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Homegrown Music Festival 2023 Day 7

The North 103.3 | By Christine Dean,

Luke Moravec

Published May 8, 2023 at 3:02 PM CDT

A woman sits in a hoop suspended by aerial silks with a dummy made to look like a man in formal wear sitting next to her. — Sea Smoke Aerial Arts performance at Studio Four

Day 7 of the 2023 Duluth Homegrown Music Festival started with the return of the informal Rock-n-run, a casual morning run in Chester Bowl organized via Tweet by Alan Sparhawk of Low sporadically through the years.

At Duluth Coffee Company, Ross Thorn took over from the Mahon brothers to provide a Homegrown morning soundtrack to start the day.

At noon, despite the cold and fog, plenty of Rawkers (musicians who played Friday night) and Rollers (musicians who played Saturday night) showed up at Chester Bowl at noon for the traditional kickball game. The Rawkers won handily; find a recap of the game at Perfect Duluth Day.

Evening shows featured a wide array of music at thirteen different venues, and dance and aerial performances at Stage Four. Take a look at our photos from Day 7:

A band performs on a stage — Israel Malachi Orchestra performs at Teatro Zuccone

A man stands behind DJ gear looking down at it as he plays music. — NorthWood Beats performs at Legacy Glassworks

Two seated men playing guitar as seen from behind looking out into an audience. — The Bitter Spills perform at the Owls Club

A smiling woman holds a guitar in front of a microphone and is putting one hand up to her ear. There's a man playing guitar in the foreground with his back to the camera, and part of a drum kit can be seen on the right side of the photo. — Eldri Snow performs at One Stop Shop

A woman in a red and white costume seen from behind bending over backwards with her hair hanging down. — Seas Smoke Aerial Arts performer at Studio Four

Two men in vests and ties playing guitar backed by a man on bass and a man on drums. — The Old Smugglers perform at Legacy Glassworks

A woman playing drums and a woman playing guitar on a raised stage in the corner of a reddish room. — Lioness perform at One Stop Shop

Two men holding microphones performing on a stage lit by blue stage lighting. — Tarli performs at Duluth Flame

A group of performers in black Homegrown t-shirts hold hands in a circle with another performer in the middle with her arms upraised. — Zenith Dance Collective performs at Studio Four

A fiddler, stand up bass player, and guitarist perform on a stage with an audience seen in front of them. — The Field Birds perform at Sir Benedict's Tavern

A woman onstage leaning on the back of a man playing a flying v guitar. Both are dressed in black with gothic face makeup. — God's Holy Blood perform at R.T. Quinlan's

A band playing in the corner of a crowded room — Ponyfolk perform at One Stop Shop

A band seen in silhouette with colorful beams of light shining behind them. — Sadkin perform at Duluth Flame

A woman in a peacock blue strapless dress holds two yellow feather fans in the air — The Duluth Dolls perform at Studio Four

A man plays guitar on stage — A Band Called Truman performs at R.T. Quinlan's

A man plays an acoustic guitar on stage. In the dark background, a woman can be seen playing fiddle. — Wild Horses perform at the Rex

A man on the left wearing a black cape and playing a keyboard onstage and two men in black capes playing guitar on the right. — Damian performs at Blacklist Brewing

A man playing guitar on a stage with another man playing guitar behind him. — Bill Berguson Band performs at Carmody

A band on stage. The lead singer is looking at the camera and making the devil horns gesture in front of his face. — Safe for Now performs at Pizza Luce

A man with what looks like blood on his face sings into a microphone. There is a small naked statue in front of him. — Bratwurst performs at R.T. Quinlan's

A man wearing a white shirt, dark tie, and sunglasses sings into a microphone. To his left is a man playing saxophone, to his right is a man playing bass. — Big Wave Dave and the Ripples perform at Blacklist Brewing

A band performs on stage. — All the Pretty Horses perform at Pizza Luce