South Dakota Jazz Orchestra
Sep
26
7:00 PM19:00

South Dakota Jazz Orchestra

We're wrapping up the summer season with a presentation of the Black Hills finest jazz cats with the full complement of delicious swing sounds for your entertainment - Don't miss this special presentation of the SDJO Saturday, Sept 26th at The Custer Beacon!

About SDJO:

The South Dakota Jazz Orchestra (SDJO) is South Dakota's premier big band and jazz ensemble based in the Black Hills region. It operates as an official initiative of Improvise Arts to promote jazz and Black American music through regional concerts, community swing dances, and youth programs.

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Jeffrey Foucault w/ John Convertino
Sep
25
to Sep 26

Jeffrey Foucault w/ John Convertino

“Contemporary and timeless.” —The New York Times

“Pure songwriter… his songs are simple and powerful.” —NPR

In two decades on the road Jeffrey Foucault has become one of the most distinctive voices in American music, refining a sound instantly recognizable for its simplicity and emotional power. With a string of critically acclaimed studio albums – “Stark, literate songs that are as wide open as the landscape of his native Midwest” (The New Yorker), "Beat-up troubadour folk whittled to dolorous perfection” (Uncut), “Songwriting Brilliance,” (Irish Times) – he’s built a brick-and-mortar international touring career and a devoted following, one that includes luminaries like Van Dyke Parks, Greil Marcus, and Don Henley.

In September of 2024 Jeffrey Foucault released THE UNIVERSAL FIRE (Fluff & Gravy, 9/6/24), his first album of entirely new material since 2018. A series of high-voltage performances cut live in one room, the album is both a working wake – Foucault lost his best friend and drummer Billy Conway, to cancer in 2021 – and a meditation on the nature of beauty, artifact, and loss.

Augmenting Foucault's all-star band with members of Calexico and Bon Iver (drummer John Convertino and producer/saxophonist Mike Lewis) THE UNIVERSAL FIRE sets Conway’s death against the massive 2008 fire at the Universal Studios lot in California that destroyed the master recordings of some of our bedrock American music, to interrogate ideas about mortality, legacy, meaning, and calling.

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Josh Cleveland and the Trio of Wonders
Sep
24
7:00 PM19:00

Josh Cleveland and the Trio of Wonders

Minneapolis singer/songwriter Josh Cleveland is the son of a preacher man and has the voice to prove it. Full of gritty soul and deep emotion, he brings songs to life with an ease and authority that comes naturally to someone who grew up singing in the church. Together with his band Wonders, he delivers groove-filled folk, rock and Americana tunes that speak straight to the heart.

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Potter Johns Trio
Sep
17
6:30 PM18:30

Potter Johns Trio

Potter Johns Trio brings the musical power of Orion & Stacey Potter along with the masterful breadth of Tanner Johns to the Beacon for a night of good songs, great harmonies, and an easygoing set that fits the room just right. Grab some food, find a spot, and hang awhile.

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Carol Markstrom
Sep
10
6:30 PM18:30

Carol Markstrom

Arizona-based singer-songwriter Carol Markstrom brings a deep connection to the American West to her music, with songs shaped by its people, landscapes, history, and Native American cultures.

A two-time Western Female Vocalist of the Year, Markstrom has performed across the U.S., Alaska, and Europe. She has released five albums, including the award-winning Mile After Mile, with her music receiving radio play around the world.

Her songs blend Western, folk, Americana, and country traditions, carried by a clear voice and a strong sense of story and place.

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Black Hills Soul
Aug
15
7:00 PM19:00

Black Hills Soul

Black Hills Souls is the collaborative creation of a cohort of songsmiths that have all traveled the world before landing in the Black Hills to meld their musical styles into a a fresh soulful take on modern songwriting. Fresh off the release of their 2nd album ‘What Is Peace’ - BHS is reveling in their new soulful sound.

This show is free and open to the public

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