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MID WEST MUSIC FEST WHERE MUSIC + COMMUNITY MEET 15 YEARS OF MWMF. DISCOVER NEW MUSIC. WINONA, MN ON May 10-11, 2024 VIEW FULL LINEUP GET TICKETS HERE GUIDEBOOK MWMF Anniversary Guidebook Celebrate the 15th anniversary of Mid West Music Fest in Winona, MN with our new guidebook, available now online, or grab a physical copy... Schedule online now! It's time to show off the schedule for MWMF in Winona, MN. Happening across downtown from May 10-11, our venues will showcase a lineup of... GET TO KNOW MWMF ​ Mid West Music Fest is a 501c3 non-profit organization that hosts two festivals per year—one in Winona, Minnesota and one in La Crosse, WI—featuring regional acts from all genres of music. The mission of the MWMF is to promote music and art in the region, creating opportunities for artists, stimulating downtown economic development, and providing diverse educational resources for artists, community members, and children. SUPPORT MWMF

DONATE NOW TO MWMF MWMF is a 501c3 non-profit organization, all donations are tax deductible and support the continuation of the festival. Our programs, festivals, and activities are possible because of donations and supporters like you! Any amount makes us smile, and helps us keep music discovery possible at MWMF. BECOME A MWMF SPONSOR Mid West Music Fest is a 501(c)(3) non-profit supporting the arts communities of the Driftless region in Minnesota and Wisconsin through music and arts programming, teen education, and mental health advocacy. ​ With MWMF sponsorship, you and your organization will help bring national music acts to your community, lifting up the economy and the local artists who gain exposure from MWMF. No matter how much you give, your sponsorship makes even more art happen. For more information on how to get involved, please contact Jacqui Marcou at jackmarcou@gmail.com 2023 Sponsorship Brochure

2024 Winona Fest Guide Explore the MWMF festival guidebook to get all the details you'll need to enjoy the fest. Get to know the bands plus enjoy bonus content with interviews with Mike Munson, Heiruspecs, Lucy Michelle and more. ​ There is not a festival app this year! Please use this guide for all information related to the fest. View the PDF by clicking the button or view the flipbook below. VIEW SAVEABLE GUIDE

Back to Artists Good Morning Bedlam Minneapolis, MN Folk pop For Fans Of... Lake Street Dive, The Avett Brothers, The Head and The Heart Website Facebook Instagram Good Morning Bedlam has become a staying force in the folk genre with a 200 plus show tour in 2019 before the COVID-19 shutdown, claiming the first-place title at the John Hartford Memorial Festival Band Competition, and being finalists at the NWSS Band Competition. Their shows are known for their wild energy and stunning harmonies. GMB has played at festivals alongside artists such as Shakey Graves, Sam Bush, Jason Isbell, The Infamous Stringdusters, Trampled By Turtles and others. In 2021 GMB ran a successful Kickstarter in July of 2021 for their much anticipated third full-length record ‘Lulu’ where fans from around the world pledged a total of $34,000. GMB has been featured on Bluegrass Today, Relix Magazine, Glide Magazine, and Paste Magazine. Good Morning Bedlam is made up of Isaak Elker, Victoria Elker, Dawson Redenius and Kat Seeger. They are continuing to tour full-time in 2023 as they gear up to release an EP in late 2023. Spotify Eagles Club 10:15 PM Friday Next Artist >

Back to Artists Late Nite Laundry Chicago, IL Indie For Fans Of... Crumb, Inner Wave, Dumbo Gets Mad Website Facebook Instagram Chicago psychedelic soul quartet Late Nite Laundry is a band where each member is integral to their songwriting and sound. While they began as a five-piece in 2019, the group restructured when their former vocalist left amid the pandemic in early 2020, forcing the rest of the band to find their footing again but becoming a tighter unit as a result. Guitarist Ari Lindo and bassist (and the band’s designer) Emily Burlew have joined forces on vocals while keyboardist Brenden Cabrera is the band's resident engineer and producer. Drummer Alex Santilli, who has joined the stage for artists such as KAINA and Thee Sacred Souls, also contributes to the songwriting process with the rest of the band. The Chicago Tribune summed up the past few years for the band well when they wrote, “Late Nite Laundry is recovering from a lot, but the Chicago band is forging ahead with its psychedelic soul sound.” Now a few years later, they released their self-titled EP in fall 2022 via Acrophase (Ginger Root, V.V. Lightbody, King Pari), and it's been as much of a restart as much as a statement that they’re here to stay. Spotify Island City Brewing Company 5:00 PM Saturday Next Artist >

