Headliner...Playing 8pm Saturday Night!

 Blues Sensation
Brandon Scott Sellner

Guitarist Brandon Scott Sellner’s stinging licks may sound like he grew up in the nightclubs and after-hours juke joints of Austin, TX, but the fast-fingered performer originally hails from a small town of less than 5,000 called Sleepy Eye, MN.

This Minnesotan plays a polished, blues-infused brand of electric guitar, heavily influenced by guys like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix.  Sellner himself is more in the vein of John Mayer and Jonny Lang, with his catchy vocal hooks and sometimes-sensitive lyrics.

Sellner, 26, has been sharpening his strong electric chops for about eight years now; in that time, he’s opened for the Arc Angels, Los Lonely Boys, the Zac Brown Band, Black Oak Arkansas, Walter Trout, Lamont Cranston, Corey Stevens, Susan Tedeschi, and more. 

Shows in 2008 included his debut at the Prairie Dog Blues Festival in Prairie du Chien, WI and the Bayfront Blues Festival in Duluth, MN, where he outsold every other act (even the headliners) in CD sales.  2009 included the Boundary Waters Blues Festival, Fargo Blues Festival, Jackpot Junction Blues Festival, Snowbird Rock & Blues Fest, Hambone Blues Jam, Rib America Ribfest and Bayfront Blues Festival ’09, among others.

Sellner, who most recently made his home in St. Paul, MN, is currently at work on a third release and has been playing an extended string of shows during his recent trips in the South.  He is also working to get his first album Brandon Scott Sellner re-released on a larger scale.  His CD single, Things Are Gonna Be Good has already received over 340,000 plays on MySpace.

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 Appearing 7pm Saturday Night!

 Comedian
Dwight York
 

Comedian Dwight York’s act has always been smart, funny and to the point. It was February 1989 when he took the stage for the first time. And from that very first open mic set, York established what was to become his trademark style: clever, concise, non sequitur, impeccably timed setup/punchline type jokes. These finely crafted jokes, blended together with his quirky stage persona and his unique style of delivery, quickly established him as one of Minneapolis’s hottest young comics. Within two years he began working regularly as a “feature act” at the (then hottest) Twin Cities comedy club chain, The Comedy Gallery. In 1995, while still working his day job and doing standup part-time, York achieved his first major credit. He was invited to compete in a major national comedy contest, The Vail National Comedy Invitational. There he made it all the way to the final round and so impressed the contest co-sponsor and contest host, Budd Friedmann (famous founder of the world-famous Improv comedy club) that he personally invited him back for the summer tie-in event, The Vail Comedy Festival. Not bad for a part-time comic with a day job.

In January of 1996, after seven years of honing his act and saving his money, York took his show on the road. The highlight of that first year was another contest. This time it was the prestigious San Francisco International Comedy Contest where he placed second in his preliminary round and advanced to the semi-finals (in 1998 he again entered and again advanced to the semi-finals – this time placing first in the preliminary round).

As a full-time touring comedian, York maintained his persistent and patient approach. He continually added club appearances to his resume and depth and polish to his act. In December of 1999 he added “published author” to his list of credits with the release of the book, The Vile File -- Jokes too Sick for the Stage.

2000 proved to be the break-out year for Dwight York. In June he was invited to perform at the Chicago Comedy Festival. Then in October a big break came his way. York was invited to be guest on the nationally syndicated radio program, The Bob and Tom Show. His first appearance was a tremendous hit. His joke, “I was homeless for awhile – I didn’t want anyone to know so I slept in front of a Ticket Master,” became Tom Griswold’s “new favorite joke,” was replayed over and over and landed him a spot on the Bob and Tom CD: You Guys Rock. Since then York has been a frequent guest on the show, has become a favorite comedy club headliner in many Bob and Tom markets and has worked several club dates with the show’s Kristi Lee and Chick McGee and was a member of the 2005 Friends of the Bob and Tom Show Tour.In April of 2002 a surprising little credit was added to York's comedy writing resume. A joke from his website was reprinted in the Reader’s Digest. Not a bad accomplishment considering the size of the magazine’s circulation (world’s largest). Impressive, also, if you consider the broad appeal of his humor. It sort of makes you wonder, where will Dwight York’s comedy next appear? Hopefully, somewhere near you...

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