The Mayflies have been pushing the outer limits of jam rock and bluegrass in the greater Midwest region and Colorado since 2001. Their live shows are rife with hot banjo pickin', stellar 3 part vocal harmonies, driving, funky drums and bass, and blustery psychedelic electric guitar work. The Mayflies' shows range from wildly energetic to beautiful and introspective in their scope.

Twin Cities jazz vocalist Connie Evingson appears frequently with Clearwater Hot Club and will join them July 16th at the Village Market Square Concert Series, singing selections from her CD Gypsy in My Soul.

Sam Miltich and the Clearwater Hot Club are dedicated to preserving and performing the music of the late, great Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. Sam and his father, Matthew, have been performing since Sam first learned to play the guitar at age 13.

The Clearwater Hot Club was formally put together in the summer of 2003. The Clearwater Hot Club has toured in the United States, Canada and Japan including appearances at Django Fest Northwest and the 1st Annual Ginza International Jazz Festival in Tokyo, Japan.

Sam (lead guitarist) and Matthew Miltich (bassist) lead the group with Mark Kreitzer and Paul Miltich playing rhythm guitars. Other soloists extraordinaire join the Clearwater Hot Club including Don Vidal (saxophone), Tom Schaefer (violin), Olivier Manchon (violin), and Tony Balluf (clarinet).

Andra Suchy grew up on a beef and wheat farm south of Mandan, North Dakota. Andra's parents are folk musicians which gave her the opportunity to begin gigging and traveling to folk festivals and concerts performing with her family by the time she was in grade school. She studied classical voice until she graduated from high school and 1 year of college, then moved to Minneapolis in 1996 to continue her music career. Since then, she has worked with many bands and individuals writing, recording, and performing.

"Patchwork Story" (released independently August, 2006) is Andra Suchy's debut solo CD, although she has been performing, writing and recording in Minneapolis since 1996. Andra has been a guest on A Prairie Home Companion numerous times and has has the honors of singing with such legends as Garrison Keillor, Emmylou Harris, Renee Fleming, and Chris Thile.

Her recording credits include Soul Asylum’s "The Silver Lining," The Honeydogs, "10,000 Years" and "Amygdala" among others. She has shared the stage with such artists as The Honeydogs, Dave Pirner, Jonny Lang,Chuck Suchy (her father), Ben Suchy (her brother), Tina Schlieske, Peter Ostroushko, and Jeff Healy to name a few. She was nominated for the Minnesota Music Academy "Female Vocalist Of The Year" in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Andra and AP won the "Rift Magazine" 36 Hour Songwriting Contest 5 on March 10, 2007.

Connie's appearance at the Village in July was a hit, so she's coming back for an encore, singing selections from her CD's and from her upcoming show at the Jungle Theater, Happy with the Blues- Singer/Songwriter Peggy Lee.

Appearing with Connie are Tanner Taylor (piano), Terry Burns (bass), Dave Karr (saxophone) and Joe Pulice (drums).