Rockabilly

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.

First Avenue presents Jolie Holland at The Cedar, in support of the singer-songwriter's upcoming fourth solo studio album Pint Of Blood, out June 28th on Anti- Records. Opening tonight will be retro singer-songwriter Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside, who have just released their debut album Dirty Radio.

• On sale date: noon Fri May 27
• In person: 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.

Have yourself a honky tonky little Xmas with your favorite roots band's not-so-traditional Xmas show, good for the whole family, and by now a well established institution on the local holiday music calendar. Since 1993, Trailer Trash has drawn enthusiastic crowds at Lee's Liquor Lounge in downtown Minneapolis. Frontman Nate Dungan defines the band's style simply as "honky tonk music," spanning the gamut from country and swing to blues and rock. Having paid their dues on the local scene, and confident in their ability to entertain any crowd, they enjoy turning on new generations to the classic sound of American roots music. As their slogan proclaims,  "Playing American roots music the way it used to be, before your favorite songs became commercials."