Earth Rider Fest 2025

Hey Earth Riders - Won't you please join us for a big day of FUN on the Fest Field for our 6th annual Earth Rider Fest Saturday August 16th, 2025

Enjoy new and rare Earth Rider beer releases, music, festival games, side shows, art and craft vendors, food truck, carnival games, kids' zone, live painting, good times and good vibes!

Featuring music from: Cry On Cue, Erik Koskinen Band, Molly Maher & Her Disbelievers, Jack Klatt Trio, Father Hennepin, and Mike Munson Trio.

PLUS Free Cedar Lounge Afterglow party with Boss Mama & The Jebberhooch!

MUSIC | Music kicks off at 2:00 PM sharp and goes 'til well after sundown at this day-long celebration. Get here early!

KIDS ZONE | It wouldn't be a festival without a bouncy house! Free jumps for the kiddos 1-6 PM, Laurallel Live Balloon Twisting 2-5 PM

CARNIVAL GAMES | We have some fun carnival games lined up for you to win some great prizes! Beer-Barrel-Beer Pong, and more.

FEST GAMES | The Earth Rider Game Master will be on site wranglin' the crew and will officiate our this years festival games. Win beer!

ART VENDORS | We've hand picked some of our favorite local arts and craft vendors for your festival shopping experience! Fun and unique festival pop-up for the arts.

FOOD TRUCKS | Yes, we got you covered here too!

FRESH & RARE BEER | Fest Bier, Cedar Sour Red Release, and more!

1:00 PM | FEST FIELD GATES OPEN

• Food Trucks | 1-9 PM
• Kids Zone | 1-6 PM
• Bouncy House | 1-6 PM
• Hopped Up on Arts Market | 1-8 PM
• Lauraloon Balloon Lady | 2-5 PM

2:00 PM | Father Hennepin

2:50 PM | Founder Welcome + Mayoral Proclamation + Toast

3:20 PM | Mike Munson Trio

4:20 PM | FEST GAME | Frisbee Toss Competition

4:50 PM | Jack Klatt Trio

5:50 PM | FEST GAME | Giant Beer Pong

6:20 | Molly Maher & Her Disbelievers

7:20 PM | FEST GAME | Limbo Contest

7:50 PM | Erik Koskinen Band

9:15 PM | Cry On Cue feat. Bernie Larsen

10:30 PM | Cedar Lounge Afterglow | Boss Mama & The Jebberhooch

*PLEASE NOTE! This schedule of events and beer list are subject to change.

EARLY BIRD TICKET PRICING | SALES END 10 AM @ 6/13

General Admission @ $15 | available online only

GA Ticket + Pint Glass + Fill @ $30 | available online only

Reserved Table for Four (4) @ $100 | available online only

Reserved Table for (4) + Pint Glass + Fill @ $150 | available online only

Children's Ticket 12 & Under @ $5 | available online and at the gate day of event

TIER 2 TICKET PRICING | SALES BEGIN 6/13 @ 10:00 AM

Advance General Admission @ $20 | available online only

GA Ticket + Pint Glass + Fill @ $35 | available online only

Reserved Table for Four (4) @ $120 | available online only

Reserved Table for (4) + Pint Glass + Fill @ $175 | available online only

Children's Ticket 12 & Under @ $10 | available online and at the gate day of event

DAY OF EVENT TICKETS | available 1:00 PM at the festival gate day of event

General Admission @ $25 | available 1:00 PM at the gate day of event

Children's Ticket 12 & Under @ $10 | available 1:00 PM at the gate day of event

Earth Rider Festbier

The life of the party! Earth Rider’s Munich-style Festbier is a golden lager with bready malt character and subdued floral-hop aroma.

Superior Pale Ale

Brewed for Northlanders who live near the greatest lake. American hops lend citrus notes to this crisp, clean, and easy drinking pale.

Caribou Lake IPA

Hop aromas of pine and berry harken to lakes of the far North. A prominent malt backbone balances moderate hop bitterness.

North Tower Stout

Gold and Bronze medal winner at the World Beer Cup in the Oatmeal Stout category (Bronze 2018 & Gold 2022). Malty accents of chocolate, coffee, and dark fruit are balanced with a restrained hop presence in this stouthearted ale.

Tap Shack

Let the sun shine. Bright, crisp and refreshing with a touch of lime zest to elevate any day.

2025 Cedar Sour Red

Allouez Amber was the base for this mixed-fermentation sour. Cedar Sour Red was allowed months of secondary fermentation in a French Oak barrel with the addition of bacteria and brettanomyces yeasts. Cedar blocks added for an earthiness and warm woody tone to the lightly tart dark-fruit flavors.

Hop Water

Refresh yourself! This sparkling hop water satisfies your hop fix without the calories. Made with fresh Lake Superior water infused with Idaho 7 and Sultana hops.

Specialty Seltzers

Enjoy a refreshing specialty seltzer.

Specialty Beer Releases

PLUS a fine assortment of other delicious rare and flagship craft beers!

CRY ON CUE

Cry On Cue-"Love + Trust" spinout records Singer/guitarist/keyboardist Bernie Larsen was an original member of David Lindley’s legendary El Rayo-X, and over the years has worked as session musician, road sideman, producer, and engineer with Melissa Etheridge, Jackson Browne, Lucinda Williams, Rickie Lee Jones, Public Enemy, Brian Joens, E.G. Daily, Rosie Flores, Becky Barsdale, Jack Tempchin, Jake La Botz, and Geoff Muldaur, among others. Karl Pitterson is one of the most esteemed figures in the history ofreggae, whose producer/engineer/instrumentalist credits include Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Pablo Moses, Steel Pulse, Burning Spear, Toots & The Maytals, Robert Palmer, and on and on.

