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The Cactus Blossoms perform live at the Minnesota State Fair

The Cactus Blossoms performing live at The Current's Music-on-a-Stick showcase at the 2014 Minnesota State Fair
The Cactus Blossoms performing live at The Current's Music-on-a-Stick showcase at the 2014 Minnesota State FairMPR / Nate Ryan
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by Bill DeVille and The Cactus Blossoms

September 08, 2015

The Cactus Blossoms - A Sad Day to Be You (Live on 89.3 The Current)
by MPR
The Cactus Blossoms - Mississippi (Live on 89.3 The Current)
by MPR
The Cactus Blossoms - Clown Collector (Live on 89.3 The Current)
by MPR

The Cactus Blossoms, a Minnesota-based brothers duo and recent signees to the Grammy award-winning label Red House Records, geared up for a handful of performances at the Great Minnesota Get-Together.

In addition to an old favorite, the longtime friends of The Current debuted new material for their live performance at the MPR booth on the corner of Judson and Nelson during Bill DeVille's live broadcast from the 2015 Minnesota State Fair.

Songs Performed

"A Sad Day to Be You"
"Mississippi"
"Clown Collector"

"A Sad Day to Be You" is off the Cactus Blossoms' 2011 self-titled debut; "Mississippi" and "Clown Collector" are unreleased tracks off the brothers' forthcoming album.

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