416 Club hosted by Radio Heartland, with David Stoddard and Six Mile Grove

The theme for this month's 416 Club night is "Small Town" and features so far David Stoddard (from Fergus Falls) and the band Six Mile Grove ((originally from Lyle, a small town near Rochester). Hosts: the good folks at Radio Heartland.

David Stoddard has been called "the George Carlin of Folk Music" for his ability to zero in on and expose the foibles and inanities that make us who we are. He's won a bunch of awards including Kerrville New Folk, Minnesota New Folk, and the South Florida Folk Festival song contest. He's been on the radio all over the globe and shared the stage with people like Leon Russell, Iris Dement, Rik Emmett, and Robin and Linda Williams, which means he's played for a ton of people without actually having to do much. When he enters a room, it suddenly smells like fresh-baked cookies.

Six Mile Grove is rooted in the energy of American rock and the simplicity of classic country music, delivered with pure farm boy charm.  The band is named after a woods in Southern Minnesota where they grew up. It's the largest Shagbark Hickory woods west of the Mississippi. They write their own songs. They produce them. They record them. They mix them. They push them to radio. They design their own website. They book their own shows. They promote them. They drive their own van there. They set up their own gear. They tear it down. They roll their own smoke. They brew their own beer. They make their own god damn peanuts.

“Recently the Dirt Band had the pleasure of sharing the stage with Six Mile Grove.  They really knocked us out.  Cool tunes, great rootsy grooves, and not a wasted note.  These guys are the real deal.” - Jeff Hanna, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Tickets: $5 at the door.