in together and share cake-baking resources. And since everyone knows all good rhythms begin in the kitchen\, it wasn’t before long that the group began to write and perform together  across the nation. Critics hail the group as “having more kick than a bagged-up mule” (Rotary Times)  and their live show “…going down smoother than a can of [beans] warmed on the campfire” (Cowboy Gazette). All in all\, if you are looking for a dense show that will give you more inspiration fuel for self lovin’\, world changin’\, and consideration havin’ meet them where the music is made to be shared.
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SUMMARY:Puuluup with Ponyfolk at Hopkins Center for the Arts
DESCRIPTION:“Puuluup are true originals with a cult following. They are doing something pretty unusual\, pushing obscure folk material towards the mainstream with a whole lot of panache.”  – SONGLINES  \nPuuluup was formed in 2014 by two talharpa enthusiasts Ramo Teder and Marko Veisson. Ramo Teder is a multi-instrumentalist and has been known for his long solo project Pastacas. He is also a looping pioneer in Estonia and has mastered these skills for twenty years already. Marko Veisson has a background in anthropology and his fieldwork in Northern Ghana as well as his love for West-African music have influenced Puuluup’s style. \nThey play their own compositions on talharpas – traditional bowed lyres\, popular in Northern Europe since the early Middle Ages and played on Western Estonian islands until the beginning of 20th century. Puuluup directs the vibrations of the talharpas’ horsehair strings through effect blocks and looper\, using alternative bowing and drumming techniques and sounds. The mellow sighs of the talharpa are paired with electronically amplified echoes\, knocks\, creaks and crackles\, while still maintaining the instrument’s natural sound. \nPonyfolk is the collaborative project of multi-instrumentalists Clifton Nesseth and Paul Sauey. Weaving together interests in folk\, rock\, jazz and orchestral music\, the duo is known for intricate arrangements\, vocal harmonies and layers of strings and keyboards. Formed as a duo in 2014\, Ponyfolk performs in a variety of configurations\, deftly transitioning between a traditional Nordic group and a folk-rock band depending on the occasion. In 2025\, Ponyfolk released their debut traditional album “the woods have shown us”\, which held the #2 spot on the Folk DJ-L chart in July. In early 2026\, they will be releasing their sophomore record.
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SUMMARY:The Robert Cray Band at Hopkins Center for the Arts
DESCRIPTION:Blues icon. Soul man. Rock and roller. Robert Cray and his band return to Hopkins Center for the Arts along the 2026 Out Driving Around Tour. \nThe Georgia-born\, Washington-raised musician first picked up a guitar after seeing The Beatles on TV then\, having witnessed Jimi Hendrix perform in Seattle\, determined that his destiny would also follow a similar path. And so he has: across the past half century Robert Cray’s developed into one of American music’s most singular artists. \nFrom forming a teenage garage band\, through to striding the stage alongside several of the world’s greatest guitarists\, Robert Cray’s story is one of struggle and commitment. Struggle and commitment that led to Cray enjoying phenomenal success–selling millions of albums and countless concert tickets\, winning five Grammy Awards\, being inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame\, recipient of the Americana Music Lifetime Achievement Award\, designing two signature model Fender guitars–yet for Robert what’s always mattered most is the music. Every note he plays counts; every song he sings is delivered as if it is his last: integrity and intensity are what has guided Cray’s musical career. He has never cheapened his output or delivered a substandard performance. Indeed\, his commitment to making music of the highest standard has won Cray both a loyal audience and the respect of many of popular music’s most legendary figures. \nThink about it: Robert Cray has shared stage and/or studio with the likes of John Lee Hooker\, Muddy Waters\, B.B. King\, Buddy Guy\, Chuck Berry\, Albert Collins\, The Rolling Stones\, Eric Clapton\, Tina Turner\, Stevie Ray Vaughan\, the Memphis Horns and Hi Rhythm Section. Cray’s stinging guitar playing and soulful voice\, his skills as a band leader and performer\, mark him as keeper of the flame for American roots music\, an artist who never fails to deliver.
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