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The Setlist: Where to hear live music May 29-June 1, 2025

KAXE | By Malachy Koons
Published May 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM CDT
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Live music taking place May 29-June 1, 2025 in Northern Minnesota.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features MorningBird, LaPlant Road and Everybird, Serotiny and Doyle Turner.

With summer rolling in, the outdoor concert series have arrived on our weekly live music feature.

MorningBird are playing Smoke on the Water in Coleraine this Thursday at 5 p.m. The group has undergone a few lineup changes over the past month, now featuring Jill Burkes, Josh Palmi, Shane Kingsland and Jim Pietila. Their sound draws from folk, rock and country.

On Friday, LaPlant Road and Everybird will be at the Terrace in downtown Aitkin at 7 p.m. LaPlant Road is a jazzy bluegrass duo of Emily LaPlant and Liz Ashworth. Everybird is an experimental and classical-inspired duo of Holly Shaw on harp and Christian McShane on cello.

Bemidji Brewing is hosting indie-folk trio Serotiny this Saturday at 7 p.m. on their patio. The group, NikkiLee Nolden, Casey Gangruth and Lisa Mattson, features tight three-part harmonies and is currently working on its debut album.

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Lake Bemidji State Park is hosting music all summer long, Sundays at 2 p.m., with their Music Under the Pines series. This Sunday, folk and country singer-songwriter Doyle Turner will perform. In addition to his solo work, Turner also plays with the International Treasures.

Thursday, May 29

  • MorningBird- 5 p.m., Smoke on the Water, Coleraine, free

Friday, May 30

  • LaPlant Road and Everybird - 7 p.m., The Terrace, Aitkin, $10
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Saturday, May 31

  • Serotiny - 7 p.m., Bemidji Brewing, Bemidji, free

Sunday, June 1

  • Doyle Turner - 2 p.m., Lake Bemidji State Park, Bemidji, free

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 in 2017 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 Minnesota Mixtape, an all Minnesota music show airing Fridays at 10 a.m. and Saturdays at 3 p.m. You can also find him hosting Headwaters and curating The Setlist.
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