Free music festival at UMD is April 1

KUMD-FM 103.3 presents its first ever music festival, NorthFest, featuring 13 Minnesota bands with Duluth connections, 9 a.m. to midnight on Wednesday, April 1 at the University of Minnesota Duluth. The festival is free and open to the public. All ages welcome.

Genres range from folk to punk blues, indie to proto pop punk and hip-hop to electronic. The event will showcase music from Gramma’s Boyfriend featuring Haley Bonar as well as Red Mountain, Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank, Rachael Kilgour, Jaw Knee Vee, Jamie Ness and more. Full lineup and schedule is available at www.KUMD.org .

Funding for the NorthFest is provided by The Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Schedule

9 a.m. Jamie Ness of The Boomchucks covers Bob Dylan, Northern Shores Coffee Shop.

11 a.m. Clover Street Cronies in the Venden.

1 p.m. The Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank, Food Court.

3 p.m. Rachael Kilgour featuring a children's chorus, Kirby Lounge.

7 p.m. Jaw Knee Vee, Kirby Rafters

8 p.m. Red Mountain, Kirby Rafters

9 p.m. Gramma's Boyfriend featuring Haley Bonar, Kirby Rafters

10 p.m. Hip-hop showcase featuring NonFic, Trinh, GianniCash, Thadi P. & BranoLogic of The Crunchy Bunch, Kirby Underground

11 p.m. Fever Dream featuring Alan Sparhawk & Steve Garrington of Low, Planetarium