Magnificent 7

Reader Contributing Staff 

From the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virgina, The Steel Wheels visit the West Theatre on Feb. 26.

Rabbit Hole Feb. 23-March 3 St. Scholastica Theater Broadway play that won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize and became a 2010 movie starring Nicole Kidman, it deals with the ways family members survive a major loss, encompassing both comedy and tragedy.

Jason Owen & Friends Friday, Feb. 23, 8 p.m. Silver Bay Municipal Liquor Store Minnesota native Jason Owen Soderlund played guitar in bands for almost 15 years in Southern California before he began performing on his own four years ago, influenced by diverse sources such as Pink Floyd, Audioslave, Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell and Jerry Jeff Walker.

Evernoir Saturday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m. Wussow’s Alt-metal from Eau Claire, the members united under a history of depression and sought refuge in music. Their lyrics focus around abuse and suicide awareness, encouraging listeners to keep fighting. With Mvrrow and Discord at Dawn.

Michael Perry & Mary Cutrufello Saturday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m. Big Top Chautauqua Backstage Perry, a Wisconsin farm boy turned bestselling author and songwriter, duets with Cutrufello, an East Coast Yale grad who earned her chops in Texas honky-tonks, two roadwise friends who have taken their lumps and their chances.

The Steel Wheels Monday, Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m. The West Theatre The Steel Wheels have long been at home in the creative space between tradition and innovation, informed by the familiar sounds of the Virginia mountains where the band was formed, always moving forward with insightful lyrics and an evolving sound.

The Soldier's Tale Tues. & Weds. Feb. 27 & 28, 7 p.m. Duluth Depot Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra showcases Stravinsky’s 1919 work, a multidisciplinary collaboration with Wise Fool Theatre filled with music, dance and narration. A young soldier trades his fiddle to the devil in exchange for wealth and fortune, comes to regret it and must use his wits to regain the prized instrument. Will he get to say, “You son of bitch, I’m the best that’s ever been”?

Boku Frequency Wednesday, Feb. 28, 7 p.m. Sacred Heart Longtime Duluth soul, funk and rock Twin Ports band will perform songs from their vast catalog of originals and covers and talk about their decades in the music business. The event will be livestreamed on the Sacred Heart Music Center YouTube channel.