Thanks to our dear friends in Dewi Sant, Tail Chaser, Phantom Tails and Fort Wilson Riot for playing the most incredible drum-free show The Key has ever seen. A special thanks to Justin for running sound for most of the show.
Phantom Tails playing with toys
The (fabulously lit) Fort Wilson Riot
Fort Wilson Riot at The Key in Northfield, MN from Griff Wigley on Vimeo.
Friday, July 23rd. $4. 6:30-10:30. Rocking music. Be there.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23rd Mike Mictlan of Doomtree is playing at the Key!
$5, 7 PM with Big Quarters and Individuo
Come see Riley McGillivray and Friends for a Winter Solstice show, Dec. 21st at 7:00 pm! Twill be quite the event!
Next up is Dewi Sant’s CD release show, Sunday Jan. 3rd at 7:00 pm. Feel privileged to be exposed to the greatness…..
….But instead of clowns and bearded ladies– it’s a BATTLE OF THE BANDS!
That’s right– Eccentric Circus is back, and will be going down Saturday, June 20th, at 4:00 p.m. The fun will be held in Sechler Park in Northfield. Admission is $4, but if you come dressed as a robot, admission is only $3. Lots of Northfield-area bands will be playing, including this band called Detective Ventriloquist that I keep hearing so much about.
So please, come on down to the park next Saturday for a whole mess of fun. And check out the poster that Dan Zenner designed. 
It occurred to me today, as I was creating a poster for an upcoming show at The Key, that we never really promote upcoming concerts on this website. Whoops. Anyway, first and foremost, there’s a show FRIDAY MAY 29th (tomorrow) at The Cave. Which is at Carleton College. But the event is sponsored by The Key, and features everyone’s favorite rappers from the Twin Cities: Kanser, St. Paul Slim and Prof & Rahzwell. Admission is $5 at the door, and doors open at 7:00 p.m. Here is a snazzy poster for the event, designed by Prof himself (I believe.)
Prof and Slim are out promoting their new FREE album “Recession Music,” which is available to donwload on the world wide interweb.
Next week– SATURDAY JUNE 6TH– to be exact, The Key will welcome back Kristoff Krane for this third performance. Krane is still riding high off of the release of his LP “This Will Work For Now,” which was released in the fall of 2008. He’s a busy dude who plays a lot of shows in the Twin Cities, but genuinely seems to enjoy working with the youth in Northfield and playing at The Key. This time out, he’s bringing with him Listener and Fienix. If you have a free moment, check out some stuff by Listener– it’s like nothing I have ever heard before.
Admission for this show is $4, and the music starts at 7:00 p.m. So the doors will probably open around 6:00 or 6:30.
Here is a slightly less snazzy poster that I designed earlier today.
Also, look forward to A Night in the Box at the Key, date currently undetermined, but shooting for sometime in late summer. It’s going to be a night filled with stomping, clapping, cheering, accompanied by Minneapolis rock/bluegrass.
anyway, we hope to see you at these shows. thanks for reading this post.
This past weekend of the 6th and 7th was the Key’s giant Hip Hop Fest. On Friday, Kanser and their backing band (More than Lights) performed an awesome show with some local yokels like Timmy “Two Tone” Hollinger and his band DEAF (Desiring Every Aspect of Freedom) opening. Saturday saw the amazing Kristoffe Krane play. Krane has been making some major press, including some major play (and acknowledgment) on the Current. Local (as in Twin Cities) legend Eyedea also made a guest appearance. Thanks to Madelyn Hartke for the awesome photos.
Every Saturday at 7pm, the Key hosts Hip-Hop Night. Each week we will focus on a different aspect of Hip-Hop (MC’ing, DJ’ing, Break Dancing, Graff Writing, Beat Boxing, etc). This week is the official kick-off of Hip-Hop night, and we are hosting a rap battle!
Anyone, and I mean ANYONE may participate. If you wish to rap, we ask that you contact us ahead of time, so we can gauge how many people will be there. Walk-ins are welcome though.
This is a FREESTYLE battle! No pre-written rhymes! Anyone who is caught using pre-writtens WILL be disqualified.
Everyone is welcome to come and watch, and crowd participation is a must!
For questions, call 507-663-0715 or 507-649-1326
One thing is for sure, THIS concert is still chugging along at full force. Be prepared for an evening of b-boying, DJs, MCs, and graffiti, all starting at 7:00 at the Key, this Saturday the 26th. Acts such as Individuo (Eman and Riahl), Hyperlink (Joe McG), Noo Chode and Optimus Rhymus (Andrew and James Wilson), Boogeyman feat. Young City (Chris Goodwin and Jon Clammer) and other special guests, along with the best Nfld has to offer: the Lost Boyz Crew tearing up some linoleum. Cost is $3. (Because of the recent canceling of the Beatles Cover Show, we are currently getting input from MCs about donating proceeds to the Plymouth Christian Youth Center)
