Can you Kick It? YES YOU CAN!
We would love to see you this Thursday for the return of Kick It With KAXE, our annual meeting and volunteer appreciation party. This year, the event features The Cactus Blossoms and Rangers with Keith Secola!
First up, Kick It With KAXE is this Thursday at Rapids Brewing in Grand Rapids with The Cactus Blossoms and Rangers with Keith Secola. The full event begins at 5:30 p.m., with the KAXE annual meeting and volunteer appreciation party featuring two Minnesota bands for an evening of outdoor music.
Starting things off will be the Keith Secola-led Rangers, an Iron Range collective that released its debut album late last year. The band members include Tim Saxhaug of Trampled By Turtles, Rich Mattson, Germaine Gemberling and Paul Metsa.
Closing out the night are alt-country duo The Cactus Blossoms. The duo has won praise for their Everly Brothers and Roy Orbison-inspired sound. The brothers, Page Burkum and Jack Torrey, will be joined on stage by two more of Minnesota’s finest musicians and brothers: Jake and Jeremy Hanson, of groups like Gramma's Boyfriend, Tapes n Tapes and countless others.
The Cactus Blossoms' last visit to Grand Rapids was a highlight of Festival Rialto 2025. Notable fans of their music include the late director David Lynch, who featured them in his cult show Twin Peaks, and rock legend Nick Lowe, with whom the pair recently toured.
Jumping to Sunday, Antonio Arce is playing at Lake Bemidji State Park for Music Under the Pines at 2 p.m. The summer concert series takes place at the park’s outdoor amphitheater. Arce plays Latin American music of the '70s in a style he calls música romantica, featuring boleros, trova and fingerpicked guitar.
Thursday, May 28
- Cactus Blossoms, Keith Secola & The Rangers - 5:30 p.m., Rapids Brewing, Grand Rapids, free
Sunday, May 31
- Antonio Arce - 2 p.m., Lake Bemidji State Park Amphitheater, Lake Bemidji, free
Events this week include "The Sound of Music" in Mountain Iron, the grand opening of a Deer River dog park and a mural unveiling in Bemidji.
The sun sets over Lake Bemidji.
The weekly live music spotlight is made possible by the citizens of Minnesota through the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
