Robert Lehmann’s debut "Ancestral Currents" traces moments of his Lolo’s life in The Philippines and immigration. Sunpearl to open.

The Cedar is very excited to welcome 2x Grammy winning Cajun band Lost Bayou Ramblers with an opening set by Ethno USA on the Road band.

“The Grammy-winning group plays a revved-up version of Cajun music, shot through with punk energy and psychedelic fuzz.” - World Café

Join us for an experiment pt II. an additional offering -  the second part of the experience.

Join The Cedar Cultural Center, Twin Cities Jazz Festival, Leslie Parker Dance Project in a co-presentation of an experiment pt. II - an evening of Black Improvisation.

Tina Schlieske is joining Freaque in their return to The Cedar in support of Unite 2 Fight Paralysis, a Minneapolis based non profit fighting to restore federal cuts to spinal cord injury research by the current Administration.

30 years into a prolific career as a genre and gender-defying songwriter, Melissa Ferrick continues to disrupt normative categorization. Indie, Alternative, Folk, Punk….Melissa Ferrick won’t be labeled. With disarming wit and raw vulnerability, every lyric in Ferrick’s immense catalog is an invitation to confession or catharsis.

Are you an early-career musical artist based in Minnesota? Apply to The Cedar Commissions, our flagship program for commissioning local emerging artists to write brand new music! This workshop will go through application basics, as well as tips for drafting your strongest application - Cedar staff will lead the workshop and are available for questions after.

"Peter Mulvey is a forthright singer and songwriter. He’s made a habit of mining emotion by sharing songs that avoid painting pretty pictures simply for the sake of wooing his listeners with an upward gaze. Yet it’s that very honesty that makes his music so compelling, given that it’s flush with realities that are often simply too difficult to avoid." — American Songwriter

Ron’s “Milestone” Birthday Extravaganza Celebration, with The Strolling Clones and joining The Great Northern, extra special guests Chris Silver, Ari Silver, and Erin Govrik! 

The Cedar celebrates composer Ted Olsen and the Violette Ensemble's "Violette" - the new album of chamber works released on Shifting Paradigm Records.

TaikoArts Midwest Presents TaikoGROOVE, a concert dance party with Special Surprise Guests!

The Cedar is honored to debut Brazil-based Argentine composer and accordionist Alejandro Brittes. Interpreting chamamé, a music and dance genre forged from Baroque and Indigenous Guaraní influences of southern South America. Chamamé has been declared as an "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO."

“Valerie June has built a devoted following by ignoring expectations. She is simultaneously rural and cosmopolitan, historically minded and contemporary, idiosyncratic and fashionable, mystical and down-to-earth.” — New York Times

The Cedar Presents VALERIE JUNE at Hennepin Arts' Pantages Theatre - performing with her full band for the upcoming Owls, Omens, and Oracles Tour.

The Somali Museum Dance Troupe Showcase is a celebration of the most talented Somali dancers in North America.

Get ready for an unforgettable night of music with BATO BATO! Breck School's Marimba Band. This dynamic student band will bring the energy with brand new songs, crowd-favorite classics, and music from incredible local composers. This isn’t your average school concert—it’s a high-energy, genre-blending, heart-thumping musical experience.

Last seen here at The Cedar in 2010, Swedish world music icon Ale Möller returns to the US to perform with American roots music hero Bruce Molsky! The duo’s music is the joyful confluence of a wide swath of cultures through their unique lens on fiddle, banjo, guitar, flutes, and Ale’s own version of the mandola (which features six string courses, quarter tone frets and a sound unlike any other.) Their reunion really is a deep musical conversation between two old friends whose tunes and songs have so much to say, to bring people together and to shine light on the things we have in common.

Richard Shindell is a New Yorker living in Argentina: a craftsman and a true wizard of song. He’s played for coins in the Paris subway, and he’s studied for the priesthood. His gift for profound storytelling songs drew him into the world of folk music. Richard Shindell champions the downtrodden, exalts the disaffected, skewers prejudice, war, and religious intolerance. Richard announced his retirement several years ago, but he’s back, and we’re glad to be part of his Spring tour!

