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Latin urban orchestra Locos Por Juana blends the infectious music of Colombia (cumbia, champeta and vallenato) with reggae, dub and funk to produce what the LA Times has called a “funky, pan-Latin amalgam,” and you'll call a "heckuva good time."

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

Ticket options and info

• On sale date: noon Fri Sept 2
• Phone: 612-338-2674 ext 2 ($1 fee per ticket)
• In person: From a Cedar volunteer in the front lobby during events (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 purchase tickets at a discount at the door.

The Cedar welcomes back the one and only Bard of Barking, Billy Bragg. With rising unemployment and a messy election result back home, songwriting credits for a new play Pressure Drop, and another year of activism under his belt, Billy is sure to have a bit to say alongside the raft of songs drawn from 1984's Life's a Riot with Spy Vs. Spy, through the Mermaid Avenue years, to 2008's Mr Love and Justice. His last show at The Cedar sold out; advance ticket purchase for this one is highly recommended.

Tickets go on sale at noon Fri May 21 from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), from a hard-working Cedar volunteer 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.

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Take the best of Klezmer and Tzigane (Gypsy), add a dash of Québecois, stir in a sprinkling of original compositions, simmer for a few years to let the flavors meld, and you begin to get the gist of Gadji-Gadjo. Created in 2002 by vibrant accordionist Mélanie Bergeron, the group also features five other musicians from different regions of Quebec who all now live in Montreal: Jean-Sebastien Leblanc on clarinets, Pierre-Olivier Dufresne on violin, Jean Desrochers on guitar, Mathieu Deschenaux on bass and Ivan Bamford on percussion. Read more »