http://www.thecedar.org/event/feed July 04, 2009 - October 02, 2009 en http://www.thecedar.org/fountains_wayne_acoustic <div class="start">Start: 07/07/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 07/07/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/fountainsofwayne_TNW2_02.jpg" width="250" vspace="5" hspace="10" height="167" border="1" align="left" title="Fountains of Wayne" alt="Fountains of Wayne" />Full band acoustic show from the power pop quartet. Their last release Traffic and Weather (Virgin) was described by Entertainment Weekly as &quot;a simply wonderful CD of songs about love, lust and loneliness.&quot;, and awarded four stars by Rolling Stone. Opener will be Jon Auer, co-founder of The Posies, in a solo acoustic set.</p> <p>Tickets are SOLD OUT!<br />$18 advance, $20 day of show </p> <p>Sponsored by <span class="inline inline-none"><img src="http://www.thecedar.org/sites/thecedar.org/files/images2/current.gif" alt="" title="" class="image image-_original" width="100" height="67" /></span>   </p> <div class="image-clear"></div> http://www.thecedar.org/fountains_wayne_acoustic#comments Indie Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:18:48 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_outdoors_presents_brass_kings <div class="start">Start: 07/09/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 07/09/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/BrassKings.jpg" alt="The Brass Kings" title="The Brass Kings" align="left" border="1" height="110" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />This summer, check out the inaugural Cedar Outdoors series as we take to the patio with our programming every Thursday from July 2nd to August 27th.  You can enjoy a local/regional artist perform two sets on our patio, along with a different drink special each week from our fantastic local beer and cider makers, and wine suppliers. The concerts are free to the public and patrons of all ages are welcome. This week, Cedar Outdoors presents The Brass Kings (Steve Kaul on Acoustic and Resonator Guitars &amp; Vocal, Mikkel Beckmen on Washboard, Refrigerator Door, Butter Dish, and Djembe, and Brad Ptacek on Washtub Bass).</p> <p>Patio opens at 6pm, music starts at 7pm.<br />FREE! </p> http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_outdoors_presents_brass_kings#comments Blues Folk/Americana Indie Singer-Songwriter Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:49:18 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/bicycle_film_festival_program_3_i_love_my_bicycle_story_fbm_bikes <div class="start">Start: 07/10/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 07/10/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/BicycleFilmFestival.jpg" alt="Bicycle Film Fest" title="Bicycle Film Fest" align="left" border="1" height="143" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />I LOVE MY BICYCLE: THE STORY OF FBM BIKES<br />USA 2009 | HDV 75 min.<br />Dir. Joe Stakun<br />In reaction to big business BMX companies in the early 90's, 17-year-old Steve Crandall started a company of his own called Fat Bald Men (FBM). What began as selling t-shirts out of a backpack has turned into one of the most well respected DIY bicycle companies around. Through fortune and misfortune, the film follows FBM through their 15 years of mayhem as told by Crandall and the rest of the BMX bicycle community from close friends to influential icons like Dave Mirra and Mat Hoffman.</p> <p>Tickets are on sale online from Brown Paper Tickets.</p> <p>$8 </p> http://www.thecedar.org/bicycle_film_festival_program_3_i_love_my_bicycle_story_fbm_bikes#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:17:54 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/bicycle_film_festival_program_4_down_weep_hole_story_stupor_bowl <div class="start">Start: 07/10/2009 - 9:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 07/10/2009 - 9:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/BicycleFilmFestival.jpg" alt="Bicycle Film Fest" title="Bicycle Film Fest" align="left" border="1" height="143" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />DOWN BY THE WEEP HOLE: THE STORY OF THE STUPOR BOWL<br />USA 2009 | 22min.<br />Dir. Nathaniel Freeman<br />Down by the Weep Hole is the story of Minneapolis' Stupor Bowl, the world's coldest and most inebriated alley cat race. The movie chronicles the race's development from a twenty-person local event in 1997, through 2009 when over four-hundred national and international competitors made the harrowing journey through the Twin Cities' frozen streets.</p> <p>Tickets are on sale online from Brown Paper Tickets.</p> <p>$8 </p> http://www.thecedar.org/bicycle_film_festival_program_4_down_weep_hole_story_stupor_bowl#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:18:19 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/bicycle_film_festival_program_5_third_wheel <div class="start">Start: 07/11/2009 - 3:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 07/11/2009 - 3:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/BicycleFilmFestival.jpg" alt="Bicycle Film Fest" title="Bicycle Film Fest" align="left" border="1" height="143" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />THE THIRD WHEEL<br />USA 2009 | miniDV 65min.<br />Dir. Brian Schoenfelder<br />The Pedicab industry in New York City was founded by George and Peter. We see how government legislates their small business while catering to special interests in this not to be missed documentary.</p> <p>Tickets are on sale online from Brown Paper Tickets.