We’ll be playing at the Post-Opening Party for the Duluth-Superior Film Festival. We also have a certain gooey music video in the shorts presentation.

Of course everyone wondered if we really traveled through space, really decapitated ourselves, and really ate at the food court. Of course not, those are dangerous situations. We used movie magic. Check out our behind the scenes look at making an award-winning video.

John says, “Tangier 57 might just be one of the most creative and imaginative ensembles the Northland has to offer.
This seven-member orchestra has grown from its lounge roots into a sleek cohesive assemblage that has created a musical world of its own that I can almost envisage as I glide through the brand new release ‘It is People!’”

There is a World – Tangier 57 from Brian Barber on Vimeo.

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They claim even Lawrence Welk would approve! After being locked away in various undisclosed studios around Duluth, producing their new, musical masterpiece, Tangier 57 joins us in the studio. The band is looking forward to a new release this July and viewers will get an exciting dose of their tiki-jazz inspired vibe. Tangier 57 will put you in a summer mindset as they mix up their original lounge sound with zest and flavor from the islands.

06/23/11 9pm PBS WDSE’s The Playlist.
We performed three new songs from our latest recording release “It is People!”.

Here’s the whole show:

Here’s the clip with just “It is People”

The interview:

Joshua Carlon drew our song out of the big tophat during the 2011 Homegrown Music Video Festival, and here’s his video.

Pene’s Palace from Joshua Carlon on Vimeo.