Keyboards

Thomas Dolby became a huge star in the '80s when his songs "She Blinded Me With Science" and "Hyperactive" topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart and were on constant rotation at MTV. His unique keyboard playing led to guest performances with the likes of David Bowie (Live Aid), Stevie Wonder (Grammy™ awards) and Roger Waters (The Wall) and he became a top producer, garnering five Grammy™ nominations. Dolby abandoned the music business in the 1990s to found Beatnik Inc., a Silicon Valley tech company that built the ringtone synthesizer embedded in over 3 billion mobile phones worldwide.

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!

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The Cedar welcomes back Over The Rhine, featuring multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Linford Detweiler and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Karin Bergquist. Over The Rhine is touring to showcase songs from their stunning new album The Long Surrender (street release date: 2/8/11).

The Long Surrender is something rare and wondrous — an intimate epic. Shot through with the joys and sorrows of modern-day existence and the unchanging fundaments of the human condition, the album has the feel of a living thing, senses alert, feet planted firmly on terra firma. Read more »

Singer/pianist Vienna Teng and percussionist Alex Wong have crafted a sound that the Associated Press calls “ambitious yet always tuneful…gorgeous and haunting.”  Each has garnered attention in their own right: Vienna has appeared on Letterman, NPR and the CBS Early Show, and toured with artists such as Shawn Colvin, India.Arie, Duncan Sheik and the Indigo Girls.  Alex has produced records for celebrated singer/songwriters Ari Hest and Amber Rubarth, as well as his own project The Paper Raincoat (recently a featured artist on iTunes), and won Best Original Score in the L.A. Weekly Theater Awards for his work on Everyman For Himself. Read more »

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.

“There is no question that Tony Allen is a genius, one of the greatest percussionists in the history of popular music.” —Guardian Read more »

The ultimate Tex-Mex super group, is BACK! The Texas Tornado's with their infectious, party-ready sound, blending early rock & roll, Mexican folk music, R&B, blues, and whatever other roots music crosses their paths are back and hitting the road!  Catch 'em when they storm into the Cedar this September…

Tickets are on sale now 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.

POSTPONED. The Cedar regrets to advise that Over The Rhine have canceled their Midwest tour, including this show at The Cedar. They plan to reschedule in the Spring of 2011. Refunds available.

The jazz that comes from Charlie Brown is a happy jazz, it's a feel-good jazz - it feels good to hear it and it's fun. It's sophisticated - more than a lot of music - maybe closer to classical, but it's still about having a lot of fun. (David Benoit)

Over the course of her colorful career, singer songwriter Susan Werner has cultivated a reputation as a daring and innovative songwriter with a killer live show. She boldly endeavors to weave old with new to create altogether new genres of music when existing ones do not suit her muse, and she regularly keeps audiences guessing and laughing simultaneously. Most of her work infuses traditional music styles and methods with her unmistakable contemporary worldview, constantly challenging listeners to experience music from a fresh and unexpected perspective.