</p> <p>$8 </p> http://www.thecedar.org/bicycle_film_festival_program_5_third_wheel#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:10:55 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/bicycle_film_festival_program_6_keirin_queenonna_keirin_oh <div class="start">Start: 07/11/2009 - 5:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 07/11/2009 - 5:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/BicycleFilmFestival.jpg" alt="Bicycle Film Fest" title="Bicycle Film Fest" align="left" border="1" height="143" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />KEIRIN QUEEN/ONNA KEIRN OH<br />Japan 1956 | DVD 88min.<br />Dir. Kokusai Hoei<br />A classic Japanese Keirin track film screened for the first time in the United States (with English subtitles)!<br />Miki, a daughter of a tiny fish storeowner in a mountain village, gains confidence riding a bicycle because of her morning routine of riding to the fish market. Miki starts training very hard at the Nippon Keirin School and begins to ride the road to success on the way to becoming a Keirin Queen. </p> <p>Tickets are on sale online from Brown Paper Tickets.</p> <p>$8 </p> http://www.thecedar.org/bicycle_film_festival_program_6_keirin_queenonna_keirin_oh#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:11:22 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/bicycle_film_festival_program_7_le_dernier_voyage_maryse_de_lucas <div class="start">Start: 07/11/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 07/11/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/BicycleFilmFestival.jpg" alt="Bicycle Film Fest" title="Bicycle Film Fest" align="left" border="1" height="143" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />LE DERNIER VOYAGE OF MARYSE DE LUCAS<br />FRANCE 2008 | 22min.<br />Dir. Artus De Lavilleon, David Ledoux<br />David and Artus ride to the town where Artus' mother is from to scatter her ashes. </p> <p>Tickets are on sale online from Brown Paper Tickets.</p> <p>$8 </p> http://www.thecedar.org/bicycle_film_festival_program_7_le_dernier_voyage_maryse_de_lucas#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:10:09 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/bicycle_film_festival_program_9_anima_d039acciaio_soul_steel <div class="start">Start: 07/11/2009 - 9:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 07/11/2009 - 9:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/BicycleFilmFestival.jpg" alt="Bicycle Film Fest" title="Bicycle Film Fest" align="left" border="1" height="143" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />ANIMA D'ACCIAIO (SOUL OF STEEL)<br />USA/Italy 2009 | HD 11min.<br />Dir. Daniel Leeb<br />A Portrait of the legendary Italian Frame Builder Giovanni Pelizzoli aka &quot;Ciocc&quot; . Ciocc shares his wisdom and life story while hand building a revolutionary new frame for urban fixed gear cycling. Ciocc demonstrates that the tradition and craft of frame building's Golden age can be re-born and push the technical frontier of Cycling's future. Also features Ed &quot;Wonka&quot; La Forte and Antonio Colombo with an original soundtrack by Blonde Redhead. </p> <p>Tickets are on sale online from Brown Paper Tickets.</p> <p>$8 </p> http://www.thecedar.org/bicycle_film_festival_program_9_anima_d039acciaio_soul_steel#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:01:03 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/deep_blues_film_festival_0 <div class="start">Start: 07/12/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 07/12/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/DeepBlues2009filmschedule.jpg" alt="Deep Blues Film Festival" title="Deep Blues Film Festival" align="left" border="1" height="400" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="309" />A free screening of <b>Hill Country Troubadour </b>(the compelling story behind 2001 International Blues Competition winner, north Mississippi hill country disciple and one-man band phenom Richard Johnson, directed by Max Shores), and <b>Songs Inside The Box</b> (an introduction to the culture of cgar box guitar music via the 3rd annual Cigar Box Guitar Extravaganza held in Huntsville, Alabama in 2007, directed by Max Shores), with a possible visit by Max to a Q and A session following the screening.</p> <p>FREE!</p> http://www.thecedar.org/deep_blues_film_festival_0#comments Blues Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:04:35 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_outdoors_presents_joe_roberto_and_poverty_hash <div class="start">Start: 07/16/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 07/16/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/JoeRoberto.jpg" alt="Joe Roberto" title="Joe Roberto" align="left" border="1" height="250" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="185" />This summer, check out the inaugural Cedar Outdoors series as we take to the patio with our programming every Thursday from July 2nd to August 27th.  You can enjoy a local/regional artist perform two sets on our patio, along with a different beer special each week from our fantastic local beer makers. The concerts are free to the public and patrons of all ages are welcome. This week, Cedar Outdoors presents the carnival blues of Connecticut-based Joe Roberto and Poverty Hash, featuring Tim Brennan, Jon Chapman and Jason Murray.</p> <p>Patio opens at 6pm, music starts at 7pm.<br />FREE!</p> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/vitamnlogo.jpg" alt="vita-mn" title="vita-mn" width="100" height="66" align="left" /> </p> http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_outdoors_presents_joe_roberto_and_poverty_hash#comments Blues Folk/Americana Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:59:58 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_outdoors_presents_hud <div class="start">Start: 07/23/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 07/23/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/Hud.jpg" title="Hud" alt="Hud" align="left" border="1" height="250" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="166" />This summer, check out the inaugural Cedar Outdoors series as we take to the patio with our programming every Thursday from July 2nd to August 27th.  