Worker’s Playtime at 331 Club hosted by The Mikkel Factory, featuring Jeff Ray

A weekly happy hour hosted by Mikkel, featuring a different artist every time.

Musicians from the Midwest have a knack for reinventing tradition and Jeff Ray & The Stakes are no exception. Go to any of their performances and you’ll hear fans say the same thing, “his music sounds old and new at the same time.” Their first gig was on MPR’s Radio Heartland and the band has been turning heads and opening ears ever since.

Mikkel Beckmen (washboard, wooden tray, and stomp box) has been a fixture on the Twin Cities scene for a number of years; some of the folks he's played with include the Brass Kings, Charlie Parr, and Lonesome Dan Kase & the Crush Collision Trio.