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Bemidji Area Schools is considering consolidating its elementary schools by closing J.W. Smith, and community members are urging the Board to look at other options.
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Led by Susan Tedeschi’s warm and soothing vocals and Derek Trucks signature bluesy guitar riffs, the 12-piece band is back with their sixth album, Future Soul.
Kicking off with funky soul on “Crazy Cryin’,” the album combines the elements that make them a great band; searing rock in “Future Soul,” guitar solos that stop you in your tracks in “Who Am I,” jam breaks throughout and a shear dedication to the blues in “Devil Be Gone.”
From start to finish, the album showcases this fully collaborative band solidly at the top of their game in the blues rock genre.
-Kari Hedlund
Kicking off with funky soul on “Crazy Cryin’,” the album combines the elements that make them a great band; searing rock in “Future Soul,” guitar solos that stop you in your tracks in “Who Am I,” jam breaks throughout and a shear dedication to the blues in “Devil Be Gone.”
From start to finish, the album showcases this fully collaborative band solidly at the top of their game in the blues rock genre.
-Kari Hedlund
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