Arkansauce calls forth melodies of the Ozark Mountains' rolling hills and raging rivers with their distinct blend of newgrass. Each member of the quartet sings lead and harmony parts as well as contributes to the lyrics, which offer authentic, intelligent songwriting with hard-hitting hooks - bending the rules and blurring the lines between bluegrass, folk, americana, with notes of country, blues, and funk.  Local old time/bluegrass project, Steam Machine kicks the night off!

Kith + Kin Chorus, a 75-voice uncommon choir led by Rachel Ries, celebrates the close of their 8th season with a choral collaboration with local luminary LAAMAR, plus arrangements of Maggie Rogers, Joseph, Seal, Feist and more.

Proceeds from the show and silent auction support the work of Rock the Rez, a 5-day music camp where girls, Two-Spirit, Transgender, & LGBTQ+ youth write and perform their own music and create art of all kinds.

Kith + Kin Chorus, a 75-voice uncommon choir led by Rachel Ries, celebrates the close of their 8th season with a choral collaboration with local luminary LAAMAR, plus arrangements of Maggie Rogers, Joseph, Seal, Feist and more.

Proceeds from the show and silent auction support the work of Rock the Rez, a 5-day music camp where girls, Two-Spirit, Transgender, & LGBTQ+ youth write and perform their own music and create art of all kinds.

A flawless call-in advice show in which Miles Bonsignore answers your calls, solves your problems, and helps you achieve perfection.

The Cedar is delighted to be partnering with Berlin in presenting KNEEBODY. An explosive GRAMMY-nominated quartet made up of forward-thinking artists, Kneebody channels rock-informed energy into their soul-jazz, bebop and electro-funk compositions. Formed by former Eastman School of Music and CalArts students who have worked with artists ranging from Prince, Snoop Dogg and Bruno Mars to Tigran Hamasyan, Donny McCaslin, Meshell Ndegeocello and De La Soul, the band has carved out a distinct group identity.

The Cedar is delighted to be partnering with Berlin in presenting KNEEBODY. An explosive GRAMMY-nominated quartet made up of forward-thinking artists, Kneebody channels rock-informed energy into their soul-jazz, bebop and electro-funk compositions. Formed by former Eastman School of Music and CalArts students who have worked with artists ranging from Prince, Snoop Dogg and Bruno Mars to Tigran Hamasyan, Donny McCaslin, Meshell Ndegeocello and De La Soul, the band has carved out a distinct group identity.

Welcome. It’s a word The Arcadian Wild hold dear, an invitation to be present, to let your guard down, to share in something deep and divine and communal.

“No matter who you are or where you come from, that word just makes you breathe a little easier. When you feel welcome somewhere, you can be yourself, you can be open to whatever the space and the moment have to offer. That’s how we want people to experience these songs.” - The Arcadian Wild

Noise Party has returned. The beloved local showcase of ambient, drone, noise, and experimental music celebrates its 10th offering, bringing strange yet soothing sounds to The Cedar.
Vol. 10 will feature askSERPENT, Boy Dirt Car, MAKR AN ERIS, Sawtooth Witch, Sophia Deutsch, and White Dune performing thirty-minute uninterrupted unique sets and help create a tapestry of unique sound that will only exist within Noise Party Vol. 10. 

All of this with a background of live experimental visuals to guide the way.

Since last playing The Cedar in early 2024, COREY MEDINA & BROTHERS have added a new brother on guitar - making their blues-rock even more powerful. 

Corey's moving voice is one of the best in the genre and as he says, "it’s not pretty but it comes from passion to turn trauma to hope through the blues".

Our Streets Presents a special live show of The War on Cars podcast with hosts Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear. The War on Cars discusses the latest developments in the worldwide fight against car culture. This live episode recording will focus on issues specific to the Twin Cities, with special guests involved in the work. Don't miss the opportunity to hear the local angle on reducing car dependency and transforming our streets.

We love ANA TIJOUX. We appreciate ANA TIJOUX: her voice, her heart, her outrage, her ART. The Cedar is incredibly honored to welcome Ana back to our stage - if you missed her incredible show in March 2024 - this is your opportunity - don't miss it!

Good friends, collaborators and incredible songwriters join forces for this special, seated co-bill performance. Border blending troubadours unite!

Approaching music as a medium for peace and a way to amplify the voices of people around the world who need to be heard, FARAH SIRAJ will grace The Cedar stage with her original compositions and traditional middle eastern tunes set to a jazz context.

“Vivacious arabian flamenco jazz” - Rolling Stone