Chamber

“Lost in the Trees is orchestral folk where the ‘orchestral’ part isn't an afterthought. This is mighty potent stuff.”—NPR

The Chapel Hill, North Carolina music collective Lost in the Trees, fronted by composer and songwriter Ari Picker, drew widespread acclaim for their debut album All Alone in an Empty House (ANTI- Records). Yet in the midst of releasing the album, tragedy struck when Ari's mother, an artist in her own right, took her own life. Picker took the loss of his mother and set about transforming the events into a tribute, composing, writing lyrics, his mother's picture above his writing desk: the same picture that now graces the album's cover. "I wanted to give her a space, in the music, to be, and to become all the things she didn't get a chance to be when she was alive."

The result is A Church That Fits Our Needs, a testament to the power of music to heal and transcend. The new album will be released by ANTI- Records on March 20.

The Cedar welcomes back avant cellist Zoë Keating, the astonishing one-woman orchestra and composer who uses a cello and a foot-controlled laptop to record layer upon layer of cello, creating intricate, haunting and compelling music.

Ticket options and info

• On sale date: noon Fri Nov 4
• Phone: 612-338-2674 ext 2 ($1 fee per ticket)
• In person: From a Cedar volunteer in the front lobby during events (no fee; cash, check, credit card), Depth of Field (no fee; cash or check only), 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.

A full night of local music featuring Painted Saints, celebrating the release of a new CD, and short sets by Nona Marie (of Dark Dark Dark) with her new project, Dreamland Faces, and Mike Gunther.

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

Ticket options and info

• On sale date: noon Fri Aug 19
• 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.

Fusing elements of organic techno and classical, the music of German trio Brandt Brauer Frick refuses to be easily categorized. Their new album Mr Machine puts them alongside such names as Steve Reich and Philip Glass, but with considerably more groove. Join them on their first appearance in Minnesota, in a year which has seen the rapidly rising act perform at Coachella, Glastonbury, The Big Chill and numerous other leading edge festivals.

Opening will be local electronica artist Cepia, aka Huntley Miller.

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

Ticket options and info

After packing out the Cedar patio last summer, we just had to get another dose of extreme cello from the talented and charming folks of the Portland Cello Project. For a good sample of what to expect, check out the amazing video Denmark (posted to the right of this page), composed by cross-genre cellist Gideon Freudmann, and the first song of their most recent album Thousand Words...

Tickets go on sale at 12noon Fri Dec 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.

All Cedar shows are all ages. Students with ID may gain discounted admission for tickets purchased at the door.

In partnership with the Jerome Foundation, The Cedar has commissioned seven local artists to compose, practice, and perform new music pieces in collaboration with other local musicians. This project drives The Cedar's vision to support emerging artists.

ADAM LEVY, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and member of local bands The Honeydogs and children’s music group Bunny Clogs will perform new pieces in collaboration with experimental group Liminal Phase and tabla and tamboura accompanists.

In partnership with the Jerome Foundation, The Cedar has commissioned seven local artists to compose, practice, and perform new music pieces in collaboration with other local musicians. This project drives The Cedar's vision to support emerging artists.

Jacqueline will be performing new work that will feature all four of the bands she works with: Jelloslave, Starfolk, Anitgravity, and Saltee. A visual backdrop created by artist David Bartley will accompany each bands segment.

In partnership with the Jerome Foundation, The Cedar has commissioned seven local artists to compose, practice, and perform new music pieces in collaboration with other local musicians. This project drives The Cedar's vision to support emerging artists.

Versatile violin player and teacher Zack Kline will debut his project Not Too Distant with his bluegrass-inspired chamber group Orange Mighty Trio and guest drummer Peter Leggett (Heiruspecs). The project is a thought experiment that takes the listener through something of an imaginary video game and includes classic Nintendo sounds and instrumental versions of music by Aphex Twin, Postal Service, and Radiohead.

Dan Newton’s Café Accordion Orchestra presents an evening of all French music for their 6th annual concert at The Cedar. This year they will be joined by guests Diane Jarvi, and Ensemble Limousin.

Diane will lend her amazing voice to classic Parisian chanson, French and Occitan folk songs. Ensemble Limousin (David Lee Echelard and M. Suzanne Cooley) play cabrette (French bagpipes), hurdy-gurdies and button accordion. Their repertoire is the dance music from the regions of Limousin, Auvergne, Berry and Bretagne.

Cafe Accordion Orchestra will explore more music of the French diaspora: Musette, Gypsy Swing, Cajun, Quebecois, and Franco-Latino. They will also give the French treatment to some American popular tunes. Oh là là!

As we enter the darkest time of the year, take a few hours to enjoy the season with this evening's concert by chamber folk group Dark Dark Dark, who released an EP Bright Bright Bright at The Cedar early in 2010, and, later in the year, released their second full length album Wild Go. They'll have recently returned from a short European tour; be sure to give them an extra warm, home town welcome back!

Tickets go on sale at noon Fri Oct 29 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.

All Cedar shows are all ages. Students with ID may gain discounted admission for tickets purchased at the door.