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Davina & The Vagabonds, DERECHO Rhythm Section, The Foxgloves to play Bemidji Block Party

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Published May 22, 2024 at 6:03 PM CDT

Cowboy boots with a red base with a white and star-spangled design. Stars are red, blue and yellow. One of the heels is detached from the shoe. — 2023 Bemidji Block Party performer Ber's cowboy boots. The block party is back on Saturday, June 22, 2024 co-hosted by KBXE and Bemidji Brewing. Free to the public. Made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Culture Heritage Fund.

KBXE and Bemidji Brewing present the free block party in front of Bemidji Brewing on Saturday, June 22, 2024, with a great lineup of Minnesota musicians.

BEMIDJI — The Bemidji Block Party returns Saturday, June 22, presented in partnership with Bemidji Brewing and KBXE from 2-9 p.m. on America Avenue in front of the brewery.

Join us for craft beer, food trucks, community, a family zone and live music from The Foxgloves, Davina & The Vagabonds and DERECHO Rhythm Section, featuring Alan Sparhawk from Low!

The Foxgloves

The five members of Foxgloves standing in front of a wall. — The Foxgloves are part of the lineup for Bemidji Block Party on June 22, 2024.

The Foxgloves are a dynamic all-female Midwestern bluegrass Americana band from the Twin Cities. Their high-energy performances, heartfelt storytelling, soaring harmonies, and rich instrumentation have swept them onto big stages throughout the region — including First Avenue, Big Top Chautauqua and Blue Ox Music Festival.

Davina & The Vagabonds

Five members of Davina and the Vagabonds standing while wearing black against a white background. — Davina and the Vagabonds are coming out with a new album "Shoot for the Moon" on May 31, 2024.

A band that has truly traveled the world spreading their music, Davina & The Vagabonds' sound is described as a distillation of bluesy bar room baritone and bravado, graveyard jazz grooves, and noir-ish confessional lyricism backed by boisterous piano, guitar, horns and strings.

Last in Bemidji in 2023, playing for a packed house at our Historic Chief Theater concert series, the band is coming out with a new album at the end of this month, Shoot for the Moon.

DERECHO Rhythm Section, featuring Alan Sparhawk from Low

Four members of DERECHO Rhythm Section standing with three facing the camera and the fourth looking down with their face hidden — DERECHO Rhythm Section, featuring Alan Sparhawk from Low, will close out Bemidji Block Party 2024.

A groove-heavy funk band led by Alan Sparhawk that features his son Cyrus on bass, DERECHO Rhythm Section also includes Al Church on drums and Izzy Cruz on percussion. Whether performing their own original jams or covering '70s funk and soul artists like Roy Ayers and Curtis Mayfield, the group is sure to get you on your feet and onto the dance floor. This will be their debut show in Bemidji!

This event is free and open to all. Thanks to the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund for making this possible.

See you there!