David Huckfelt & Keith Secola LIVE in the Starlight Room

Thu, Jul 24

6:30pm Doors 8pm Showtime Full food and beverage available for this show. 18+ $25 Adv (+fees/taxes) $32 Day of (+fees/taxes) David Huckfelt is a singer/ lyricist /activist and founding frontman of Minneapolis indie-folk cult favorites The Pines. An Iowa native and former theology student, Huckfelt attended the Iowa Writers Workshop before turning his attention to songwriting and performing. With improvisational mastery, Huckfelt’s shows and songs of no-spiritual-surrender have earned him a devoted following from small-town opera houses & theaters to national festival stages like Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Edmonton and Calgary Folk Fests, and the legendary First Avenue mainroom, sharing stages with Mavis Staples, Emmylou Harris, Bon Iver, Calexico, Trampled By Turtles & more. An early encounter and collaboration with legendary Native American poet John Trudell introduced Huckfelt as friend & partner to an array of Indigenous artists & activists including Keith Secola, Louise Erdrich, & Quiltman. A seven-time Native American Music Award winner whose influence spans generations, Keith Secola has been recognized as a pioneer in blending rock, folk, and blues with Indigenous storytelling, whose . His groundbreaking song “NDN Kars” is featured in AMC’s hit series Dark Winds, alongside his tracks “Frybread” and “Book of Life.” “NDN Kars” (Dark Winds Version) adds to the song’s storied history and legacy. One of the most ubiquitous and popular songs across Indigenous and Native American nations, “NDN Kars” remains an anthem of sovereignty, identity and resistance. Its journey and place in culture tells a remarkable story, from its original cassette release to the present.