For 20 years, Larsen’s solo outlet has been Cry on Cue, which at various times included greats like bassist Phil Chen and keyboardist Ian McLagan, but most recently has been distilled down to Larsen overdubbing most instruments in the studio. For Love + Trust (Spinout Records), Larsen went to Miami and put himself in the capable hands of Pitterson. The resultant marriage of these formidable talents does not disappoint.

Instrumentally, Larsen’s strength is rhythm. The term “rock-steady” could have been invented for him. But he also adds hooky wah-wah to “Still Remember When” (one of three co-writes with Pitterson in this all-original set), while spare bends perfectly punctuate “Weeping Though Walls.” Vocally, Larsen’s delivery is soulful, delicate, and tasteful – perfectly suited to his songs of love and loss (including a welcome reprise of “Never Knew Her,” previously covered by Lindley.

https://www.cryoncue.com

ERIK KOSKINEN BAND

Erik Koskinen is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, whose music is not categorized by sub-genres. Stylistically he is on his own. Influenced by roots music of the Americas and the world, the rhythmic integrity and musical tone are as important as the lyrical content and the artistic intent. || Erik Koskinen’s Burning the Deal (released June 28, 2019 on Real Phonic Records/Tone Tree Music) is steeped in American roots traditions. Born in Fort Collins, Colorado, raised in Northern Michigan and upper New York state, then living in urban Minneapolis and now, rural Minnesota, Koskinen grew up with the rhythms of weather, factory towns, and farmlands. Koskinen worked in construction for years as he developed his music career, and he now resides on a farm near where he owns a recording studio in Cleveland, Minnesota, population 717.

https://www.erikkoskinen.com

MOLLY MAHER & HER DISBELIEVERS

Molly Maher's music resides on the border Americana roots and big city grooves moving beautifully between them, blending simmering cools with twangy lament-filled spirit, guitar driven country-folk-jam with a blues swagger.

Molly has explored the intersections of American music and global rhythms with curiosity of and returned to sing about it with an authentic and sage voice. Her live performances are an unforgettable experience. An incomparable singer and songwriter with compelling depth and soul and cutting lyrics draws from the deep roots of all music. Writing songs that ring true her singing is a fine balance of deep and soulful, somewhere between Lucinda Williams and Bonnie Raitt.

If it is possible for a band to own a town then Molly Maher and her band of Disbelievers have to be about as close as it gets to holding the keys. Backed by Maher's "Disbelievers" all local veterans and accomplished musicians in their own right .

http://www.mollymaher.com

MIKE MUNSON TRIO

Mike Munson (Winona, MN) plays American music in the truest sense. With over a decade of long drives to well-lit, expansive stages, tiny dive bars, and everything in between, Munson has seen plenty of the country that influences his songwriting. He is a listener first, soaking up the subtleties of stylistic differences of players from rural Mississippi to St. Paul, Minnesota. He studies the mastery of past heroes like Fred McDowell and Charlie Christian as well as living legends like Jimmy “Duck” Holmes and Leo Kottke.

Averaging a minimum of 150+ shows a year in small towns and urban areas alike, Munson loves to play music for people. His song-writing leaves much to interpretation and continues to evolve through new collaborations and the passing of time. Even he is not sure what genre best describes his work but that has not stopped others from noticing. He has been mentioned in magazines including Smithsonian, Guitar Player and No Depression. He has also been invited to appear at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and the Bentonia Blues Festival among many other notable appearances and accolades.

https://www.mikemunson.net

JACK KLATT TRIO

Musical missionary, tireless troubadour, and producer Jack Klatt isn’t one to be easily categorized or relegated to a narrow niche. He comes across as a young man with a wizened and worldly perspective, an artist who possesses a timeless sensibility of both place and purpose. Yet, his artistic integrity extends to more than simply his songs. It embodies both execution and intent... the way he’s mastered his deft finger-picking technique and used that sturdy approach to bring his material an authenticity reminiscent of the most revered musicians and storytellers.

A product of the nation’s heartland, Klatt was born and bred in the twin cities. He dropped out of college before spending the next six years pursuing his wanderlust and hitchhiking across the country with nothing but a backpack and a Martin guitar. He eventually made his way overseas, where he slept under the stars, traded songs for spending money, and enjoyed a life typical of one who’s a drifter and bohemian. All the while, he made it his mission to proffer the songs of the American masters, from Woody Guthrie and Eddie Cochrane to Hank Williams and Marty Robbins. In the process, he found himself captivated by the full gamut of archetypical American music — a singular style that encompasses folk, blues, rock, rockabilly, R&B, and arcane country — and began to refashion it to suit his own style.

http://www.jackklatt.com

FATHER HENNEPIN

Honkey-tonk band Father Hennepin, led by Homegrown Music Festival founder Scott “Starfire” Lunt, holds the distinction of having played the festival more times than any other act. Counting unofficial live-stream performances during the pandemic, this year marks the 25th time the Fat Hens will play Homegrown. Flanking Starfire are Ted Anderson on guitar, Bob Olson on bass, Jimi Cooper on guitar, Susan Ludwig on keyboard and accordion, and Jim Hagstrom on drums. The band’s studio album, Crooked With Gin, came out in 2001. The group leans into sounds from soft rock to twangy country, with heartfelt lyrics to boot.

BOSS MAMA & THE JEBBERHOOCH

Colleen (Boss Mama) Myhre has soul, and she pours it into every note. With complete control of her voice, “Colleen (Boss Mama) Myhre has soul, and she pours it into every note. “- Tony Peterson – Social Animals. With complete control of her voice, Colleen 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. Myhre is a true American singer/songwriter grounded in her passion of soulful and heartfelt music.

http://www.colleenmyhre.com/

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