You can enjoy a local/regional artist perform two sets on our patio, along with a different beer special each week from our fantastic local beer makers. The concerts are free to the public and patrons of all ages are welcome. This week, Cedar Outdoors presents the blues/roots sounds of Hud, featuring Javier Matos on guitar and vocals,  Grant Wibben (Luther the Devil) on upright bass and Dave Levine (Luther the Devil) on snare drum.</p> <p>Patio opens at 6pm, music starts at 7pm.<br />FREE!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_outdoors_presents_hud#comments Blues Folk/Americana Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:05:12 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_outdoors_presents_james_buckley_trio_davu_seru <div class="start">Start: 07/30/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 07/30/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/JamesBuckleyTrio.jpg" title="James Buckley Trio" alt="James Buckley Trio" align="left" border="1" height="250" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="188" />This summer, check out the inaugural Cedar Outdoors series as we take to the patio with our programming every Thursday from July 2nd to August 27th.  You can enjoy a local/regional artist perform two sets on our patio, along with a different beer special each week from our fantastic local beer makers (this week iet the brewmeisters at Flat Earth move your world). The concerts are free to the public and patrons of all ages are welcome. This week, Cedar Outdoors presents jazzy James Buckley Trio (James Buckley bass/composer, Bryan Nichols keyboard/piano, JT Bates drum set) with percussionist Davu Seru</p> <p>Patio opens at 6pm, music starts at 7pm.<br />FREE!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_outdoors_presents_james_buckley_trio_davu_seru#comments Jazz Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:34:06 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_outdoors <div class="start">Start: 08/06/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 08/06/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/JonRodine.jpg" alt="Jon Rodine and friends" title="Jon Rodine and friends" align="left" border="1" height="188" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />This summer, check out the inaugural Cedar Outdoors series as we take to the patio with our programming every Thursday from July 2nd to August 27th.  You can enjoy a local/regional artist perform two sets on our patio, along with a different beer special each week from our fantasticlocal beer makers. The concerts are free to the public and patrons of all ages are welcome.</p> http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_outdoors#comments Folk/Americana Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:11:07 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_amp_sound_unseen_copresent_quotthrow_down_your_heartquot_film_regional_premier_host_b%C3%A9la_fleck <div class="start">Start: 08/13/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 08/13/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/Bela_Van.jpg" alt="Throw down your heart" title="Throw down your heart" align="left" border="1" height="188" hspace="5" vspace="12" width="250" /> <p>Bela will introduce the film, host a Q &amp; A session and will play a single tune on the banjo.</p> http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_amp_sound_unseen_copresent_quotthrow_down_your_heartquot_film_regional_premier_host_b%C3%A9la_fleck#comments World Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:53:20 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_outdoors_1 <div class="start">Start: 08/20/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 08/20/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/Ragassa.jpg" title="Ragassa" alt="Ragassa" align="left" height="187" hspace="10" vspace="12" width="250" /> <p>This summer, check out the inaugural Cedar Outdoors series as we take to the patio with our programming every Thursday from July 2nd to August 27th.  You can enjoy a local/regional artist perform two sets on our patio, along with a different beer special each week from our fantastic local beer makers. The concerts are free to the public and patrons of all ages are welcome.</p> http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_outdoors_1#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:06:34 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/bloodshot_records_15th_anniversary_beerbq_featuring_bottle_rockets_waco_brothers_ben_weaver_and_more <div class="start">Start: 08/23/2009 - 3:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 08/23/2009 - 3:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/RR_BloodShotBBQ_logo-1.gif" title="Bloodshot Recods BBQ" alt="Bloodshot Recods BBQ" align="left" height="169" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />Bloodshot Records 15th Anniversary Beer-B-Q featuring: <b>Bottle Rockets, Waco Brothers, Bobby Bare Jr.'s Young Criminals' Starvation League, Ben Weaver, Deadstring Brothers, Ha Ha Tonka, Deano w/members of The Meat Purveyors.</b> One of a limited number of shows around the country commemorating the 15th Anniversary of Bloodshot Records, and 70 Years of Rolling Rock. And it’s your way of getting some good eats, some extra pale lager, and some honest-to-god Rock-and-Roll at small town prices.  This Bloodshot B-B-Q will have a bunch of the best bands from Bloodshot Records, buckets of razor-cold Rolling Rock and fall-off-the-bone barbecue. That, friends, is most definitely the recipe for a good time.