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The Setlist: Where to hear live music May 31-June 1, 2024

KAXE | By Malachy Koons
Published May 29, 2024 at 1:21 PM CDT
"The Setlist" and "Gilbert, McIntosh, Grand Rapids, Bemidji" over a crumpled paper background
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Live music happening May 31-June 1, in Minnesota.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features Rich Mattson & The Northers with the Northeast Timberland Band, the 2nd Annual Women of the Blues Festival, Bruce Archer, Skarlett Woods, and MorningBird.

On Friday night Rich Mattson & The Northstars will be in Gilbert with the Northeast Timberland Band. The Iron Range rock and rollers are playing The Ore House at 7 p.m. The band is also releasing a new single "Rendezvous With A Star" the same day. Northeast Timberland Band is a rock trio from Duluth.

The first day of the 2nd Annual Women of the Blues Festival in McIntosh begins at 8 p.m. on Friday. Running through Saturday, the event will feature a blues jam hosted by the Laurie Morvan Band on Friday. Saturday performances start at 5 p.m. from Dwa Brown, Amanda Fish, Shannon Curfman, and The Laurie Morvan Band.

Rapids Brewing Co. hosts a double feature on Saturday with Bruce Archer playing at 1 p.m. Archer is a fingerstyle and slide guitar player and a storytelling singer-songwriter.

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Bruce Archer is playing Friday, March 22, 2024, in Grand Rapids.

In Walker, Skarlett Woods will be at Portage Brewing at 4 p.m. on Saturday. A folk singer-songwriter specializing in 7-string jazz guitar, Woods' latest album Letters to the West was released in October of 2023.

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Brainerd musician previews new album with Studio X performance
Malachy Koons
Skarlett Woods' performance and interview on New Music, Aug. 24, 2023.

The second Saturday show at Rapids Brewing Co. is MorningBird, a folk trio from Hibbing. Jill Burkes, Rob Wheeler and Josh Palmi recently released their debut album Echoes in the Meadow. They'll play in Grand Rapids at 6 p.m.

Friday, May 31

  • Rich Mattson & The Northstars and the Northeast Timberland Band - 7 p.m., The Ore House, Gilbert, free
    A black and white photo of a band playing on stage. There is a drummer in the back, an acoustic guitar player on the right, an electric guitar player in the center, and a bass player on the left.
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    Rich Mattson & The Northstars are playing this Saturday, Feb. 17 in Gilbert, MN.
  • Women of the Blues Festival - 8 p.m., Little Bobby's Bar & Grill, McIntosh, free

Saturday, June 1
  • Bruce Archer - 1 p.m., Rapids Brewing Co., Grand Rapids, free
  • Skarlett Woods - 4 p.m., Portage Brewing, Walker, free
  • Women of the Blues Festival - 6 p.m., Little Bobby's Bar & Grill, McIntosh, free

  • MorningBird - 6 p.m., Rapids Brewing Co., Grand Rapids, free

    Folk trio MorningBird standing in a street between two buildings. On the left is a man holding a guitar with long hair and beard. In the middle is a woman holding a violin. On the right is a bearded man holding an upright bass.
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    MorningBird via Facebook
    Hibbing folk trio MorningBird includes Rob Wheeler, left, Jill Burkes and Josh Palmi. The band released a debut album "Echoes in the Meadow" in April 2024.

The weekly live music spotlight is made possible by the citizens of Minnesota through the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
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Malachy Koons
Malachy started his radio career at a college radio station, where he played weird music in the middle of the night to possibly no one. On a good night maybe his parents were listening. Nonetheless, he was hooked on public radio and is still doing it today. He joined Northern Community Radio in 2022, where he gets to share his passion for local music as Producer of Centerstage Minnesota, an all Minnesota music show airing Fridays at 2pm.
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