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Yemen Blues, photo by Zohar Ron

St Paul JCC presents Yemen Blues
Music Starts 7:30pm
Global roots, West Africa, North Africa, Desert Blues, Middle Eastern
Fri
6
Malamanya

Malamanya with Alma Andina
Music Starts 8:00pm
Cuban, Latin
Sat
7
Café Accordion Orchestra

Dan Newton's Café Accordion Orchestra...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Musette, French
Thu
12
April Verch Band, photo by Jeff Ilse

April Verch Band with Roe Family Singers
Music Starts 7:30pm
Americana, Traditional folk, Traditional bluegrass, Celtic, Country
Fri
13
Farewell Milwaukee

SOLD OUT: Farewell Milwaukee and Romantica...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Americana, Contemporary folk, Rock, Singer-Songwriter
Sat
14
Charlie Parr, photo by Peter Martin

SOLD OUT: Charlie Parr featuring Four Mile...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Gospel, Blues, Folk
Fri
20
David Bromberg

SOLD OUT: David Bromberg Quartet with Tom...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Americana, Blues, Folk
Sat
21
Mickey Murray

Mickey Murray with DJs Jim McGuinn and Bill...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Rhythm and blues, Soul
Thu
26
Aar Maanta

Aar Maanta
Music Starts 7:30pm
East Africa, Pop
Fri
27
Pert Near Sandstone, photo by Jayme Halbritter

Pert Near Sandstone's Winter Stringband...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Americana, Old-time, Folk
Fri
27
Pert Near Sandstone, photo by Jayme Halbritter

SOLD OUT: Pert Near Sandstone with Head for...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Americana, Old-time
Sat
28
Pert Near Sandstone, photo by Jayme Halbritter

SOLD OUT: Pert Near Sandstone with The...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Americana, Old-time, Bluegrass
Sun
29
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra with...
Music Starts 7:30pm
Noise rock, Post rock, Rock
Fri
3
Bethany Larson and the Bees Knees

Bethany Larson and the Bees Knees with Bella...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Americana, Contemporary folk, Alt country, Bluegrass, Indie, Singer-Songwriter
Sat
4
Locos Por Juana

Locos Por Juana with Matt Jennings
Music Starts 8:00pm
Dub, Caribbean, Latin, Electronica, Funk, Hip hop
Fri
10
Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles

Lucy Michelle & The Velvet Lapelles are...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Indie, Pop
Sat
11
My Brightest Diamond; photo by Denny Renshaw; hairsculpture by Hrafnhildur Arnar

My Brightest Diamond with The Bello Duo
Music Starts 8:00pm
Experimental, Indie, Pop
Thu
16
Peter Ostroushko

Peter Ostroushko and Beppe Gambetta
Music Starts 7:30pm
Global roots, Folk, Jazz
Fri
17

SOLD OUT: The Pines record release with...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Americana, Contemporary folk, Blues, Indie, Singer-Songwriter
Sat
18

Cedar Family presents Laura Veirs and The...
Music Starts 11:00am
Americana, Folk, Indie, Singer-Songwriter
Sat
18
Sharon Van Etten, photo by Dusdin Condren

SOLD OUT: The Cedar and First Avenue present...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Rock, Indie, Singer-Songwriter
Sun
19
Solas

Solas
Music Starts 7:30pm
Irish, Folk
Thu
23

Real-Phonic Radio Hour with Dead Man Winter...
Music Starts 7:30pm
Americana, Alt country, Singer-Songwriter
Fri
24

Slack Key Generations: George Kahumoku Jr....
Music Starts 8:00pm
Hawaiian
Fri
2
Atlas Sound, photo by Mick Rock

SOLD OUT: Atlas Sound with Carnivores and...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Rock, Indie
Sat
3
Justin Roberts, photo by Todd Rosenberg

Cedar Family presents Justin Roberts and the...
Music Starts 11:00am
Pop
Sat
3
Altan

Altan
Music Starts 8:00pm
Traditional folk, Irish, Celtic
Sun
4

Fundraiser For Al-Basiir School For The Blind...
Music Starts 7:30pm
Thu
8
Jake Shimabukuro, photo by Hisashi Uchida

SOLD OUT: Jake Shimabukuro
Music Starts 7:30pm
Folk, Jazz, Pop
Fri
9

Lúnasa
Music Starts 8:00pm
Traditional folk, Irish, Celtic
Sat
10

Hot Tuna (acoustic; 5pm show)
Music Starts 5:00pm
Americana, Blues, Folk
Sat
10

Hot Tuna (acoustic; 9pm show)
Music Starts 9:00pm
Americana, Blues, Folk
Sun
11

Kaivama and Arto JÀrvelÀ
Music Starts 7:30pm
Folk
Wed
14

Viva City JAZZ (FREE!)
Music Starts 7:00pm
Jazz
Fri
16
The Mighty Diamonds

CANCELLED: The Mighty Diamonds
Music Starts 8:00pm
Reggae
Sat
17

An evening with Boiled in Lead on St Patrick...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Irish, Celtic, Rock, Folk
Sun
18
Vishten