</p> http://www.thecedar.org/bloodshot_records_15th_anniversary_beerbq_featuring_bottle_rockets_waco_brothers_ben_weaver_and_more#comments Folk/Americana Indie Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:58:23 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_outdoors_2 <div class="start">Start: 08/27/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 08/27/2009 - 7:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/thebitterspills.jpg" alt="The Bitter Spills" title="The Bitter Spills" align="left" border="1" height="167" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />This summer, check out the inaugural Cedar Outdoors series as we take to the patio with our programming every Thursday from July 2nd to August 27th.  You can enjoy a local/regional artist perform two sets on our patio, along with a different beer special each week from our fantastic local beer makers. The concerts are free to the public and patrons of all ages are welcome. This week, check out the rootsy Americana sounds of The Bitter Spills, aka Baby Grant Johnson and Rich Mattson.</p> <p> Patio opens at 6pm, music starts at 7pm.<br />FREE!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_outdoors_2#comments Folk/Americana Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:25:28 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/rebellion_politik_ep_release_concert_carnage_executioner_samosa_and_surprise_special_guest <div class="start">Start: 09/04/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/04/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/RebellionPolitik.jpg" width="240" vspace="5" hspace="10" height="240" align="left" title="Rebellion Politik" alt="Rebellion Politik" />Join politically-charged hip-hop group Junkyard Empire as they celebrate the release of their EP <i>Rebellion Politik</i>, with help from their friends, including independent dissident journalist Dahr Jamail. </p> <p>&quot;The music is wild, off-the-hook chops playing tasty and tight, spacey stuff. The rapping is articulate, hard-hitting social commentary—prose-poetry, actually. &quot;(Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet) </p> <p>Tickets are on sale now from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), Cedar outlets, and online at Ticketweb.<br />$10 advance, $12 day of show</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.thecedar.org/rebellion_politik_ep_release_concert_carnage_executioner_samosa_and_surprise_special_guest#comments Indie Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:40:52 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/lucy_michelle_amp_velvet_lapelles_cd_release_concert <div class="start">Start: 09/05/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/05/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/LucyMichelleVelvetLapelles.jpg" alt="Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles" title="Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles" align="left" border="1" height="168" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />It's <i>Special Party Time For Everybody</i>, the name of Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapetlle's new CD, AND what you'll be doing. Lucy's debut CD <i>Orange Peels and Rattlesnakes</i> made a huge splash upon release, and Lucy and the band followed up with a year of what must have been an at times gruelling performance schedule. Now it's time to party!</p> http://www.thecedar.org/lucy_michelle_amp_velvet_lapelles_cd_release_concert#comments Folk/Americana Indie Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:47:12 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/crooked_still_3 <div class="start">Start: 09/09/2009 - 7:30pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/09/2009 - 7:30pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/CrookedStill09.jpg" alt="Crooked Still" title="Crooked Still" align="left" border="1" height="178" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />The nines have it, and we can't wait to welcome them back on 9/9/09, just shy of a year since their memorable Halloween 2008 appearance at The Cedar! The Boston-based string-band revivalists Crooked Still feature the captivating and angelic voice of Aoife O'Donovan, virtuosic solos from banjo master Greg Liszt, Corey DiMario on double bass, and the most recent additions, brilliant young musicians fiddler Brittany Haas and cellist Tristan Clarridge. Whether you are seeing them for the first time or are an old-hand, Crooked Still continue on their still deliciously crooked path of injecting new energy into traditional and roots music.</p> <p>Opening tonight will be Boston-based singer-songwriter Jake Armerding.</p> http://www.thecedar.org/crooked_still_3#comments Folk/Americana Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:21:11 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/17_hippies <div class="start">Start: 09/10/2009 - 7:30pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/10/2009 - 7:30pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/17hippies_2009_pcweb.jpg" alt="17 Hippies" title="17 Hippies" align="left" border="1" height="250" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="189" />From Krautrock to Punk, and Jazz to Classical Music … you can tell, the 17 Hippies have been around! The 17 Hippies started off playing “unplugged” - meaning unplugged - with their line-up changing from three to twenty or so musicians. A few years later they “condensed” into the current line-up, and for the past six years or more, they’ve been playing with the same thirteen people (with the exception of Danda, their new bass player) Their groove foundation is bass, banjo, guitar and ukulele (and sometimes accordion and tenor horn), and then they add cello, violins, clarinets, trumpet, and trombone … and no percussion!