This week's Setlist has an up-and-coming acoustic singer-songwriter from Grand Rapids, a longtime Twin Cities musician touring through Northern Minnesota, and multiple acts playing for good causes at fundraisers in Bemidji.
Dani Kerr is a Grand Rapids based musician who performs as Outside People. She is playing Rapids Brewing Co. this Thursday at 6 p.m. An acoustic singer-songwriter, Outside People showcases her soulful vocals and lyrics dealing with the highs and lows of life.
In Bemidji, Rail River Folk School is hosting the Spring Soirée Musical Fundraiser for Nameless Coalition for the Homeless. Beginning at 5 p.m. Friday evening, the event will feature music from Kristi Miller & Friends, Roadside Attraction, The 3rd and Foxby.
Aaron "Heatbox" Heaton is a singer, rapper, beatboxer and longtime member of the Twin Cities hip-hop scene. He released his latest album Hilarious & Epically Legendary in 2023, and is playing The Ore House in Gilbert, Friday night at 8 p.m.
On Saturday, Rail River Folk School is back at it hosting Pride In The Arts from 4-8 p.m. A fundraiser for Bemidji Pride, it will feature queer artists including indie-rockers Foxby and folk-punk singer-songwriter Shannon Murray.
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Thursday, May 9
- Outside People - 6 p.m., Rapids Brewing Co., Grand Rapids, freeContrbuted/Dani Kerr
Outside People, the solo musical project of Dani Kerr, is playing Thursday, May 9 at Rapids Brewing Co.
Friday, May 10
- Spring Soirée Musical Fundraiser - 5 p.m., Rail River Folk School, Bemidji, free
- Heatbox - 8 p.m., The Ore House, Gilbert, freeGalen Higgins/Contributed
Minneapolis musician Aaron "Heatbox" Heaton will be at the Ore House in Gilbert this Friday, May 10, 2024.
Saturday, May 11
- Pride in the Arts - 4 p.m., Rail River Folk School, Bemidji, free ($5 suggested donation)
The weekly live music spotlight is made possible by the citizens of Minnesota through the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.