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Jimi Cooper in 4 Dimensions, Wednesdays through September at the Cedar Lounge, Superior.

Radio Waves Music Festival
Sept. 5-7
Sweetheart’s Bluff, Grand Marais
Three days of of local music and community on the North Shore, this annual festival organized by WTIP Community Radio brings together diverse musical acts, spanning many genres and a balance of new artists and local favorites.

Lake Superior Harvest Festival
Saturday, Sept. 6, 10 am to 4 pm
Bayfront Festival Park
Family-oriented event featuring a huge farmers market, live music all day, expanded Energy Fair experience, nonprofit exhibitors tent, educational demonstrations and much more.

Sometime, Maybe
Saturday, Sept. 6, 7 pm
Bent Paddle
The members have been playing music in Duluth for over 20 years, but it wasn’t till 2023 that the four of them began playing together. A cumulative of their various backgrounds, tastes and experiences, they make music that soothes your soul, ruffles your feathers and gets stuck in your head.

Requiem for the Living
Sunday, Sept. 7, 3-5 pm
Sacred Heart
“Requiem” usually refers to funeral music, but Dan Forrest’s 2013 choral composition provides solace for those struggling in the present, as he borrows from Ecclesiastes (also the source of the Peter Seeger/Byrds song “Turn, Turn, Turn”) and the Book of Job.

Ryan Lane & Lydia Boyum
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 5-7 pm
Sheraton Duluth Hotel
Ryan and Lydia bring a heartfelt blend of singer-songwriter, folk, indie and pop influences to the stage with captivating vocals and acoustic guitar, their music tells stories of love, life and everything in between.

Jimi Cooper in 4 Dimensions
Wednesdays in September, 7-10 pm
Cedar Lounge
Versatile local musician plays four nights with different guests each night: Sept. 3, Dance Attic, his folk project with  Suzi Ludwig on accordion; Sept. 10, Roaring ‘20s jazz combo Hot Club of Duluth; Sept. 17, surf punk rock with Coop & The Kooks; Sept. 24, ska band Woodblind.

Denfeld Jazz
Thursday, Sept. 11, 6 pm
Wussow’s Concert Cafe