</p> http://www.thecedar.org/17_hippies#comments World Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:23:33 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/ralph_stanley_and_his_clinch_mountain_boys <div class="start">Start: 09/11/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/11/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/ralphstanleyseat.jpg" title="Ralph Stanley" alt="Ralph Stanley" align="left" height="250" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="206" /><b>A national treasure! </b>Ralph Stanley’s voice is not of this century.  Nor of the last one, for that matter. Its stark emotional urgency is rooted in a darker time, when pain was the common coin of life and the world offered sinful humanity no hope of refuge.  Preserved in the cultural amber of remote Appalachia, this terse, forlorn sound is the bedrock of Stanley’s inimitable style.  Now 82 years young, Stanley has been performing professionally since he and his older brother, Carter, formed a band in their native southwestern Virginia in 1946.  Between that date and 1966, when Carter died, the Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys became one of the most celebrated bluegrass groups in the world, rivaling in popularity such titans as Bill Monroe and Flatt &amp; Scruggs.</p> http://www.thecedar.org/ralph_stanley_and_his_clinch_mountain_boys#comments Folk/Americana Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:41:28 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/chicha_libre <div class="start">Start: 09/12/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/12/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/ChichaLibre_group.jpg" alt="Chicha Libre" title="Chicha Libre" align="left" border="1" height="168" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />When journalists in Lima want to write about Chicha, the psychedelic-meets-Amazon music once popular in Peru, ironically, they place a call to Brooklyn’s Chicha Libre. The new band—led by Barbès club owner Olivier Conan—is reviving the style that was popular among indigenous empowerment groups in the 1970s, but frowned down upon by the middle class and mainstream. Antibalas did it with Afrobeat. Sidestepper did it with Afro-Colombian music. Now Chicha Libre does it with the funky wah-wah groove and psychedelic organ of Peru’s Amazon. Their debut album, Sonido Amazonico (Barbès Records), features cover songs from the era alongside originals arranged not only in the sound of the time, but using the spirit of Chicha’s syncretism.</p> http://www.thecedar.org/chicha_libre#comments World Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:06:55 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/416_club_hosted_radio_heartland_david_stoddard_and_six_mile_grove <div class="start">Start: 09/13/2009 - 7:30pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/13/2009 - 7:30pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/416-CLUB.gif" alt="416 Club" title="416 Club" align="left" border="1" height="151" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="200" />The theme for this month's 416 Club night is &quot;Small Town&quot; and features so far David Stoddard (from Fergus Falls) and the band Six Mile Grove ((originally from Lyle, a small town near Rochester). Hosts: the good folks at Radio Heartland.</p> http://www.thecedar.org/416_club_hosted_radio_heartland_david_stoddard_and_six_mile_grove#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:12:23 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/megafaun <div class="start">Start: 09/15/2009 - 7:30pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/15/2009 - 7:30pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/megafaun.jpg" alt="Megafaun" title="Megafaun" align="left" border="1" height="179" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />This is the summer of Megafaun! Based in Durham, North Carolina, Megafaun was built by brothers Brad and Phil Cook and fellow Eau Claire, Wisconsin, native Joe Westerlund. The trio, plus longtime friend Justin Vernon (a.k.a. Bon Iver), made the cross country move together from WI to NC as the band DeYarmond Edison, ultimately splitting in 2006. Megafaun was born from those ashes and proceeded to record the remarkable album <i>Bury the Square</i> in 2007. They found a home on the road, collaborating with friends (they also joined Akron/Family and Dreyblatt as backing band) and developing an American musical language that is exquisitely translated by this year's <i>Gather, Form &amp; Fly</i>--a record that is an ode to death, love, musical history (from blues to musique-concréte), community, tradition, and experimentation.</p> http://www.thecedar.org/megafaun#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:17:51 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/roger_mcguinn <div class="start">Start: 09/16/2009 - 7:30pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/16/2009 - 7:30pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/RogerMcGuinnJohnChiassonlowres.jpg" alt="Roger McGuinn, photo by John Chiasson" title="Roger McGuinn, photo by John Chiasson" align="left" border="1" height="244" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />As the frontman and co-founder of the Byrds, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roger McGuinn and his trademark 12-string Rickenbacker guitar pioneered folk-rock and, by extension, country-rock, influencing everyone from contemporaries like the Beatles to acolytes like Tom Petty and R.E.M. After spending nearly a decade in The Byrds, McGuinn felt a solo career beckoning. In 1973, he released his solo debut 'Roger McGuinn', featuring participation from former band mates including innovative country-rock guitarist Clarence White, Crosby and Hillman. Bob Dylan even contributed mouth harp on &quot;I'm So Restless&quot;.  A year later McGuinn released his second solo LP, '<i>Peace on You</i>'.