Instrumental

Over the past few months, Big Cats! (of The Tribe and Big Cats!) aka Spencer Wirth-Davis wrote a 70's style soul/Rnb record, "For My Mother" along the lines of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" and recorded it with a 9 piece band featuring members of No Bird Sing, Alicia Steele and the Endeavors, Heiruspecs, and more. He then sampled from the recordings to create a full length, instrumental hip hop record. All funds for the album were raised through a Kickstarter project that met its goal of $7,000.  All proceeds of the album and a percentage of the release show will be donated to the Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance in honor of his mother, Christi Wirth-Davis, who died from ovarian cancer two years ago.

Also on the bill tonight will be K. Raydio, and the bold women of The Chalice.

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

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It's been a wicked dry spell of seven years since the filthy unit of Mick Turner, Jim White, and Warren Ellis graced the world with a full-length album of any kind. As individuals, they've had their hands in many different pies between now and then, but nothing comes close to what occurs when the Dirty Three lock themselves in a room with the tape rolling to milk whatever they can out of each other. This time around, they've discovered the heavens and its heat source, birthing to the world a brand-spanking new album and gracefully aiming it straight for that giant orange bulb of the sky . . . they call it Toward The Low Sun and Drag City is proud to have released it.

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Wizards Are Real in perhaps their only live appearance this summer--outside on the Cedar patio!

An equinoctial performance by the California Guitar Trio, now enjoying their 21st year together. Expect a fun yet wild ride as the group's precision musicianship has you riding the waves from surf rock to prog to classical, and voyaging on to outer space.

The Trio's most recent album is Masterworks, featuring the music of Bach, Barber, Beethoven, Pärt, Schubert, Rossini and Vivaldi, and follows on from their 2010 release Andromeda, consisting of all original material.

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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.

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• 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.

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The Cedar warmly welcome back the incomparably talented, yet humble ukelele innovator of Hawaii, Jake Shimabukuro. Mixing jazz, rock, classical, traditional Hawaiian music and folk, Jake creates a sound that’s both technically masterful and emotionally powerful…and utterly unique in the music world.

Ticket options and info

• On sale date: noon Fri Jun 24
• 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.

One of the most gifted guitarists you'll ever hear, Adrian Legg coaxes an astonishing array of sounds with his dexterous playing, and a suite of effects pedals, married to his brilliant arrangements of material drawn from diverse roots, and his inspired original instrumentals. And between songs, you will be well entertained by Mr Legg's tinder-dry British wit and charm.

Tickets go on sale at noon Fri Aug 20 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.

A second chance to hear the warm sounds of Hawiian ukulele maestro Jake Shimabukuro, this time as he stretches out over two sets. As anyone who was at Jake's sold out May show at The Cedar can attest, Jake is a phenomenally gifted ukulele player, capable of playing not only at blistering speed, and also with astonishing sensitivity for the music. His repertoire includes pop standards, classical works, film music, and originals--truly something for everyone to enjoy. Don't miss it.

Tickets go on sale at noon Fri Jun 11 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. Read more »

Modern experimentalists Matmos and So Percussion are combining forces for this one-night-only concert on the occasion of the record release of Treasure State, a startling new collaboration. For the past several years, So Percussion has been joining the electronic duo Matmos for shows around the country and in Europe, exploring the sonic and theatrical possibilities of beer cans, hair clippers, ceramic bowls, and dry ice.  "Musique-concrete" oddballs widely known for their collaboration with Bjork, electronic duo Matmos are infamous for turning bizarre sound sources (from plastic surgery to live snails) into shuffling rhythmic pop. Brooklyn-based quartet So Percussion are acclaimed virtuosic performers of classical and avant-garde writing for percussion. Known for playing the music of Steve Reich, David Lang, and Paul Lansky, they are increasingly recognized as composers in their own right.

As a young working musician in London, England in the 1970s, Laurence Juber got an extraordinary, life-changing break when Paul McCartney picked him to become Wings’ lead guitarist. Juber spent three years recording and touring with the band. During that time he won a Best Rock Instrumental GRAMMY® for the track "Rockestra" from the Wings album, "Back To The Egg." Read more »