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A four-piece band on the Midway Saloon stage seen from the floor, the singer centre with one arm raised.
Photo: Victor Mshihiri

The Midway Saloon · Saint Paul

Northstar Original Revue

Minnesota Music. Live and Original. Every Other Thursday.

Watch the full sets Play NOR
  • Every other Thursday
  • Music from 7
  • No cover
  • 21+
A wide frame from a full-set film: a band mid-song on the Midway Saloon stage.
Every full set · YouTube

Full sets on YouTube

Can’t make NOR? Watch the whole set.

Each act gets its own 4K film of the whole set, with the live board mix.

Watch the playlist

What NOR is

NOR is an event agency focused on providing opportunities to musicians of any skill level, using its connections and assets to help them progress and navigate the industry.

NOR hosts a bi-weekly showcase at the Midway Saloon. The showcase is the heartbeat of NOR: pumping new musicians forward, bringing old ones back into the light, or letting a local legend step back into their old home.

A four-piece band mid-song under pink and blue light, the singer centre with her hair in the air. Photo: Victor Mshihiri

For musicians

How to play NOR

  1. Bring your own songs.

    NOR is a showcase for original music, open to musicians of any skill level. First show or fiftieth, any genre.

  2. Fill in the NOR form.

    Your band name, a contact name, your Instagram or Facebook, and a phone number for the main contact.

  3. Pick a Thursday.

    NOR runs every other Thursday. Pick one, or leave it open and I’ll find you a date. Every bill is hand-built.

  4. Play the Midway.

    Music runs 7 to 10 on a Thursday. Your whole set is filmed and goes up on YouTube with the rest.

Apply to showcase

Follow NOR

Lineups go up on Instagram and Facebook before every show.

From the photographers.

A drummer under the Midway Saloon banner with both sticks raised, ringed by red and blue light trails. Photo: Victor Mshihiri
A singer leaning into the mic from below, a red and a cyan stage light burning behind her. Photo: Victor Mshihiri
A guitarist with long hair and glasses, head down over a natural-finish electric guitar, lit teal. Photo: Victor Mshihiri
A guitarist in a pin-covered bucket hat and a sleeveless plaid shirt playing a sticker-covered guitar, lit warm. Photo: Alex James
A bass player grinning behind his hair, the neck of the bass cutting across the frame in blue light trails. Photo: Victor Mshihiri
Black and white: a guitarist looks straight down the lens while a singer bends over the mic in light trails. Photo: Victor Mshihiri
A singer crouched at the front of the stage, one hand on her head, lit deep pink. Photo: Victor Mshihiri
A long-haired drummer in a backwards cap laughing mid-beat, a stick raised, cymbal stands glowing behind him. Photo: Alex James
A singer-guitarist in a white shirt and loose tie leaning into the mic, hair over his eyes, lit warm against black. Photo: Alex James

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Want to be showcased?

Original songs, any genre, first show or fiftieth.

Apply to showcase