</p> http://www.thecedar.org/roger_mcguinn#comments Folk/Americana Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:15:27 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/sue_mclean_presents_guy_clark_duo <div class="start">Start: 09/17/2009 - 7:30pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/17/2009 - 7:30pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/GuyClarkweb.jpg" alt="Guy Clark" title="Guy Clark" align="left" border="1" height="250" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="248" />In a recent interview, Bob Dylan mentioned<b> Guy Clark </b>as one of his favorite songwriters, which is no surprise to anyone familiar with the legendary artist. The kind of songwriter whom young artists study and seasoned writers admire, Guy Clark is set to release a new album entitled <i>Somedays the Song Writes You</i> this fall, which includes old friends Rodney Crowell, Shawn Camp, Verlon Thompson, Gary Nicholson, Jon Randall and Ray Stephenson. </p> <p> <b>Elizabeth Cook,</b> originally scheduled to perform tonight, has unexpectedly had to cancel her appearance.</p> <p>Tickets are on sale now from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), Cedar outlets, and online at Ticketweb.<br />$35 advance, $38 day of show</p> http://www.thecedar.org/sue_mclean_presents_guy_clark_duo#comments Folk/Americana Singer-Songwriter Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:09:49 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/twilight_hours <div class="start">Start: 09/18/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/18/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/The_Twilight_Hours_web.jpg" alt="The Twilight Hours" title="The Twilight Hours" align="left" border="1" height="250" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />A beautiful name, The Twilight Hours. And the music is ravishing. But who are these two men from Minneapolis? Can the hearts of John Munson and Matt Wilson be as pure as these songs we hear? No. These are two practical and desperate gentlemen who have scrubbed around in the underbrush of music long enough to have touched glory and to have been gored by humiliation. Imagine the most moldy dressing room inside the loneliest bar. Now imagine two middle-aged men on a vinyl couch, crying in their underwear. There have been some sad moments. Three decades ago, like proud and powerful young rodents, Munson and Wilson set about digging at the roots of a golden shrubbery called Music. They scratched the dirt for money and glory they thought might be buried underneath.</p> http://www.thecedar.org/twilight_hours#comments Indie Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:46:28 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/kelley_hunt <div class="start">Start: 09/19/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/19/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/KelleyHunt.jpg" alt="Kelley Hunt" title="Kelley Hunt" align="left" border="1" height="194" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />It's been three long years since roots/R&amp;B singer/pianist/guitarist Kelley Hunt last graced The Cedar stage--now it's time for her many loyal fans to welcome her back! The fans already know that Kelley is a genuine rarity -- a woman who has muscled her way onto the scene on her own terms with an identity steeped in blues/roots/Gospel traditions and a refreshing originality. She makes music with it's righteous roots intact that also crosses boundaries, has an open-minded, exploratory attitude and takes on social and political issues. She's just released her fourth release <i>Mercy</i>, an intense, creative burst that fuses Hunt’s righteous roots influences and contemporary overlays with rich veins of political and social commentary.</p> http://www.thecedar.org/kelley_hunt#comments Blues Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:52:14 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/evening_v%C3%A4sen_cd_release_concert <div class="start">Start: 09/20/2009 - 7:30pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/20/2009 - 7:30pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/Vasen20years_small.jpg" alt="Väsen" title="Väsen" align="left" border="1" height="167" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />Everyone's favorite tall Swedish acoustic trio with their new CD <i>Väsen Street</i> being released on the fabulous NorthSide label! There’s a place where wild-eyed farmers whip through fiddle tunes with a yelp; Japanese Celtophiles jig and reel to Swedish dance numbers in a Tokyo basement; And, the nyckelharpa (a fiddle with a keyboard) becomes a deadly weapon, as tuned-down, spiced-up guitars give a sly wink to Turkish ouds. Here, brand-new tunes sound achingly ancient. Welcome to Väsen Street, a playful global byway that traverses the planet’s folk scene, passionately laid down by three friends from the Uppland region of Sweden, acoustic folk icons Väsen.</p> http://www.thecedar.org/evening_v%C3%A4sen_cd_release_concert#comments Nordic Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:32:07 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_presents_ani_difranco_first_avenue <div class="start">Start: 09/20/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/20/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/AniTour.jpg" alt="Ani DiFranco" title="Ani DiFranco" align="left" border="1" height="250" hspace="10" vspace="5" />Ani's coming back! The Cedar is proud to present iconic feminist singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco in concert at First Avenue.</p> <p>Folksy singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov opens. </p> <p>18+ show.</p> <p>Tickets $32.50 plus fees, available from Ticketmaster, First Avenue, and First Avenue outlets only. <b>HIGH SELLOUT POTENTIAL--GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!