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The Setlist: Where to hear live music July 5, 2025

KAXE | By Malachy Koons
Published July 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM CDT
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Live music, July 5, 2025 in Northern Minnesota.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features The Cropdusters, a multi-band punk show in Bemidji, Sugar on the Roof, and Trampled By Turtles with S.G. Goodman and Sophie Hiroko.

The day after Fourth of July is a busy one for live music — all four of the shows highlighted in this week's Setlist take place Saturday, July 5.

The marquee event is Trampled by Turtles' annual Bayfront show, plus a punk showcase in Bemidji, an old-timey group kicking off a tour in Coleraine, and country music at brunch in Walker.

The Cropdusters are a five-piece country and roots band from the Fargo-Moorhead area, playing this Saturday in Walker at the Green Scene Market & Eatery at 11 a.m. They have been active since 2014, but will be releasing their debut album later this year with their first single "Northern Lights," out now.

A punk music showcase is coming to Bemidji this Saturday with music beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eight bands from Bemidji, Duluth, Minneapolis and Fargo are playing Rail River Folk School; Spider Lily, Aphid, Casiosa, Nurses, Frost Found Us, Zero Fret, A.T.O.W and Willem Dafoe Fanclub (featuring Hollis Sparhawk).

In Coleraine, old-time quartet Sugar on the Roof are playing Smoke on the Water at 5 p.m. on Saturday. The country, swing, jazz and blues group play music from the '20s, '30s and '40s. It kicks off a six-show run through the Upper Midwest.

Finally, Trampled by Turtles have their annual summer Bayfront Festival Park show in Duluth, this Saturday with music beginning at 6 p.m. Since last year's edition, the bluegrass group released the Always Here/Always Now collaboration with Dead Man Winter, and recently backed up 2025 Riverfest opener Alan Sparhawk on latest solo release. Joining the Turtles are 2024 Riverfest performer S.G. Goodman, and 2025 Palomino Grant winner Sophie Hiroko.

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Saturday, July 5

  • The Cropdusters - 11 a.m., Green Scene Market & Eatery, Walker, free
  • Multi-band Punk Show - 4:30 p.m., Rail River Folk School, Bemidji, $5
  • Sugar on the Roof - 5 p.m., Smoke on the Water, Coleraine, free
  • Trampled by Turtles, S.G. Goodman, Sophie Hiroko - $75.85
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    S.G. Goodman sings at Riverfest on Sept. 7, 2024, in Grand Rapids.

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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