A wide variety of artists are coming to Klockow Brewing this Saturday for a full day of music and activism, plus after-dinner jazz at The Pines, a change of scenery show in Brainerd and more.
First up, folk singer and acoustic guitar shredder Severio Mancieri will be at Rapids Brewing in Grand Rapids, Friday at 7 p.m. Mancieri is a solo performer with two albums to his name, the latest A Thousand Feet From the Sun from 2023.
On Saturday, there is an all-day fundraiser concert for the Boundary Waters at Klockow Brewing in Grand Rapids. Musicians like Leech Lake folk singer Annie Humphrey, Austin Lunn of popular metal band Panopticon, local instrumental dance band Tattletale, McKeon Hugh Roberts and Jed LaPlant of Wild Horses and Ditty Wish will take the stage to raise money for nonprofit Save the Boundary Waters. Music begins at 12:30 p.m. and will run all day. Arts collective Fire in the Village will also be on site.
In Brainerd, three artists are playing at Yesterday’s Gone, 8 p.m. Saturday: the bluegrass, jazz and blues-fusing Smoking Desk, solo performer Rick Norquist and reggae duo The Speak EZs. It will be the final show in the venue’s blue room space before it transitions to a dispensary.
Finally, Sam Miltich is playing late night at The Pines in Grand Rapids. The solo jazz guitarist will be the restaurant’s debut musical act of a new series The Understory Late Night Jazz, featuring solo jazz performers in an intimate setting. Music begins at 9 p.m. this Saturday.
Friday, Jan. 30
- Severio Mancieri - 7 p.m., Rapids Brewing, Grand Rapids, free
Saturday, Jan. 31
- Save the Boundary Waters Benefit - noon, Klockow, Grand Rapids, free will donation
- The Smoking Desk, Rick Norquist, The Speak EZs - 8 p.m., Yesterday's Gone, Brainerd, free
- Sam Miltich - 9 p.m., The Pines, Grand Rapids, $10
The weekly live music spotlight is made possible by the citizens of Minnesota through the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
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