Chris Koza of Rogue Valley
March 5 – Papa Charlie's - 8-10pm | FREE
Chris Koza is a Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter who has been recording and releasing albums since 2004, when he self- released the critically acclaimed "Exit Pesce", a collection of 9 songs self-recorded and produced in a summer sublet apartment. His song-writing carries a strong emphasis on the lyrical and poetic elements, with stylings and textures rooted in folk and americana traditions.

Chastity Brown
March 12 – Papa Charlie's - 8-10pm | FREE
With her nose ring and her loose dreads sprouting every which way in a free-fro, Minneapolis singer-songwriter Chastity Brown, 25, looks like an urban Rastafarian, a Marley-loving Bohemian. When she opens her mouth in song, however, she reveals a complex soul – a country-born, gospel-raised, activist poet who sings about women, race, love & politics with an edgy tenderness.

Communist Daughter (Johnny & Molly Acoustic)
March 19 – Papa Charlie's - 8-10pm | FREE
After a 3-year hiatus from the rock and roll circus, Johnny Solomon is back on stage. Steeped in '60s-era Beach Boy harmonies and expansive, sunny choruses, Solomon's upbeat pop arrangements are contrasted with lyrics about loss, cynicism, and struggle. This performance welcomes Johnny and Molly Moore, whose angelic harmonies soften Solomon's pop melodies and give
Communist Daughter's songs a delicately haunting, otherworldly feel.

The Mad Ripple Hootenanny
March 26 – Papa Charlie's - 8-10pm | FREE
In November of 2007, writer/songwriter Jim Walsh walked into Java Jack’s coffee shop in South Minneapolis and asked the owner if he’d be a songwriter-storyteller round-robin night at his place. Walsh had been going to hear songwriters at bars and coffee shops, but had routinely been unable to hear, due to loud crowds or bad sound systems. It worked, and caught on. Walsh called it the Mad Ripple Friday Night Hootenanny and started putting line-ups together for every Friday night, with the idea being that it would last only the month of November. People loved it, supported it, and came out. People met each other, played with each other, and married each other. Since then the Hoot has landed in most every joint in the Twin Cities, as well as New York a couple times, California, Duluth, and beyond. Join us for the first-ever Hoot at Papa Charlie's...
Special Guests include:
Brianna Lane
John Swardson
Terry Walsh
Rick Robot = vocal, guitar
Julia Douglass -
Ashleigh Still
Katy Vernon
Pete Christensen – keyboards
Joe Fahey
Kevin Steinman