Canadian jazz to storm Paramount

My Sweet Patootie, a Canadian jazz-country group, will play at the Paramount Theatre 7:30 p.m. this Saturday. — photo provided

You can bet your sweet patootie that My Sweet Patootie is coming to town.

The Canadian swing-jazz-country group is hitting the Paramount Theatre this Saturday and looking to tell a good story.

“It’s more than just a concert,” said Jennie Germain, Paramount executive director.

My Sweet Patootie consists of former Tanglefoot members Terry Young and Sandra Swannell, who have toured since 1999. The group is currently performing a music hall-style show where they tell stories and jive with the audience between each song, which all tells an even bigger story.

“What we do now is quite a different style of music,” Young said. Though the group stays to its swing roots, Young and Swannell like to experiment with different music. Case in point: People can expect to hear “sets of fiddle tunes with our own interesting arrangement,” according to Young.

“It’s kind of a blend of, if you can think of how James Brown would play a fiddle tune,” he said.

My Sweet Patootie will liven things up starting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28. Tickets are $12 in advance, $14 at the door and $5 for students.

“It’s a really fun show,” Young said. “It’s kind of a mix of music and vaudeville. We’re quite animated performers, both Sandra and I.”

SportsPlus

Mower County

SWCD board chair to serve as VP for state group

Mower County

Minnesota DNR: Enjoy the ice over the holidays, but check it often

Education

Education Briefs

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Convictions: Dec. 9-16

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

G. Meadow man sentenced for drug charges, challenges pre-investigation in 2nd case

Mower County

Eastbound I-90 lane, ramps reopen in Austin as Cedar River bridge completed

News

A Place for Romantics: New downtown bookstore for romance is a dream for its owner

Agriculture

Voigts honored for conservation farming practices

Business

Austin realtor honored with Realtor Emeritus Award

Agriculture

Grant available to aid in weather resilience

Mower County

In Your Community: Asian Student Union donate 30 blankets to Mayo Clinic

Mower County

In Your Community: Austin Youth Hockey Peewee B shops for family

Brownsdale

In Your Community: Brownsdale Study Club

Mower County

In Your Community: Duplicate Bridge

Mower County

In Your Community: Mower County Senior Center

News

Minnesota House tie in peril after judge rules DFL lawmaker can’t be sworn in

News

Unwelcome holiday guests: RSV, flu and COVID-19 on the rise

News

Minnesota deputies saw 250 animals suffering at purported rescue. Weeks later, only 70 were left

News

Federal Reserve cuts its key rate by a quarter-point but envisions fewer reductions next year

Education

Riverland Community College celebrates remarkable enrollment growth

Mower County

Photos: Singing the song of the season

Mower County

Driver in crash that injured Wyatt Hamlin arrested in Tennessee

Mower County

UPDATE: Thursday brings another chance for snow, winter weather advisory issued

Brownsdale

Alamo Annie’s in Brownsdale closing