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"The demi-goddess of bluesy grunge-rock" Scout Niblett on tour behind new album It's Up To Emma (Drag City), with support from effect-laden guitarist Dustin Wong, and Baltimore noise-rock outfit Dope Body. Over at the Icehouse.

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• On sale date: noon Fri May 24
• Phone: 612-338-2674 ext 0 between 12 noon and 4pm ($2 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 (approximately $2 fee)
• Online: Ticketweb (typically $2--$3 fee/ticket) (click on red Buy Tickets button at top of this page)
• The Cedar is an all ages venue
• Students with ID, seniors over 65, and children under 12 may purchase tickets at a discount at the door.

The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach pairs up with monster Tuareg guitarist Bombino for a dream-team album. (NPR)

A perfect match of sound and soul, the set introduces a new guitar hero. [Four stars] (Rolling Stone)

A killer document not only for fans of North African guitar music; anyone who has ever appreciated a master player make magic on a Fender. (Los Angeles Times)

Tuareg guitarist and singer Omara “Bombino” Moctar returns to The Cedar, touring behind his brilliant new album Nomad (Nonesuch Records, April 2013), recorded with 2013 Grammy Award-winning Producer of the Year Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys.

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Malian guitar ace returns to The Cedar stage, with a new album out in May!

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• On sale date: noon Fri Mar 1
• Phone: 612-338-2674 ext 0 between 12 noon and 4pm ($2 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 (approximately $2 fee)
• Online: Ticketweb (typically $2--$3 fee/ticket) (click on red Buy Tickets button at top of this page)
• The Cedar is an all ages venue
• Students with ID, seniors over 65, and children under 12 may purchase tickets at a discount at the door.

An evening of searing desert blues with Tuareg/Tamasheq band Terakaft (meaning "caravan" in Tamasheq). The stark, harsh conditions of the Sahara permeates their riffs, and the group embodies all that is wild and free in desert blues today. After forming as an offshot of TInariwen, Terakaft have taken the electric guitar and put their own mark on the music, music that serves as a rallying call for the youth of a country torn asunder by conflict. Ther new album Kel Tamasheq, produced by Tinariwen producer Justin Adams, showcases their continuing development as a vital force in global guitar-driven rock.

"Where so much in this style gets by on groove and attitude, Terakaft have variety, musicianship and well-crafted melodies on their side." (fRoots)

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"...the formal elegance of chamber music with a pop-honed concision and rhythmic vitality" - Time Out New York

"NOW... imports a catchy inflection to classical forms... Striking a balance between the old and the new has rarely sounded this good." -Newsweek

New York-based NOW Ensemble is a dynamic young group of performers and composers dedicated to making new chamber music for the 21st century. With a unique instrumentation of flute, clarinet, electric guitar, double bass, and piano, the ensemble brings a fresh sound and a new perspective to the classical tradition, infused with the musical influences that reflect the diverse backgrounds of its members. NOW strives to produce the very cutting edge of new chamber music through close collaborations with composers and consistently compelling performances.

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According to Eric Clapton, Sonny Landreth is ‘probably the most underestimated musician on the planet.’ Sonny Landreth is a guitarist’s guitarist — a wizard of the slide guitar. His music encompasses Mississippi Delta blues, zydeco, and Southern rock. But he also creates sounds that are all his own — sounds he calls the music behind the glass.

A Louisiana native and slide-guitar master, Landreth came to prominence playing in the band of Zydeco king Clifton Chenier. As an in-demand session  and touring player, Landreth has contributed to the work of artists including John Hiatt, Dr. John, Maria Muldaur, Marshall Crenshaw, Government Mule, Little Feat and Beausoleil, among others.

The final night of the 2012 Global Roots Festival brings one of the hits from this year's GlobalFest in NYC: the Brooklyn-based Colombian psychedelic roots-rock band M.A.K.U. Soundsystem. They will share the evening with Rana Santacruz, also from Brooklyn, and winning audiences over with his take on mariachi music imported to the indie folk world.

Note: Terakaft, originally scheduled to perform tonight, have canceled their entire US tour, including this show.

This event is free and open to all!

The genre-breaking trio of Jacqueline Ultan (cello), Mike Michel (guitar) and Carnage The Executioner (beatboxing), who together make up Saltee, are off to the studio in March to record their new album!

Opening tonight will be roots experimentalists Steve Kaul and the Brass Kings.

Mike says "bring a pillow"--there'll be some space for lounging. We'll also have some chairs up.

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

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The Walker Art Center and The Cedar co-present St. Vincent in concert at the McGuire Theater, Walker Art Center. St. Vincent, the nom-de-stage of "playful chanteuse [and] fearsome shredder" (NY Times) Annie Clark, releases her third album Strange Mercy (4AD) on Sept 13. The record's 11 new tracks showcase Clark's gift for fusing the cerebral and the visceral, her melodically elegant arrangements packing hefty emotional punches. Strange Mercy finds St. Vincent redefining the idea of the guitar hero, utilizing the instrument as a pointillist artist might wield a brush. Countless judiciously placed riffs and instrumental flares, each distinct and unique, cohere into grand tableaus. On "Cruel," she elicits punchy bursts like an R horn section. "Cheerleader" froths and boils, with deep and fuzzy guitars bubbling up to the surface, while "Surgeon" twirls about endlessly, Clark's vocals dancing amid a blizzard of notes.

Tickets on sale July 19.

The Walker Art Center and The Cedar co-present St. Vincent in concert at the McGuire Theater, Walker Art Center. St. Vincent, the nom-de-stage of "playful chanteuse [and] fearsome shredder" (NY Times) Annie Clark, releases her third album Strange Mercy (4AD) on Sept 13. The record's 11 new tracks showcase Clark's gift for fusing the cerebral and the visceral, her melodically elegant arrangements packing hefty emotional punches. Strange Mercy finds St. Vincent redefining the idea of the guitar hero, utilizing the instrument as a pointillist artist might wield a brush. Countless judiciously placed riffs and instrumental flares, each distinct and unique, cohere into grand tableaus. On "Cruel," she elicits punchy bursts like an R horn section. "Cheerleader" froths and boils, with deep and fuzzy guitars bubbling up to the surface, while "Surgeon" twirls about endlessly, Clark's vocals dancing amid a blizzard of notes.

Tickets on sale July 19.