</b></p> http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_presents_ani_difranco_first_avenue#comments Indie Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:36:28 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/marshall_crenshaw <div class="start">Start: 09/22/2009 - 7:30pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/22/2009 - 7:30pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/MarshallCrenshaw.jpg" alt="Marshall Crenshaw" title="Marshall Crenshaw" align="left" border="1" height="147" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />Over 25 years since breaking through to critical and commercial acclaim with his 1982 self-titled debut and its infectious, era defining Top 40 hit “Someday, Someway,” Marshall Crenshaw creates an incredible new chapter in his stage and film-worthy life with his highly anticipated 429 Records debut <i>Jaggedland</i>. <i>Jaggedland</i> is a musically dynamic and lyrically intimate collection of songs creating a truly career-defining record harkening back to the best and brightest from one of America's greatest songwriters and performers.</p> http://www.thecedar.org/marshall_crenshaw#comments Singer-Songwriter Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:26:42 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_and_walker_present_micachu_and_shapes_dessa_cedar <div class="start">Start: 09/23/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/23/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/MicachuShapes.jpg" alt="Micachu and the Shapes" title="Micachu and the Shapes" align="left" height="250" hspace="10" width="166" /> <p>The leader of Micachu and the Shapes is Mica Levi, a 22-year-old, brilliant, style-smashing Brit. She writes sweetly disjointed pop, has composed for the London Philharmonic, and to her ears everything is fair game—streaming distorted loops, skiffle riffs, and grime beats through hooky hyperkinetic arrangements. Pitchfork calls the group “the freshest thing to come along so far in 2009.” Opening the night in this all-standing, clublike setting is Dessa of Doomtree who introduces a new band featuring electric guitar, acoustic bass, and violin.</p> http://www.thecedar.org/cedar_and_walker_present_micachu_and_shapes_dessa_cedar#comments Indie Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:14:21 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/global_roots_festival_2009 <div class="start">Start: 09/24/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/27/2009 - 11:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/GlobalRootsLogo.jpg" alt="Global Roots Festival 2009" title="Global Roots Festival 2009" align="left" height="99" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="400" />The Cedar presents the 2009 Global Roots Festival, September 24-27. Expanding upon its ten year run of Nordic Roots Festivals, this annual event will now encompass performers from all over the world, each with their own unique take on their &quot;local&quot; music. </p> <p>Global Roots music is not necessarily what most people easily identify as &quot;world music.&quot;  Conventions of rock, hip hop, jazz, and music from many cultures are blended. Barriers are crossed both geographically and stylistically. Like our previous focus with Nordic Roots, the presentation is decidedly contemporary, but the roots go back centuries.</p> <p>All of this year's festival evening shows will be &quot;standing room only,&quot; presented on an open floor for dancing and rocking...</p> http://www.thecedar.org/global_roots_festival_2009#comments General Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:47:22 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/global_roots_festival_2009_cedar_and_walker_art_center_present_blk_jks <div class="start">Start: 09/24/2009 - 9:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/24/2009 - 9:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/blkjks8web.jpg" alt="BLK JKS, photo by Demonica Orozco" title="BLK JKS, photo by Demonica Orozco" align="left" border="1" height="167" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />“A myriad of sounds and influences fly out in fast and furious fashion . . . one of the most thrilling and explosive shows L.A. has seen in a very long time” —LA Times</p> http://www.thecedar.org/global_roots_festival_2009_cedar_and_walker_art_center_present_blk_jks#comments World Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:51:06 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/global_roots_festival_2009_presents_forrodark_and_bajofondo <div class="start">Start: 09/25/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/25/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <p><b><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/Bajofondo2.jpg" alt="Bajofondo" title="Bajofondo" align="left" border="1" height="188" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />Bajofondo</b> (Argentina, Uruguay): The Global Roots Festival is pleased to be one of a very limited number of US centers to gain an appearance by Argentine-Uruguayan collective Bajofondo. Led by the two-time Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning composer of Brokeback Mountain and Babel, Gustavo Santaolalla, the group's latest project is <i>Mar Dulce</i> (Sweet Sea). The new album sees Bajofondo’s seven virtuosic musicians lead listeners through a sensual soundscape of tango, trip-hop, drum &amp; bass and pop elements that redefine the essence of tango for the 21st century.