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Mother and daughter performing music together! Suzzy rose to prominence as one of three sisters in vocal group The Roches, who released eleven albums together. She has followed up with solo albums Holy Smokes and Songs from an Unmarried Housewife and Mother, Greenwich Village, USA, and her collaborations with sister Maggie: Why The Long Face, and Zero Church. She is also a writer, and recently published her debut novel Wayward Saints (Hyperion). Daughter Lucy has also embraced a musical career, producing two EPs, and a debut album Lucy, and blazing a trail with her genuinely warm, engaging stage presence.

The Cedar is now fully air-conditioned for your year-round comfort!

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The Fred Eaglesmith Traveling Show rolls into town, and sets up camp at The Cedar! The iconoclastic Canadian singer, songwriter and bandleader Fred Eaglesmith promises to deliver a supercharged performance, showcasing material from his nineteenth album 6 Volts (released January 2012).

The album takes its title from the battery that powered the game-changing transistor radio – introduced in 1954, the same year that rock ’n’ roll emerged into popular consciousness – and embodies the notion of back to the future. Captured live in the studio with one microphone onto a one-track reel to reel recorder like so many enduring classics, 6 Volts bristles with contemporary urgency and authenticity.

A long-time seasonal favorite at The Cedar, this winter's slack key guitar show features the father and son duo of George Kahumoku Jr. and Keoki Kahumoku. Lifelong proponents of Hawaiian music and culture, the pair have an engaging, relaxed manner guaranteed to bring classic Hawaiian warmth to even the chilliest February evening in MInnesota.

As the acknowledged longstanding keepers of Hawaiian culture and music in MInnesota, it is a great pleasure to announce that The Ernie Kanoa Hula Halau, featuring singer Ernie Kanoa, will be performing in the lobby before the show.

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Dynamic Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser, and American cellist Natalie Haas have done it again! Earlier this year, they released their third album together, Highlander's Farewell, a showcase for their dazzling teamwork, driving, dancing rhythms, and shared passion that takes the infectious melodies and grooves of Scottish/Celtic music on an exciting new journey. Please join us on the journey with Alasdair and Natalie, as we welcome the duo back to The Cedar, by popular demand.

The Cedar is now fully air-conditioned for your year-round comfort!

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The Cedar warmly welcome back the incomparably talented, yet humble ukelele innovator of Hawaii, Jake Shimabukuro. Mixing jazz, rock, classical, traditional Hawaiian music and folk, Jake creates a sound that’s both technically masterful and emotionally powerful…and utterly unique in the music world.

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• On sale date: noon Fri Jun 24
• Phone: 612-338-2674 ext 2 ($1 fee per ticket)
• In person: From a Cedar volunteer in the front lobby before and after shows (no fee), Depth of Field (no fee), or Electric Fetus (small fee)
• Online: Ticketweb (fees apply) (click on red Buy Tickets button at top of this page)
• All Cedar shows are all ages.
• Students with ID may gain discounted admission for tickets at the door.

An evening with the former Men at Work front man, still very much a man at work as he enjoys a thriving solo career, thanks to the multitude of fans who not only know him through the classics, but also through his terrific songs featured on TV shows Scrubs, and Army Wives, and films Garden State and Morning Glory. This year sees Colin releasing his 11th solo album, Gathering Mercury (Mar 29, Compass Records), with ten brilliant new songs!

Most artists who have experienced the levels of success and adulation Colin Hay has would be content to sit back and earn a living walking to the mailbox and back. Yet Hay is restless, eager to move forward and continually hone his craft while continuing to challenge himself.

The Cedar welcomes back iconic Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist and activist Bruce Cockburn, performing tonight with a band, and showcasing songs from his new studio album, his first in six years (to be released March 1, 2011 on True North).

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TOP 10 CRITICS CHOICE - "A virtuoso guitar player and mood-shaper...She is also a superb slide guitarist whose mature work is comparable to the best of Bonnie Raiit and Lucinda Williams." (New York Times)
"Porter is a dazzling acoustic guitarist with a moody baritone..." (The Washington Post)
"Willy plays rhythms that make me want to crawl inside his guitar and sleep there forever." (Tori Amos)

The little ones will be bouncing right along with each other in the mini-moshpit, as Justin Roberts and his kid-friendly Not Ready for Naptime Players band takes everyone on a journey through some of the most catchy and rockin' children's music around. Expect a generous selection from Justin's brand new album Jungle Gym, and of course, some old favorites. The perfect mid-winter steam release!

Tickets go on sale at noon Fri Sept 17 from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), from hard-working Cedar volunteers in the front lobby during shows, from Cedar outlets (Electric Fetus, Irish on Grand, Homestead Pickin' Parlor, and Depth of Field), and online at Ticketweb.

With songs that span the dimensions of the cosmos, and combine an irresistible mix of science, philosophy and good humor, Stillwater singer-songwriter Peter Mayer has won a devoted following for his intimate recordings (the latest, Heaven Below, was released in April 2010) and concerts. Advance ticket purchase highly recommended!

Tickets go on sale at noon Fri Aug 6 from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), from hard-working Cedar volunteers in the front lobby during shows, from Cedar outlets (Electric Fetus, Irish on Grand, Homestead Pickin' Parlor, and Depth of Field), and online at Ticketweb.