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The Setlist: Where to hear live music June 6-7, 2025

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Live musics taking place June 6-7, 2025 in Northern Minnesota.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features Mudsong and Forge North, Scott Jasmin, and Wild Horses, Cactus Blossoms, Them Coulee Boys and more at Festival Rialto.

Music festivals have arrived for the year in Northern Minnesota, with Festival Rialto this Saturday in Grand Rapids. KAXE is a media sponsor and host of the festival's side stage. Come say hi!

Before the festival, there are a couple of shows around the area Friday night.


Bemidji rock and soul band Mudsong is celebrating the release of its new album Reverberations this Friday at Rail River Folk School. They will be joined by Americana jam band Forge North from Longville. Music starts at 7 p.m.

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Bemidji band Mudsong.

In Crosby, Americana singer-songwriter Scott Jasmin is playing at the Cana Wine Bar, Friday evening at 7 p.m.

Thirteen acts will be in Grand Rapids this Saturday for Rapids Brewing's Festival Rialto, and KAXE is a media sponsor and host of the side stage. The festival is put on by the brewery and local band Wild Horses, who are the headliners alongside the Cactus Blossoms and Them Coulee Boys. The festival has two stages, with one starting right after the other finishes for a full day of non-stop music.

On the KAXE side stage the lineup includes the bluesy Colleen "Boss Mama" Myhre, Duluth folk singer Ross Thorn, eclectic duo Between Howls, Americana group The International Treasures with Nikki Lemire, the Grand Rapids High School Jazz Band (always a festival favorite) and side stage closer Teeth, an electric and buzzed about blues rock trio from Mankato.

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Levi Henry (guitar), Nick Novotny (drums) and JosiahSmith (bass) of blues rock trio Teeth.

Rounding out the full festival are Little Fevers, Clay Fulton & The Lost 40, Maygen & The Birdwatcher and Loadstone. Music begins at noon.

Friday, June 6

  • Mudsong and Forge North - 7 p.m., Rail River Folk School, Bemidji, free
  • Scott Jasmin - 7 p.m., Cana Wine Bar, Crosby, free

Saturday, June 7

  • Festival Rialto - noon, Rapids Brewing Co., Grand Rapids, $55

The weekly live music spotlight is made possible by the citizens of Minnesota through the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

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.