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Surf's Up! The Beach Boys in La Crosse

The Avalon Ballroom served as the first La Crosse venue for the fledgling Beach Boys band in 1963.
(written by Anita Taylor Doering, Archives Staff) The Avalon Ballroom facing Copeland Avenue with the street car tracks, pictured here in the 1940s or 1950s. This Spanish-sty… https://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/blog/surfs-up-the-beach-boys-in-la-crosse/

Adult Prom: Rockin' Through the Decades

Join your friends at the La Crosse Public Library’s first-ever Adult Prom fund raiser event celebrating Rockin’ through the Decades from the 1950s-2010s on April 22 at the Concordia Ballroom!
(written by Anita Taylor Doering, Archives Staff) The Adult Prom event has been postponed so stay tuned for another date.  When that event does happen, a special exhibit wil… https://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/blog/adult-prom-rockin-through-the-decades/

Lucky Lindy's Legacy

Charles Lindbergh Shannon or “Lindy” was known to La Crosse teenagers of the late 1950s and 1960s as the “man behind the music.”
(written by Anita Taylor Doering, Archives Staff) Lindy Shannon at the controls at WKBH radio. Photo courtesy of Peter Hansen.   Charles Lindbergh Shannon or “Lindy” wa… https://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/blog/lucky-lindys-legacy/

Grand Temporary Performance Venue Built for 1908 Saengerfest

With no auditorium, or even a music hall capable of housing more than a few hundred people, La Crosse was awarded the honor of hosting the 1908 Saengerfest, a biennial music festival attended by thousands of singers and music lovers from all parts of the …
(Written by Scott Brouwer, Archives Staff) With no auditorium, or even a music hall capable of housing more than a few hundred people, La Crosse was awarded the honor of hostin… https://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/blog/grand-temporary-performance-venue-built-for-1908-saengerfest/

Vinyl Preservation (Like a Record)

Within the past 10 years, vinyl record sales have seen a resurgence. Here are some guidelines on best practices for preserving your vinyl collection.
(Written by Hannah Weber, Archives staff) While digital downloads and music streaming services continue to dominate as the most popular ways in which music is purchased and con… https://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/blog/vinyl-preservation-like-a-record/

Frohsinn Singing Society

Through much of the scrutiny and cultural pressure placed on German-Americans in Wisconsin during the First and Second World Wars, the Frohsinn Singing Society, a German-American singing group in La Crosse, met and raised their voices on high.
(written by Hannah L. Weber, Archives intern)   Frohsinn Singing Society, 1907; Nord Stern 50th Anniversary special issue, p. 77 As citizens of La Crosse, Wiscons… https://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/blog/frohsinn-singing-society/

Trumpeting Their Success

In 1956, West Salem band teacher Curtis Beers landed Rafael Mendez, considered one of the greatest trumpet players of all time, as a guest artist for a band concert.
(written by Bill Petersen, Archives staff) In 1956, West Salem band teacher Curtis Beers was concerned that there was a lack of public interest in band concerts that he and his… https://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/blog/trumpeting-their-success/

Take a 'Walk' on the Dark Side

The Dark La Crosse Tour: Radio Show is coming soon to the Pump House Regional Arts Center.
(written by Anita Taylor Doering, Archives Staff) IF YOU GO WHAT:  Dark La Crosse Tour: The Radio Show WHERE: Pump House Regional Arts Center, 119 King Street WHEN: 7:… https://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/blog/take-a-walk-on-the-dark-side/

Rock and Roll All Night

The bands that played “The Sawyer” were often on the cusp of making it big.
(written by Bill Petersen, Archives Staff) Growing up as a teenager in the 1970s in a small town near La Crosse, I still remember the excitement and anticipation upon hearin… https://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/blog/rock-and-roll-all-night/

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