Featuring Paul Metsa and Sonny Earl with special guest Gregg Inhofer (Keyboardist on Blood On The Tracks)

Alhambra Vaudeville Theater, 321 Central Ave, Duluth, MN

Join us live in person as more than 15 Northland artists perform in a special benefit concert for war relief in Ukraine. Concert organizer and performer Paul Metsa will host the event beginning at 7 pm Wednesday, May 14. All proceeds will be donated to the Nova Ukraine. This concert will also be livestreamed on Youtube: youtube.com/@SacredHeartMusicCenterDuluth

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan’s classic album "Blood on the Tracks,” the Bob Dylan Center will present a major multi-artist concert featuring an exciting array of musicians for whom Dylan and his 1975 song cycle remain touchstones of inspiration and wonderment. This one-night-only event will take place on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa’s 100-year-old honky-tonk where Dylan himself has performed. The concert will highlight all of the songs on "Blood on the Tracks," as well as a wide assortment of other Dylan songs from across his expansive discography, all performed by a house band and a rotating cast of featured performers.

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Metsa’s going to the dogs! Please attend Paul’s Scorpio B-Day Fundraiser for the Animal Allies Humane Society of Duluth, MN. $10 suggested donation. Door prizes!

This event features the Tilt Town Titans with special guests Al Oikari (Big Wu) & Christopher David Hanson.

Scorpios unite!

Duluth’s Independence Day celebration features live music throughout the day and fireworks at 10PM. Gates: 4PM.

Featuring: Paul Metsa, Danny Frank & The Smoky Gold, Slope City, Booty & The Hoefish.

Paul Metsa is a legendary guitar player and songwriter from Minnesota. He was born and raised on the Iron Range and moved to Minneapolis in 1978. In 2021, Paul sold his house and then moved Duluth where he currently lives. He has received seven Minnesota Music Awards and has played more than five thousand gigs, including forays to Iceland and Siberia. Paul is a radio and television host and is author three books: the memoir of Blue Guitar Highway, 2023’s Alphabet Soup, and the recently published Blood in the Tracks (The Minnesota Musicians Behind Dylan’s Masterpiece).

In Celebration & Remembrance of "Spider" John Koerner. 1-4:30pm, June 23rd - The Cabooze. Featuring live performances by Charlie Parr, Paul Metsa, Jack Klatt, Liqour Pigs, Pop Wagner & Cactus Blossoms. Free. Watch the livestream on Facebook: MCN6 - Minnesota Community Network.

Paul Metsa is a legendary guitar player and songwriter from Minnesota. He was born and raised on the Iron Range and moved to Minneapolis in 1978. In 2021, Paul sold his house and then moved Duluth where he currently lives. He has received seven Minnesota Music Awards and has played more than five thousand gigs, including forays to Iceland and Siberia. Paul is a radio and television host and is author three books: the memoir of Blue Guitar Highway, 2023’s Alphabet Soup, and the recently published Blood in the Tracks (The Minnesota Musicians Behind Dylan’s Masterpiece).

The 2024 Duluth Dylan Fest will be held May 21-26, 2024. Paul Metsa is an exciting part of the festival line-up. He and other contributing authors of Bob Dylan in Minnesota (Ed Newman, Marc Percansky, and Matt Steichen) will be sharing their thoughts…

Paul Metsa is a legendary guitar player and songwriter from Minnesota. He was born and raised on the Iron Range and moved to Minneapolis in 1978. In 2021, Paul sold his house and then moved Duluth where he currently lives. He has received seven Minnesota Music Awards and has played more than five thousand gigs, including forays to Iceland and Siberia. Paul is a radio and television host and is author three books: the memoir of Blue Guitar Highway, 2023’s Alphabet Soup, and the recently published Blood in the Tracks (The Minnesota Musicians Behind Dylan’s Masterpiece).

