Joe Stamm Band
2026-06-05 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | The Terrace, Aitkin, MN, 56431, United States
DOORS – 6:00 PM
SHOW – 7:00 PM
Members Receive $5.00 discount per ticket by using the members discount code. Email us at friends@aitkinarts.org if you’ve lost or forgotten your code.
Aitkin, are you ready for some authentic alt country from the midwest? Joe Stamm Band’s live shows are energetic country rock. If you enjoy songs that tell stories and make you tap your toes, this show is for you! Check out the new album “Little Crosses” ! Joe Stamm Band Website
Joe Stamm has a way of making seemingly minor moments feel as expansive and full as the Illinois River that runs through his central Illinois homeland. As Joe continues building a life in that same river valley, new stories continue revealing themselves to him. In the sound of the crickets on a summer night. In the smell of bonfire smoke on a mild winter day. In the taste of a cold garage beer.
After more than a decade of writing, performing, and touring, Stamm has honed his storytelling ability to such fine detail, you’d think he was there when you were getting up to no good in your hometown. Or at your dinner table when you got the bad news. Or on your porch when you got the good news. His salt-of-the-earth writing style, coupled with a voice that urges you to feel deeply…well, that’s what honest music is all about.
“With uncommonly great songwriting, and a serious rock n’ roll attitude…Joe Stamm Band casts a wide net of appeal that captures most anyone with any sense of taste who falls within earshot.” – Trigger Coroneos for SavingCountryMusic.com
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Kelley Smith and Boss Mamma
2026-06-06 19:00 - 21:00 | MN
Doors open 6pm

Seated show – first come first served.

Minnesota songwriter Kelley Smith is a wallflower who fancies old poetry and grandpa sweaters. All at once whimsical and haunting, Smith delivers deeply affecting lyrics with wry charm and a time traveler’s voice. Prone to melancholy and daydreaming, Kelley spent her childhood roaming the woods of the north country. To this day, her longing for that landscape runs deep and seems to find its way into her songs in one way or another.

Since 2022, Kelley has had the honor of sharing stages with artists such as Charlie Parr, Kelly Hunt, Wild Horses, Dave Simonett, and Alan Sparhawk. Every once in awhile she tucks into old dive bars with her banjo to play folk songs.

Raised by musicians, Smith always had music in her bones, but it wasn’t until she was 40 and a mother of four that her first record, Moon Child (2022), came to be. “These organic and unvarnished songs reflect life experiences that could as easily come from past lives as they could from Kelley’s soul.” – Rieder Homestead Concerts.

Boss Mama (aka Colleen Myhre) takes listeners on an emotional ride from smooth country heartbreak to foot stomping Americana blues and beyond. Her songwriting ranges from honest emotion and earthly imagery to the raucousness of horses, strippers, and whiskey. Her voice is authentic, her stories are relatable, and her musicianship impeccable. Myhre is a true American singer/songwriter grounded in her passion of soulful and heartfelt music.

Boss Mama incessantly refines her performances as she forges new musical relationships in laboring to the creation of music for her herself, and her fans. Music is already in the tank for her 5th album. For Colleen, music heals, embodies love, and brings people together.

Myhre possesses the ability to hypnotize listeners by creating sympathy between her voice and guitar that resonates a true American and local spirit. She not only hopes that you appreciate her music, but that you strive to learn about her life, her passion and love of music.

The Lowdown Drifters with Raina Wallace
2026-06-27 19:00 - 22:00 | The Terrace, Aitkin, MN, 56431, United States
Doors 6:00 ~ Music 7:00

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The Lowdown Drifters are a hard living, hard loving and hard leaving group of Ft. Worth based musicians blending country, rock and Americana into a sound of their own; the epitome of a rock band with a fiddle problem. With heartfelt and sincere melodies crafted by their accurately named frontman Big John Cannon, the Drifters live show is a high energy experience, highlighting their songs that capture the highs and lows of the human experience. The Drifters have been propelled to over 500,000 monthly listeners and 50 million total streams by their wildly successful album Last Call for Dreamers which has led them to share the stage with artists including Randy Rogers, Koe Wetzel, LeAnn Rimes and Zach Bryan.

Click on the large green area labeled GA to get your tickets. Seating is extremely limited and intended for those for whom standing for long periods is difficult. They will sell out quickly. Please note that people may be standing in front of the seats, but you should have a clear line of sight to the elevated stage.

We have a small quantity of ADA seats reserved near the back of the audience area-the ticket price of $30 will be collected upon reservation. If you need ADA seating or other accommodations, please email friends@aitkinarts.org or call Angela at 763-360-4722 (please include how many people are in your party).

