Music Events

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Minnesota Music

Activists take music, fashion and printmaking tour around Northern MN

Malachy Koons

Fire in the Village is a new arts collective of Annie Humphrey, David Huckfelt and Shanai Matteson.

Three men in black and white photo with two playing guitars and one playing drums.

Music

Area Voices: Podipto members reunite for fundraising event in Bemidji

Andrew Dziengel

Podipto's found members will reunite for a fundraising event at the Beltrami County History Center at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Rail River Folk School.

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Minnesota Music

New biography tells larger-than-life story of Minnesota blues legend

Malachy Koons

"Deeper Blues: The Life, Songs and Salvation of Cornbread Harris" is a new biography written by music journalist Andrea Swensson.

Two guys holding Spoon records wearing a green shirt and white shirt.

Music

The super-duper, very official, Spoon song rankings from maybe-experts

Andrew Dziengel

KAXE producers Malachy Koons and Andrew Dziengel go through the grueling task of ranking every Spoon song released in anticipation of their headlining set at Grand Rapids Riverfest.

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Minnesota Music

Corey Medina & Brothers debut music and new brother before Riverfest

Malachy Koons

On Saturday, Sept. 7, Corey Medina & Brothers will kick off Grand Rapids Riverfest with an electric blues-rock sound, now anchored by three "brothers" instead of two.

A crowd of people surrounding five musicians playing stand up bass, guitars, and violin.

Art

Area Voices: Founders dreamed up Lutsong around a Lake Superior campfire

Andrew Dziengel

The third annual Lutsong Music Festival takes place July 18-21, 2024. Organizers joined "Area Voices" to discuss how the idea formed for the event and why the festival feels like a summer camp.

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Conversation

Park Rapids 2nd Street Stage weekly concert series returns June 13

Andrew Dziengel

The weekly summer concert series returns at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 13 in downtown Park Rapids with The 4onthefloor.

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Conversation

Summer concert series in Grand Rapids area returns on Tuesdays

The weekly noon concert series begins on Tuesday, June 4, with Adessa and the Beat at Bethany Lutheran Church in Deer River.

Folk trio MorningBird standing in a street between two buildings. On the left is a man holding a guitar with long hair and beard. In the middle is a woman holding a violin. On the right is a bearded man holding an upright bass.

Minnesota Music

Hibbing trio shares songs from new album in KAXE live session

Malachy Koons

MorningBird (Jill Burkes, Rob Wheeler and Josh Palmi) recently released "Echoes in the Meadow."

VERSKOTZI holding an acoustic guitar in front of a mixing board at a recording studio.

Minnesota Music

VERSKOTZI on his new album SHIRING, inspired by sobriety and meditation

Malachy Koons

The LA-based indie musician grew up in New Ulm and began his music career in the Twin Cities.