Mike Younger with special guest Annie Mack and The Ray Barnard Band' at Palmer’s

Night of Blues, Roots and Soul Music!

Mike Younger was a street singer working in New Orleans when he was “discovered” by RodneyCrowell, who then produced Mike’s debut release Somethin’ In The Air (2000).Since that fateful turn of events, Mike has written, performed, recorded and released an impressive body of work and his music, songwriting and devotion to progressive causes continue to earn him new fans all over the world. His most recent release Burning The Bigtop Down (2021) is the masterful result of a hard-fought battle to reclaim his lost recordings with rock legends Levon Helm and Jim Dickinson.

ANNIE MACK is a soulful singer and unflinching songwriter who writes from the gut and demands your attention. Working her way through the Midwest bar scene, Mack built a reputation as a powerhouse blues singer, getting national recognition at some of North America’s top festivals, including The John Coltrane Jazz Festival, Thunder Bay Music Festival, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and the Bayfront Blues Festival. Now, with the release of her new recording Testify (2021) she solidifies her position as a top-tier singer, songwriter and producer who has found her musical home, performing her own unique blend of blues, country, rock and soul.

With his new record, Radicalized, Ray Barnard has released four LPs in a Roots & Soul (or Indie-Soul) idiom. He's worked with worked with Twin City stalwarts like Erik Koskinen,  Jeremy Johnson, Becky Kapell, Greg Schutte, and Frederick Thomas of Natural Selection. Before going solo, Ray fronted the estimable roots-rock band, The Copperheads for 12 years.