Bring your ID if you want to purchase alcoholic beverages.

The Terrace is Aitkin’s newest outdoor venue. It’s a non-profit, outdoor performance venue owned by Aitkin County Friends of the Arts.

Bring your id if you would like to purchase alcoholic beverages.

j. Bell & The Lazy Susan Band
2026-07-10 19:00 - 21:30 | The Terrace, Aitkin, MN, 56431, United States
j. Bell & the Lazy Susan Band
Seated Show Seated Show – Choose your seat at check out.
We will leave room for a dance floor – dancing is encouraged!
Doors at 6:00, Music at 7:00
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Aitkin LOVES j. Bell and the Lazy Susan Band. With twangy guitars, luscious harmonies, B3 organ blasts, honky-tonk piano and a horn section, j.bell & the Lazy Susan Band straddles Americana, Blues & Country, while maintaining that they are simply “straight up rock & roll”. Influenced by Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Old 97s, Counting Crows, Soul Asylum and many more, this Minnesota rock band always delivers energetic and memorable shows. Since 2001, they have released six full-length records, two EPs, and a live album, while juggling performances all over the upper Midwest as well as in Arizona and Mexico.
**This is a seated show – Select your seats on the venue map. Seats in the front rows and tables are $25. Benches seat 2 people and are $50. A few folding chairs are $20.
Your purchase toward any Aitkin County Friends of the Arts concert directly sustains & supports the future of performing arts in Aitkin County. Your purchase matters! Thank you!
Bring your ID if you want to purchase alcoholic beverages.

Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers
2026-07-19 15:00 - 18:00 | The Terrace, Aitkin, MN, 56431, United States
Event Details
TICKETS
DOORS 2:00PM
SHOW 3:00PM

Get ready for an afternoon that feels like a Saturday night! Aitkin County Friends of the Arts is honored to welcome Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers back to the Terrace Stage in downtown Aitkin, MN!
Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers shows are interactive and loud in the best way—most people choose to stand, dance, and sing along. Click on the large green area labeled GA to get your tickets. Seating is extremely limited and intended for those for whom standing for long periods is difficult. They will sell out quickly. Please note that people may be standing in front of the seats, but you should have a clear line of sight to the elevated stage.
We have a small quantity of ADA seats reserved near the back of the audience area-the ticket price of $30 will be collected upon reservation. If you need ADA seating or other accommodations, please email friends@aitkinarts.org or call Angela at 763-360-4722 (please include how many people are in your party).
ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS
RCPM’s new album – Hell to Breakfast – released in March ’26 to critical acclaim and much rejoicing by fans, “The Peacemakers”. RCPM concerts are joyful, high energy, events with the feeling of a family reunion mixed with a beach party. Get your copy of Hell to Breakfast and be ready to sing along to the new songs and dance to the classics.
“Here’s to life!” Fans around the world can be found singing the chorus of the Roger Clyne-penned fan favorite “Mekong” and toasting their glasses in unison to celebrate life through rock-n-roll. But the inspiration for the song dates back to the time Roger went to Taipei, Taiwan, as a college student to teach English during the day and busk with his guitar at night for money.
Clyne continues to transform his life experiences, inspirations, observations and his own muses into timeless music. And whether he’s wearing his Converse high tops, boots or sandals, Clyne’s blend of punk rock, country-western and mariachi influences have made him, drummer PH Naffah, guitarist Jim Dalton and bassist Nick Scropos – collectively known as Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers – one of America’s best live rock-n-roll bands.
Starting with the seminal Tempe quartet, The Refreshments, Clyne and Naffah put the fun in rock during the 90s grunge era with a sense of humor. They also started what would become a trademark sound on all future albums by adding mariachi horns, something Clyne was influenced by while in college studying Cultural Anthropology with an ethnography study of mariachis during a three month immersion stay with a local family in Ensenada, Mexico.
The Refreshments’ debut album, “Fizzy, Fuzzy, Big & Buzzy,” became a cult classic. It produced the alternative radio hit “Banditos” which also had significant airplay on MTV and earned The Freshies an appearance on The Conan O’Brien Show. Clyne then penned and performed the theme song for the Mike Judge animated TV series, King of Hill. In 2017, Here’s to Life: The story of The Refreshments, was released. The feature-length documentary was a hit with fans and critics alike.
The Terrace is Aitkin’s newest outdoor venue. It’s a non-profit, outdoor performance venue owned by Aitkin County Friends of the Arts. The space is also a place for community gatherings. When there are no scheduled events, The Terrace is a welcoming place for the community to gather, share meals and stories, play card games, or just relax.

