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Cutrufello and Lowinger to perform at Oak Center

Sep 17, 2025

Mary Cutrufello and Dan Lowinger will perform at the Oak Center General Store on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. “Mary Cutrufello is everything from Texas honky-tonk heroine and fiery Midwestern roots-rocker to a powerhouse acoustic performer,” a show announcement said. “Dan Lowinger, a transplant...

Down Hill Strugglers play Sunday at Oak Center store

May 7, 2025

Old-time string band The Down Hill Strugglers will perform Sunday, May 11, at 7 p.m. at the Oak Center General Store in Oak Center. Their music has been featured on the Coen Brothers film “Inside Llewyn Davis.” Tickets are $20. Email oakcentergeneralstoremn@gmail.com or call 651-448-0889 for...

Oak Center General Store concerts resume

Mar 12, 2025

Live music is resuming in beautiful, downtown Oak Center. For decades, the Oak Center General Store, owned by Steven Schwen beginning in 1976, held concerts weekly during the winter months in the store’s second floor event space. After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the concert events known...

Erik Koskinen performs March 14 in Oak Center

Mar 11, 2020

Though perhaps better known for his work behind the scenes as a producer for a Trampled By Turtles record or on the periphery as a backing musician for leading midwestern musicians, Erik Koskinen is a respected songwriter and vocalist in his own right. On Saturday, March 14, he’ll headline an 8 p.m...

Bill Staines performs Sunday, March 1, in Oak Center

Feb 26, 2020

Bill Staines has played over 30 shows at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum: he’ll add one to that total at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 1. Regarded as a folk treasure, Staines is known for virtuosic guitar work, incisive vocals and stories filled with laugh-out-loud humor. Tickets are $15 in...

Jeff Ray, Hurricane Harold and the Stakes at Folk Forum Feb. 22

Feb 20, 2020

“Delta meets Dead with a little Zen thrown in.” That’s how Jeff Ray (pictured) and Hurricane Harold’s Facebook page describes the duo’s music. The pair will perform along with backing band “The Stakes” Saturday, Feb. 22, at 8 p.m. at the Oak Center General Store. Tickets are $15 in advance or $18...

Rad Lorkovic to perform Saturday, Feb. 15

Feb 12, 2020

Classically trained Croatian multi-instrumentalist Radoslav Lorkovic plays the blues. He plays folk. He plays zydeco. He plays Saturday, Feb. 15, at 8 p.m. at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum. Tickets are $15 in advance, and $18 at the door: people with low income can inquire about reduced...

Chris Silver and band, Saturday, Feb. 8, at Folk Forum

Feb 5, 2020

The Good Intentions, a traditional bluegrass band led by Chris Silver, will perorm Saturday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m. at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum. The band counts Hot Rize, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Tony Rice, and J.D. Crowe among their influences. Their sets are a mix of songs from...

Drew Peterson and band in Oak Center Jan. 18

Jan 15, 2020

Drew Peterson and the Dead Pigeons open the 2020 season at the Oak Center General Store Folk Forum with an 8 p.m. performance on Saturday, Jan. 18. Peterson will play new songs as well as favorites from his other projects: Forty Watt Bulb, The Dead Pigeons, and Boxstore Bird. According to his...

Huckfelt performs ‘Stranger Angels’ Dec. 14

Dec 11, 2019

Pines member David Huckfelt will perform music composed during a two-week artist residency on Isle Royale Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Oak Center General Store Folk Forum. While on the island in the Fall of 2017, he spent 10 hours a day for two weeks writing what would become his debut solo album, “...