</p> http://www.thecedar.org/global_roots_festival_2009_presents_forrodark_and_bajofondo#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:04 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/global_roots_festival_2009_presents_speaking_tongues <div class="start">Start: 09/26/2009 - 2:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/26/2009 - 2:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/Speaking_in_Tongues_photo___50_.jpg" alt="Speaking in Tongues" title="Speaking in Tongues" align="left" border="1" height="174" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />Speaking in Tongues is comprised of four astonishing musicians from four different cultures with four native tongues. With superb musicianship and an infectious camaraderie, Speaking in Tongues creates an environment that is engaging and exhilarating. The collective sound of the group draws on so many sources that listeners from all walks of life can connect easily.  Four outstanding musicians blend music from four different cultures on a stage full of instruments from all over the world. The result -   a concert experience which is spellbinding, entertaining, and unprecedented.</p> http://www.thecedar.org/global_roots_festival_2009_presents_speaking_tongues#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:34:51 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/global_roots_festival_2009_presents_os_mutantes <div class="start">Start: 09/26/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/26/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/OsMutantes.jpg" alt="Os Mutantes" title="Os Mutantes" align="left" border="1" height="167" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" />&quot;For all the verbal conundrums and chameleonic arrangements, the revived Os Mutantes rarely sound calculated or contrived. Their response to bleak realities is manic inventiveness and willed optimism. When they break into the chorus (in English) of &quot;Neurociência do Amor&quot; - &quot;Let us sing to the rainbow of love all together/Yes, singing the music of life we are all one&quot; - they sound like they mean it and that somehow the 1960s didn't end.&quot; - NEW YORK TIMES</p> http://www.thecedar.org/global_roots_festival_2009_presents_os_mutantes#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:41:51 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/global_roots_festival_2009_presents_brass_kings_nirmala_and_soukousize <div class="start">Start: 09/27/2009 - 2:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/27/2009 - 2:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/BrassKings09.jpg" alt="The Brass Kings" title="The Brass Kings" align="left" border="1" height="167" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" /><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/Nirmala.jpg" alt="Nirmala Rajasekar" title="Nirmala Rajasekar" align="left" border="1" height="166" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="250" /><b>The Brass Kings with Nirmala and Soukousize</b> (Twin Cities): Carnatic Indian, African and American Folk traditions share their secrets onstage as three groups from very different parts of the world come together for a very special performance.  When they all play together at the Cedar the result is ecstatic.  The seamless shifting of the pulse from musician to musician - each stating their own distict vision only to meld again with the whole group - is captivating and uplifting.  Imagine the pulse of African percussion, South Indian drumming and old-time American Washboard &amp; Washtub bass boiling underneath a shimmering atmos</p> http://www.thecedar.org/global_roots_festival_2009_presents_brass_kings_nirmala_and_soukousize#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:25:29 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/global_roots_festival_2009_presents_watcha_clan_and_huun_huur_tu_carmen_rizzo <div class="start">Start: 09/27/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/27/2009 - 8:00pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u4/WatchaClan.jpg" alt="Watcha Clan" title="Watcha Clan" align="left" border="1" height="250" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="170" /><b>Watcha Clan</b> (France): Watcha Clan are a fierce posse of musical nomads, their multi-ethnic, multi-groove infusions whip audiences into a dance frenzy, regardless of where in the world W-Clan happen to be on their never-ending tour trail. Along the way they've met talented DJs, fellow musical travelers on dance floor journeys. Friendship and mutual inspiration blossomed, communicated in the languages of dub, ragga, reggae, drum'n'bass and electro, sung to melodies traditional or modern, with Arabic and Mediterranean flavorings.</p> http://www.thecedar.org/global_roots_festival_2009_presents_watcha_clan_and_huun_huur_tu_carmen_rizzo#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:47:55 -0500 http://www.thecedar.org/rem_not_show_sound_unseen_opening_night <div class="start">Start: 09/29/2009 - 7:30pm</div> <div class="end">End: 09/29/2009 - 7:30pm</div> <p><img src="/sites/thecedar.org/files/u5/rem.gif" align="left" height="248" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="150" /><b>World Premiere Film Screening!</b> This Is Not A Show ventures back to July 2007 when R.E.M. set-up camp at the venerable Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland for five nights and tested new material before fired-up, capacity crowds comprised of friends, family, and fans from all over the world. Documenting a self-described &quot;experiment in terror&quot; for the band, French filmmakers Vincent Moon (who is noted for his work with Arcade Fire, The Shins, and The National) and Jeremiah provide a fascinating up-close look at these ambitious live rehearsals. By showing us sets out of chronological order, alternating between black-and-white performance footage and behind-the-scenes color sequences, and toying with the audiences field of view, we are always kept engaged and eagerly anticipating what's to come.</p> http://www.thecedar.org/rem_not_show_sound_unseen_opening_night#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:12:24 -0500