Contact Information

P.O. Box 101 Aitkin, MN 56431

http://www.aitkinarts.org

Six Mile Grove
2026-07-24 19:00 - 21:30 | The Terrace, Aitkin, MN, 56431, United States
Aitkin County Friends of the Arts and The Terrace Welcome Back Minnesota’s Own Six Mile Grove

Seated Show – Choose Your Seat at The Terrace on the day of show

Doors 6PM ~ Show 7PM

It all started in Lyle, MN (pop. 500) with a skid loader and a fence post. Six Mile Grove frontman Brandon Sampson was 7 years old when he injured his hand while helping his dad on the family farm. Guitar playing was prescribed for rehab, and Sampson went from the hospital to the music store to buy a new guitar. To keep things fair, younger brother Brian was awarded a shiny new drum set, and the seeds of Six Mile Grove were planted.

The brothers spent years pounding on instruments in their great grandmother’s kitchen, while singing in church with their mom on organ. Brian’s best friend Barry joined the noise, and his years of piano lessons finally paid off. Dezi Wallace was added thanks to a conversation between two dads over a beer at Lyle Liquor, the local on and off. John Wheeler, the final member of Six Mile Grove joined years later on pedal steel and lap steel, adding decades of experience not only in music but life to the band.

Six Mile Grove has weathered 20 years of the tumultuous music scene as a self-managed, self-produced, and self-recorded band. Its music continues to evolve, as an organic, honest voice untinkered with and untainted by the lure of record labels or flashy music producers.

Six Mile Grove honors its roots; you’ll catch the influences of MN music’s best – from Bob Dylan to the Jayhawks – but has also forged its own sound and space on a stage. Their longtime friendship and touring with legendary Johnny Cash guitarist Bob Wootton affirmed their uncompromising commitment to their Americana artistry and musicianship.

Six Mile Grove is releasing their seventh album “Million Birds.” In this album, the band contemplates the humble human challenges of work, family, life and love; when to take risks, when to play it safe, when to fight, and when to surrender.

As Wootton states, “There’s nothing fancy about them and they don’t try to be something they’re not. And that’s what I like about them.”

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Midnight River Choir
2026-08-05 19:00 - 21:00 | The Terrace, Aitkin, MN, 56431, United States
Seated Show at The Terrace
Doors at 6:00, Music at 7:00
Midnight River Choir Website
TICKETS
**2026 Members of Aitkin County Friends of the Arts receive a discount of $5.00. When you purchase your tickets, enter the code you received in your welcome email. Contact us at friends@aitkinarts.org it you would like us to resend the welcome email.**
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.
Eric Middleton: Guitar, Lead Vocals
Bob Driver III: Bass, Vocals
Blake Bentley: Piano, Vocals
George Talbert: Drums, Vocals
**This is a seated show – Select your seats on the venue map. VIP Seats in the front rows and tables are $30. Most other seats are $20. Benches seat 2 people and are $40. Standing room overflow tickets are $15.**
Your purchase toward any Aitkin County Friends of the Arts concert directly sustains & supports the future of performing arts in Aitkin County. Your purchase matters! Thank you!
Bring your ID if you want to purchase alcoholic beverages.

Kenny Feidler Band with Brennan Scott Greene
2026-08-14 19:00 - 22:00 | The Terrace, Aitkin, MN, 56431, United States
Kenny Feidler w/Full Band
Seated Show
Doors at 6:00, Music at 7:00
TICKETS
About Kenny Feidler:
From the plains of western South Dakota, Kenny Feidler has carved out a place in the alt-country landscape with raw songwriting, a fierce rock ‘n’ roll band, and a commitment to authenticity. What started with songs born in rodeo arenas and on the open highway has grown into a relentless independent force – covering over 60,000 miles a year to build a loyal grassroots following across the country.
Feidler’s growing catalog spans over a decade of self-penned songs that balance personal truths with empathy, culminating in projects like his 34-track ‘Live at Buck’s’ album and newest album ‘The Western Tragedy.’
Some call it Rodeo Country – we call it fantastic!
**This is a seated show – Select your seats on the venue map. VIP Seats in the front rows and tables are $35. Most other seats are $25. Benches seat 2 people and are $50. Tickets fo folding chair seats are $20.**
Your purchase toward any Aitkin County Friends of the Arts concert directly sustains & supports the future of performing arts in Aitkin County. Your purchase matters! Thank you!
Bring your ID if you want to purchase alcoholic beverages.
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