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The story of Midnight River Choir is proof that sometimes great bands just happen. One night, four strangers ended up on a late night float trip down the Guadalupe River. As they made their way down the river singing songs, the beautiful harmonies floated into the heads of sleeping campers. The next morning, the boys overheard a man telling a friend that he was “awakened by a midnight river choir.” That was all it took. The boys realized the magic of their combined talents and began writing and performing together under that River-God given name. The formation of Midnight River Choir was nothing short of a force of nature that now translates seamlessly during their live shows. This band needs no labels or comparisons. Their music speaks volumes about who and what they are. Their lives have been woven together by a strong thread of raw energy both on and off stage. They believe that what you get is what you give and they give everything they have to their crowds. When that kind of energy lands back at the feet of the boys it is something of supreme intensity. And no one ever forgets it.

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Old Love’s songwriting is equal parts clever and sincere, Pollesch’s vocals moving from raw and vulnerable to playful and poetic. At their shows you can hear anything from stripped down finger-picked storytelling, to vibey builds driven by Ihlang’s drums and Corey-Flatau’s bass. Cooper’s mandolin is inventive and exceedingly adept, breezing between creating ambient soundscapes to a fitting place in the bright light.

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An outdoor summer music series on The Rugged Spruce Long Iron stage.

8:00 PM Show

Lost Evidence is a four-piece independent alternative and hard rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Formed in January 2019, the group delivers a high-energy sound that fuses hard rock grooves, punk hooks, alternative dynamics, and grunge grit. Led by singer/guitarist J Zapata, alongside guitarist Mark, bassist Matt Harwick, and drummer T-rev Hawley, the band has built a reputation in the Twin Cities music scene for their powerful live performances and original songwriting. Over the years, they have evolved their heavy, melodic sound across three major studio releases: Expectations, Chronophobia (2024), and Exhibit A (2026).

Earth Rider Fest Field

Taylor Shykes, Marshall Dillon, Christian Moreno Cova and Ian Hopp will join the stage together as the Ian Hopp Quartet. They will perform a variety of jazz, funk and fusion pieces.

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Hailing from Green Bay, Wisconsin, TAE & The Neighborly seamlessly blends the best of soul, R&B, pop, and rock through vibrant instrumentation and TAE's unforgettable vocals.

The band released their debut full-length record, Self Help, in 2024, showcasing lyrics and soul-inspired arrangements that shed the malaise of a world that grows ever more grim for the places of joy that are never more than a mindset away. New listeners invariably latch on to the depth of TAE's singular voice, demonstrating a remarkable breadth of emotional highs and lows from the smoky speakeasy allure of "Carry On" to the gut-punching climactic peak of "Let It Rain".

Having toured continuously since the release of Self Help, the band has already in 2025 graced stages from the beloved “Shitty Barn” in rural Wisconsin to the revered halls of the Kennedy Center for the Arts in Washington DC. Highlights yet to come for this year include performances at the Rochester Jazz Festival, Rhythm & Roots, People Fest, Mile of Music, Sisters Folk Festival, NPR Mountain Stage, and more!

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Sparrow Smith, a multi-instrumentalist based in Marshall, NC, is well loved for her evocative songwriting, tasteful banjo playing, epic accordion chops, and striking outfits. A longtime member and leader of multiple bands (most notably Resonant Rogues) with Keith Josiah Smith, her husband and collaborator, Sparrow is stepping out under her own name with a new album of Appalachian originals. Her journey into old time started in her late teens with freight trains and Tommy Jarrell tapes, and her musical taste is also inspired by a lifelong love of dance. When not on tour, Sparrow can be found in the North Carolina mountains where she teaches Women’s Basic Carpentry and is building her own house from scratch.

The Cedar Lounge

An outdoor summer music series on The Rugged Spruce Long Iron stage.

8:00 PM Show

Lazy Lightning 420 isa Duluth-based duo consisting of Marc Gartman and Erik Berry (from Trampled by Turtles) who perform full Grateful Dead concerts by re-creating setlists from Archive.org. The duo uses an array of effects pedals and technology to achieve a sound that is more than just a guitar-and-mandolin duo, incorporating a rock band feel into their performances.

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Sarah Morris is a Minneapolis-based Americana singer-songwriter whose crystalline voice and benevolent storytelling have earned her recognition as one of the Midwest’s most compelling musical voices. Over the course of six albums and a decade-plus of steady, determined songwriting, Morris has made a practice of allurement. Her new album, Say Yes, is a suggestion and an encouragement, a delicate search for the honest way forward. Winner of the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Competition in 2018 and three-time Midwest Country Music Organization Songwriter of the Year, Morris creates music that gracefully balances technical precision with profound emotional resonance.

Skarlett Woods || Often known for her way of entwining mesmerizing vocal passages with a 7-string guitar groove far advanced beyond your average singer/songwriter, Skarlett Woods brings folk and West Coast Jazz to the same dinner table. Weaving Swing and Jazz into folk-themed stories of love, she has a stage presence that demands the attention of a room. Taking her listeners on upbeat rhythmic rides over heart-swelling arrangements of originals and covers, Skarlett has simply become more comfortable showing herself in the lights. She took a spotlight in the 2022 Dylan Fest Songwriters Contest as one of the winning songs that evening. She is currently in the studio with Minneapolis Producer/Songwriter, Kevin Bowe, who has worked with Jonny Lang, Etta James, Joe Cocker, and many others, to release her sophomore album in the Fall of 2023.

SLOPE CITY || Slope City is fronted by Michael Smišek, who writes songs that are woven into a blend of genres. From upbeat, windows-rolled-down soul to slow-building blues and folk, the element that holds Smišek’s music together is a sense of familiarity and rhythm.

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