Introspective

Meg Hutchinson is a lyric-based, contemporary acoustic songwriter whose influences include poet Mary Oliver, songwriter Shawn Colvin, and mood maker David Gray. Originally from rural Massachusetts, Hutchinson is now based in the Boston area. She has won numerous songwriting awards in the U.S., Ireland and UK, including recognition from the John Lennon Songwriting Competition, Billboard Song Contest and prestigious competitions at
Merlefest, NewSong, Kerrville, Falcon Ridge, Telluride and Rocky Mountain Folks Festivals. She released both Come Up Full (2008), and her latest release The Living Side (2010) on St Paul's Red House Records. The Living Side won the 2010 Indie Acoustic Project Best Lyrics award.

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2011 is the year of the Apocalypse. With seven songs, former Smog man Bill Callahan and his new album Apocalypse (Drag City, 4/5/11) holds a mirror up the self, and then turns it around to America and the world.

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• On sale date: noon Fri Apr 1
• 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)
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• All Cedar shows are all ages.
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An evening at The Cedar with indie folk act Phosphorescent, fronted by Matthew Houck, touring in the wake of new album Here's To Taking It Easy, and an opening set by Fleet Foxes drummer and singer-songwriter J. Tillman.

Just 20 seconds into the new Phosphorescent album, you hear something so immediate, so purposeful, so damn infectious, it's clear that something special is underway. The first album of original material since 2007's Pride captures the band moving into a truly extraordinary place. Here's to Taking It Easy is the culmination of the past three years: a grand statement, the album we dreamed Phosphorescent would make.

With an angelic voice and songs full of faith, grace and vulnerability, Mindy Smith has been embraced by critics and fans alike with each recording she unveils. With her fourth release, Stupid Love (Vanguard Records), Mindy takes another step forward both lyrically and musically. Written over a two year period, each of the fourteen tracks on the record delves into the various stages of relationships: the highs, the lows, the emotional investments made, how they can change us and move us forward. For Mindy, Stupid Love is a statement of where she is now as well as where she has been. Read more »

“ ‘I’m in love with Eliza Blue,’ or something close to that, has been a typical response to the haunting, timeless music Ms. Blue has been casting out in Twin Cities clubs, pubs, and theaters over the last few years. Now the rest of the world will discover her organic magic, as Eliza releases her most full-bodied work to date, The Road Home.” (JIM WALSH) Read more »

Prominent singer-songwriter Ellis Paul is one of the leading voices in the wave of urban, literate folk/pop singer/songwriters that emerged from the Boston folk scene in the 1990's. Since those early days, he has built up a fiercely loyal fan base, to whom he turned when he needed to record his sixteenth album The Day After Everything Changed. As an independent artist with his own label Black Wolf Records, Ellis raised over $100k from his fans in the middle of a deep recession. Read more »