Hip hop

It's hip hop night at The Cedar! Tonight, we feature a roster of acts from local label Pledge Empire Records. Headliners Sti-Lo Reel and Ced Linus will be joined by special guests including Cato, Taye, Kidd Cane, Yellow Boy, Tez Michael, Edot, and more. Both Sti-Lo Reel and Cato will be celebrating the release of new albums tonight! Label manager Prince Carlton will be coordinating, and keeping the evening on track.

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

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Rock on at the Cedar on one of the darkest days of December with this sweet four-fer, featuring The Book Of Right On and Kill The Vultures, with support from Gay Witch Abortion and Wizards Are Real.

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

Ticket options and info

• On sale date: noon Fri Oct 21
• 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.

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 one-of-a-kind klezmer rapper Socalled! Impossible to pigeonhole, and utterly irrepressible, Socalled has to be seen and heard to be believed. As Socalled (Josh Dolgin) explains, "Hip hop is all about representing who you are, your crew. I’m this little white Jewish dude living in the country. It doesn’t make sense for me to rap about guns, cars, and hos. I’m not going to rap about hos,” comments SoCalled. “What should I make music about? I should try to represent who I am. When I began digging for samples, I found these old Jewish records, and they were a clue about this funky, old tradition that had been forgotten. Yiddish theater, Cantorial music...all kinds of weird sounds…and the records had the most amazing breaks! And I realized that I could make my hip hop - my music from them.” 

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

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Join in the celebration as Mayda releases her sophomore album Tusks in Furs, with help from Maria Isa and Birthday Suits.

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

Ticket options and info

• On sale date: noon Fri Aug 5
• 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.

First Avenue advises that this show has been cancelled.

Refund info: tickets purchased at outlets can be refunded at The Depot and tickets purchased online can be refunded through Etix.

Ticket options and info

• On sale date: now
• 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), and from First Avenue and their outlets (fees vary)
• Online: eTix (fees apply) (click on red Buy Tickets button at top of this page)
• All Cedar shows are all ages.

Afro-Colombian rhythms, cumbia and champeta meet electronic dub and hip-hop in the explosive music of Bomba Estéreo. This is one dance party you'll not want to miss!

Ticket options and info

• On sale date: noon Fri Mar 11
• 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.

Sophomore CD release for local hip-hop trio No Bird Sing, with openers Kill The Vultures, and Kristoff Krane.

Ticket options and info

• On sale date: noon Fri Mar 4
• 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 purchased at the door.

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"...an ultra-funky intertwining of infectious grooves with melodic phrases, even when they are at their most experimental. Despite the music’s complexity, it remains uncluttered and spacious...If you are into classic funk like Parliament Funkadelic, the Meters ...you should find Orgone intoxicating. In addition to the funk, R&B and jazz elements, the band exhibits an adventurous rock ‘n’ roll twist...This is one hell of a band." (RELIX magazine)

Tickets go on sale at 12 noon Fri Jan 28 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 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.

Get Out The Vote kick off event with local hip hop bands More Than Lights, Maria Isa, Twinkie Jiggles Broken Orchestra (featuring members of Heiruspecs), Toki Wright, and Junkyard Empire.