• Heat Advisory for Rollins - Click for Details
    ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
    ...EXTREME HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
    Expires: July 11, 2026 @ 9:00pm
    WHAT
    For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 95 expected. For the Extreme Heat Watch, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 100 possible.
    WHERE
    Northern Aitkin, Koochiching, North Cass, Itasca, Carlton, St. Louis, and Northern Cook and Lake Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Fond du Lac Band, the Mille Lacs Band, Big Sandy Lake area and the Bois Forte Band, Nett Lake, Deer Creek and, Lake Vermilion areas. Other locations including Voyageurs National Park. The entire Boundary Waters is also included.
    WHEN
    For the Heat Advisory, from 11 AM this morning to 9 PM CDT this evening. For the Extreme Heat Watch, from Sunday morning through Monday evening.
    IMPACTS
    Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
    ADDITIONAL DETAILS
    Little to no relief from the heat is possible Sunday night as continued very warm heat indices in the 70s are forecast Sunday night.
    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
    Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
  • Extreme Heat Watch for Rollins - Click for Details
    ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
    ...EXTREME HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
    Expires: July 13, 2026 @ 9:00pm
    WHAT
    For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 95 expected. For the Extreme Heat Watch, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 100 possible.
    WHERE
    Northern Aitkin, Koochiching, North Cass, Itasca, Carlton, St. Louis, and Northern Cook and Lake Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Fond du Lac Band, the Mille Lacs Band, Big Sandy Lake area and the Bois Forte Band, Nett Lake, Deer Creek and, Lake Vermilion areas. Other locations including Voyageurs National Park. The entire Boundary Waters is also included.
    WHEN
    For the Heat Advisory, from 11 AM this morning to 9 PM CDT this evening. For the Extreme Heat Watch, from Sunday morning through Monday evening.
    IMPACTS
    Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
    ADDITIONAL DETAILS
    Little to no relief from the heat is possible Sunday night as continued very warm heat indices in the 70s are forecast Sunday night.
    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
    Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
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The Pines

There are two artists by this name:
1) a British band based in London
2) an American indie-roots band from Minneapolis

1. The Pines are a collaboration of the songstress Pam Berry and Joe Brooker of The Foxgloves .
Matinée Recordings

2. Rising out of the prairies of the Midwest, The Pines are one of the most distinct and powerful indie-rock/Americana groups to hit the national scene in years. Emerging from the same Minneapolis music world that spawned such notable acts as The Jayhawks, The Replacements and Bob Dylan, The Pines have gathered a stunning line-up of musical talent, in both their live shows and on record, that has gained them a faithful and growing following.

Frontmen Benson Ramsey and David Huckfelt share a common musical language rooted in the songs and songwriters of their native Iowa, while each bringing a distinct voice and sensibility to the sound that Rolling Stone senior writer David Fricke called “quietly gripping” stark-country. The mysterious sound of The Pines fuses Benson’s ethereal, otherworldly, heart-piercing songs with David’s earthy, darkly romantic and rough-hewn visionary tales. With masterful guitar work, beautiful vocals and the graceful keyboard and vocal additions of Benson’s brother Alex Ramsey, the core of The Pines’ sound captivates and elevates with rare intimacy.

Surprisingly, David Huckfelt and Benson Ramsey actually began their musical partnership in Arizona, where they both lived in a Mexican barrio and first began playing together. The son of Greg Brown’s producer and sideman Bo Ramsey, Benson was reared on folk and blues music and continues to let those influences shine, even on louder electric songs. David also had a deep love for traditional music, and together the two of them started crafting songs that evoke the ancient, while incorporating newer rock and pop sounds.

Committing to a musical career together, Benson and David returned to their Midwestern roots and moved to Minneapolis, where they slowly grew their band to include banjo player Michael Rossetto (Spaghetti Western String Co.), drummer J.T. Bates (Michel Portal, John Gorka), bassist James Buckley (Ed Harcourt, Daniel Johnston, Dosh), guitarist Jacob Hanson (Halloween, Alaska) and Benson’s brother Alex Ramsey on keyboards.

Creating quite a buzz around the Twin Cities and across the Upper Midwest, The Pines caught the attention of acclaimed indie label Red House Records and signed with them in 2007, releasing their breakout album Sparrows in the Bell, named one of the top roots releases of the year by Q Magazine. The Pines wowed audiences at the 2008 South By Southwest (SXSW) and were named one of the musical highlights by CMT.com. They followed up this success with Tremolo, an album that garnered rave reviews in magazines like Rolling Stone and got airplay on tastemaker stations such as KCRW and The Current. It landed them coveted performances on Daytrotter.com and Bob Harris’ popular BBC show, winning them new fans across North America and Europe. A great live act whether performing as a stripped-down trio (David Huckfelt, Benson Ramsey and Alex Ramsey) or as a full rock band, The Pines’ devoted cult following and has led them to share the stage with such diverse acts as Jolie Holland, The Arcade Fire, Iris DeMent, Mavis Staples, Bon Iver and The Holmes Brothers.
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