Paul Metsa is a legendary guitar player and songwriter from Minnesota. He was born and raised on the Iron Range and moved to Minneapolis in 1978. In 2021, Paul sold his house and then moved Duluth where he currently lives. He has received seven Minnesota Music Awards and has played more than five thousand gigs, including forays to Iceland and Siberia. Paul is a radio and television host and is author three books: the memoir of Blue Guitar Highway, 2023’s Alphabet Soup, and the recently published Blood in the Tracks (The Minnesota Musicians Behind Dylan’s Masterpiece).

Paul Metsa is a legendary guitar player and songwriter from Minnesota. He was born and raised on the Iron Range and moved to Minneapolis in 1978. In 2021, Paul sold his house and then moved Duluth where he currently lives. He has received seven Minnesota Music Awards and has played more than five thousand gigs, including forays to Iceland and Siberia. Paul is a radio and television host and is author three books: the memoir of Blue Guitar Highway, 2023’s Alphabet Soup, and the recently published Blood in the Tracks (The Minnesota Musicians Behind Dylan’s Masterpiece).

Paul Metsa is a legendary guitar player and songwriter from Minnesota. He was born and raised on the Iron Range and moved to Minneapolis in 1978. In 2021, Paul sold his house and then moved Duluth where he currently lives. He has received seven Minnesota Music Awards and has played more than five thousand gigs, including forays to Iceland and Siberia. Paul is a radio and television host and is author three books: the memoir of Blue Guitar Highway, 2023’s Alphabet Soup, and the recently published Blood in the Tracks (The Minnesota Musicians Behind Dylan’s Masterpiece).

Paul Metsa is a legendary guitar player and songwriter from Minnesota. He was born and raised on the Iron Range and moved to Minneapolis in 1978. In 2021, Paul sold his house and then moved Duluth where he currently lives. He has received seven Minnesota Music Awards and has played more than five thousand gigs, including forays to Iceland and Siberia. Paul is a radio and television host and is author three books: the memoir of Blue Guitar Highway, 2023’s Alphabet Soup, and the recently published Blood in the Tracks (The Minnesota Musicians Behind Dylan’s Masterpiece).

Paul Metsa is a legendary guitar player and songwriter from Minnesota. He was born and raised on the Iron Range and moved to Minneapolis in 1978. In 2021, Paul sold his house and then moved Duluth where he currently lives. He has received seven Minnesota Music Awards and has played more than five thousand gigs, including forays to Iceland and Siberia. Paul is a radio and television host and is author three books: the memoir of Blue Guitar Highway, 2023’s Alphabet Soup, and the recently published Blood in the Tracks (The Minnesota Musicians Behind Dylan’s Masterpiece).

Paul Metsa is a legendary guitar player and songwriter from Minnesota. He was born and raised on the Iron Range and moved to Minneapolis in 1978. In 2021, Paul sold his house and then moved Duluth where he currently lives. He has received seven Minnesota Music Awards and has played more than five thousand gigs, including forays to Iceland and Siberia. Paul is a radio and television host and is author three books: the memoir of Blue Guitar Highway, 2023’s Alphabet Soup, and the recently published Blood in the Tracks (The Minnesota Musicians Behind Dylan’s Masterpiece).

Paul Metsa is a legendary guitar player and songwriter from Minnesota. He was born and raised on the Iron Range and moved to Minneapolis in 1978. In 2021, Paul sold his house and then moved Duluth where he currently lives. He has received seven Minnesota Music Awards and has played more than five thousand gigs, including forays to Iceland and Siberia. Paul is a radio and television host and is author three books: the memoir of Blue Guitar Highway, 2023’s Alphabet Soup, and the recently published Blood in the Tracks (The Minnesota Musicians Behind Dylan’s Masterpiece).

Paul Metsa and Sonny Earl have a storied 25 year history of playing together, all stemming from a misunderstanding over a last minute gig opportunity. With a holster of harmonicas and 6-string axe, these two soulful troubadours are coming to the 318 Cafe at long last.

Guitarist Paul Metsa and harmonica player/vocalist Sonny Earl started playing together in 1997.