...Cafe Crew Jones, Fri, $5 The Brass Kings - Mikkel Beckmen (washboard, left), Brad Ptacek (washtub bass) and Steve Kaul (resophonic guitar) - will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Nisswa Community Center. Admission is $10...

...guitar-bass-drums setup. But lyrically, Steve Kaul - who sings and plays acoustic and...Beckmen (left), Brad Ptacek and Steve Kaul. The band will perform a CD release...warmer than the previous disc, and Steve Kaul's songwriting is topical and clever...

...3 (10th anniversary of playing at the Rail celebration on Saturday.) Jack Knife and the Sharps, Wed Eclectic Cafe Steve Kaul and Jesse Dennis, 8 p.m. Fri, $3 Some People's Kids with Avenpitch (electropunk), 8 p.m. Sat, $5 Drum...

...The Rail Pop Machine, Thu Pop Machine, Fri-Sat, $3 Jack Knife and the Sharps (rockabilly), Wed Eclectic Cafe Steve Kaul and the Brass Kings (blues) with Charlie Parr (folk), 8 p.m. Fri, $5 Rolling Bubble (rock) with Colleen Myhre...

...The band's self-titled 2006 CD from Dream Horse Records has received airplay on KAXE and other Minnesota stations. Steve Kaul plays metal-bodied resophonic and acoustic guitars. Brad Ptacek, formerly of the Urban Guerillas, plays a homemade...

...elements: a washtub bass and a washboard). That's why Steve Kaul's songwriting on the Kings' self-titled debut album...energetic blues Label: Dream Horse Records Highs: Steve Kaul's songwriting flows easily and smartly, especially on...

...the month Yesterday's Gone 612 Front St. Open jam, 8 p.m. Saturdays The E Squared Cafe 123 East Washington St. Steve Kaul of the Brass Kings, 8 p.m. Friday, $5 suggested cover. BREEZY POINT Commander Bar 30279 Airport Road The After...

...friday-saturday: music Kings of blues It'll be an eclectic weekend at Brainerd's Eclectic Cafe. Duluth blues band Steve Kaul and the Brass Kings and folkie Charlie Parr will perform at 8 p.m. Friday. Brainerd rockers Rolling Bubble and folkie...

...Jack Knife and the Sharps, Wed Eclectic Cafe Brianna Lane and Katie Sawicki, Thu, $5 Colleen Myhre, Fri, $3 Steve Kaul and the Brass Kings (CD release show), Sat, $3 Drum jam night (bring your own drum), Tue BAXTER Prairie Bay Restaurant...

...and songwriting. Her Web site is www.annreed.com. Steve Kaul and the Brass Kings, Nov. 17 This Minnesota group plays...dreamhorserecords.com. Neal and Leandra, Dec. 1 Steve Kaul (right) and the Brass Kings. The duo is known for...