Rocky Wall Entertainment is pleased to present a special 2024 Happy Holidays Concert at 7:00 pm on Saturday, December 14th at the Silver Bay Reunion Hall. This FREE 2024 Happy Holidays Concert will feature local Silver Bay resident Gene LaFond & The Wild Unknown in a festive celebration of great Americana Music and holiday cheer. 

This concert is made possible with financial support from Best of the North Shore and in cooperation with North Shore Sound, Two Harbors Media, Zoe’s Pizza Kitchen and the Silver Bay Municipal Liquor Store & Lounge.

Pick up your FREE TICKETS online and join the Rocky Wall Entertainment contact list. Tickets are encouraged but are not required to attend this event.

Background on Gene LaFond & The Wild Unknown 

Gene LaFond is a founding member of The Mere Mortals with the late Larry Kegan. Past gigs include opening for Bob Dylan, twice performing at Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit Concert, opening for Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Kinky Friedman as well as numerous sold out shows over the years in the twin Cities. Gene's current band, The Wild Unknown, carries on the tradition of original music and classic rock, blues- and folk-rock music.  LaFond and Kegan were Bob Dylan's personal guests on tour annually for 15 years - including on various stretches of the Rolling Thunder Revue Tour. Gene and the band have performed with world renowned violinist Scarlet Rivera on numerous occasions over the years.

"...singer/songwriter Gene LaFond ... is a versatile journeyman who writes honest, compassionate and appealing songs that can be refreshingly offbeat (the country-folk fantasy 'Thank You Emmylou') or even positively Dylanesque (the 9/11 blues shuffle 'It's Gonna' Rain)."

Jon Bream, Minneapolis Star Tribune 10/24/02
 

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Rocky Wall Entertainment is a Minnesota 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established for the purpose of producing high quality live Americana Music concerts, house concerts, and live music in the City of Silver Bay and on Lake Superior's North Shore.

Our current focus is on producing an annual free outdoor summer music series in the City of Silver Bay, MN, hosting benefit house concerts, and providing resources to assist in the design and construction of an outdoor performance stage in City Center Park in downtown Silver Bay, MN.

In 2025, we look forward to producing a series of eight free Friday night concerts known as the Silver Bay Music in the Park Concert Series, hosting seven benefit house concerts, and sharing design concepts for a possible City Center Park and Amphitheater with the community and the City Council.

Join us every Friday night from July 18th through September 5th for free live outdoor music. Also ocnsider purchasing tickets to the Saturday evening benefit house concerts.

Check out the Free Music in the Park Concerts page for more intormation on these shows. You can register for a free ticket to be placed on the Rocky Wall Productions mailing list. Tickets are not required to attend the Friday night events.

Stay tuned for further announcements on bands scheduled to appear in 2025.

Check out the Benefit House Concert page for more information on how to get tickets for the Saturday evening events.

 

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