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< Back glowingtide Winona, MN Saturday 7:30 PM No Name Bar For Fans Of... Dinosaur Jr., my bloody valentine, Cocteau Twins glowingtide was formed by members Jack Liedel and Dean Mackenzie in 2017 while they were in high school. In these early stages they toyed with varieties of shoegaze, and their first EP was a sort of collection of these experiments. The band started to find its own when Brett Gooden joined in early 2022. Not too long after joining, they recorded a full length album together. It was a more thematically tight coming of age shoegaze epic of sorts. It taught them a lot about the recording and writing process of a full length album. They're excited to be entering this new chapter of the band with the record they have in development. glowingtide is finally feeling like they're able to fuse all of the genres/themes that they've wanted to with this next project. They've become dancier, rockier, and jazzier as ever and that's reflected in their shows! Spotify Facebook Instagram

< Back J.E. Sunde Minneapolis, MN Saturday 8:15 PM Eagles Club For Fans Of... Andy Shauf, Paul Simon, Nina Simone J.E Sunde (Jonathan Edward Sunde), a songwriter based in Minneapolis, MN released his fourth album, “Alice, Gloria and Jon” in 2023. Lyrically, the songs explore the strange and surprising experience of being an adult over arrangements centered around groove and the combination of synthesizers and acoustic instruments. Recorded in Eau Claire, WI at the Bungaleau longtime collaborator, Shane Leonard, the two endeavored to create a songwriter record drawing influence from krautrock, JJ Cale, and 80s synth pop. After a flurry of smaller collaborative releases in 2021 that explored a wide range of musical styles, “Alice, Gloria and Jon” is J.E Sunde’s first full length release since 2020’s “9 Songs About Love.” Spotify Facebook Instagram

Back to Artists Sugar Lads Winona, MN Funky, Jazzy, Bluesy, Experimental, Goof Genre For Fans Of... Doug Boodle, General B & the Wiz, Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra Website Facebook Instagram Sugar Lads were formed late 2021 as a duo and have now grown to a full 7 piece band! The Sugar Lads are made up of musicians with all sorts of backgrounds who come together to form a funky jazzy bluesy experimental goof band! If you like dancing, laughing, and grooving to some tasty tunes… be a lad and join us! Spotify Peter's Biergarten 3:45 PM Saturday Next Artist >

< Back Maudlin Minneapolis, MN Friday 4:30 PM No Name Bar For Fans Of... Pixies, Lucy Dacus, Mates of State Maudlin writes songs about the human experience and things that go “bump” in the night. This power trio will hook you with one listen. Lead by David and Priscilla Priebe with Whelan Keenan, they have a long history of contrasting the dark undertones of their lyrics with vibrant and intense performances and music the is both catchy and edgy. Radio’s Barb Abney describes them as “the Pixies married Weezer and their kids had a Sunday Real Estate cover band.” ​ The group has been hailed by the fringe as long as they've been writing songs and have graced hundreds of stages including Summerfest, CMJ, MWMF, The UMS, Mpls Zombie Pub Crawl, the MN State Fair, First Avenue's main room, Red Gorilla Festival, and a subversively comical appearance at the 2008 Republican National Convention in their hometown of St. Paul. Both of the band’s commercial releases charted for weeks on CMJ stations all over the country, the group has made countless radio and television appearances and was featured in a Target/Mabeline commercial. Spotify Facebook Instagram

< Back Black Widows Minneapolis, MN Saturday 5:30 PM Two Fathoms Brewing For Fans Of... The Ventures, La Luz, and 5,6,7,8s Black Widows are a DIY surf-punk-psyche band from Mpls. The band was established by Pamela Laizure (bass) and Corinne Caouette (guitar) in 2015. The band’s wild surf guitar, riot grrrl vox, slick bass grooves, & mean beats shake up any room and get people outta there seats. BW have toured overseas & nationally from NYC to LA. They have shared the bill w/ major acts like Bombino, Dale Watson, L.A. Witch, The Trashmen, Shonen Knife, Olivia Jean, The Coathangers, Death Valley Girls, Agent Orange, Man or Astro-Man, Messer Chups, and John Waters. Look out for an instrumental surf 7” and full length album showcasing their punk sensibilities this summer and fall. Follow them for upcoming shows and tour dates! Spotify Facebook Instagram

Back to Artists The Shackletons Stillwater, MN ​ The Replacements, The Who, Dirty Nil Website Facebook Instagram First thrown together on stage in 2014, The Shackletons are a high-energy rock band based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, consisting of brothers Colin Campbell (guitar/vocals), Cameron Campbell (bass/backing vocals), and Evan Campbell (drums/ misc. screaming). Though the boys got their start in the blues scene, their electrifying live performances are a boiling pot of punk, indie, and whatever else they might be feeling at the moment. Among their many influences are The Replacements, The Who, The Dirty Nil, and The Hives. With multiple EPs and singles under their belt, The Shackletons released their first full length album in December of 2021, produced by John Fields. In the weeks following their self-titled release, it became the #1 self-released album added to independent radio stations, and the #12 most added overall, trending with bands like IDLES and The Dodos Spotify Levee Main 7:15pm Saturday May 13 Next Artist >