Vishten
Music Starts 7:30pm
Acadian, Traditional folk, Irish, Celtic, Scottish
Tue
20
California Guitar Trio

California Guitar Trio
Music Starts 7:30pm
Progressive rock, Classical
Wed
21
David Wax Museum, photo by Black Sheep Burritos and Beer

David Wax Museum with Ian Thomas Alexy
Music Starts 7:30pm
Americana, Mexico, Folk, Indie
Thu
22

Ka Joog 5th Anniversary
Music Starts 7:00pm
Fri
23
Steve Kaul and The Brass Kings, photo by Dan Corrigan

Steve Kaul and The Brass Kings album release...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Americana
Sat
24
Chastity Brown

Chastity Brown CD release with Romantica and...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Americana, Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Soul
Tue
27
William Fitzsimmons, photo by Erin Brown

William Fitzsimmons with Denison Witmer
Music Starts 7:30pm
Contemporary folk, Singer-Songwriter
Fri
30
Lucy Kaplansky

Lucy Kaplansky
Music Starts 8:00pm
Folk, Singer-Songwriter
Sat
31

First Avenue presents Bowerbirds with Dry The...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Americana, Contemporary folk, Experimental, Indie
Sun
1

Katchafire with Common Kings and K'Nova...
Music Starts 7:30pm
Reggae
Mon
2
Lost in the Trees

Lost in the Trees with Poor Moon
Music Starts 7:30pm
Contemporary folk, Chamber, Indie
Tue
3
Van Dyke Parks

Van Dyke Parks with Jaspar Lepak
Music Starts 7:30pm
Pop, Singer-Songwriter
Fri
6
Thomas Dolby

SOLD OUT: First Avenue presents Thomas Dolby...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Old-time, Pop
Sat
7

Cedar Family presents Harry and the Potters...
Music Starts 1:00pm
Pop
Sat
7
First Aid Kit

SOLD OUT: First Aid Kit with Peggy Sue
Music Starts 8:00pm
Americana, Contemporary folk, Indie, Pop
Sun
8
Lucy Wainwright Roche

Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche with...
Music Starts 7:30pm
Singer-Songwriter
Wed
11
Perfume Genius

First Avenue presents Perfume Genius with...
Music Starts 7:30pm
Indie, Singer-Songwriter
Thu
12
Zoë Keating, photo by Jared Kelly

Zoë Keating with Paul Fonfara
Music Starts 7:30pm
Chamber, Neoclassical
Fri
13
Malamanya

Malamanya with Radio Pocho
Music Starts 8:00pm
Cuban, Latin
Sat
14
Seun Kuti, photo by Kelechi Amadiobi

SOLD OUT: Seun Kuti and Egypt 80
Music Starts 8:00pm
Afrobeat
Sun
15
Fred Eaglesmith

Fred Eaglesmith Traveling Show with The...
Music Starts 7:30pm
Americana, Alt country, Folk, Rockabilly, Singer-Songwriter
Wed
18
Kimya Dawson

Kimya Dawson with inBOIL
Music Starts 7:30pm
Freak folk, Singer-Songwriter
Thu
19
Leon Redbone

SOLD OUT: Leon Redbone
Music Starts 7:30pm
Vaudeville
Fri
20

SOLD OUT: Greg Brown with Joe & Vicki...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Folk, Singer-Songwriter
Sat
21

A. Wolf & Her Claws CD release with Brute...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Digital Dub-Pop, Electronica
Sun
22
Sara Watkins

Sara Watkins with Sarah Siskind
Music Starts 7:30pm
Folk, Singer-Songwriter
Thu
26
Dar Williams

Dar Williams with Chastity Brown
Music Starts 7:30pm
Contemporary folk, Singer-Songwriter
Fri
27
Haley Bonar, photo by Louisa Podlich

Haley Bonar and Peter Wolf Crier
Music Starts 8:00pm
Rock, Folk, Indie, Singer-Songwriter
Sat
28

Hertz Senior Recital: Letting Go by Patrick...
Music Starts 1:00pm
Chamber, Pop
Sat
28
Bruce Molsky

Bruce Molsky
Music Starts 7:00pm
Traditional folk, Nordic, Old-time
Tue
1
Portland Cello Project

Portland Cello Project with Emily Wells dual...
Music Starts 7:30pm
Wed
2
Carolina Chocolate Drops, photo by Crackerfarm

SOLD OUT: Carolina Chocolate Drops with Po...
Music Starts 7:30pm
Americana, Old-time, Folk
Thu
3
Great Lake Swimmers

Great Lake Swimmers with Cold Specks
Music Starts 7:30pm
Americana, Contemporary folk, Rock, Indie, Singer-Songwriter, Soul
Fri
4
The Lower 48

The Lower 48 CD release with Sky Lion
Music Starts 8:00pm
Contemporary folk, Indie, Pop
Sat
5
Loudon Wainwright III

Loudon Wainwright III with Jerree Small
Music Starts 8:00pm
Singer-Songwriter
Tue
8
Black Dice

Black Dice with Marijuana Deathsquads, Hasps...
Music Starts 7:30pm
Punk, Rock, Electronica, Experimental
Fri
11
The GrandMothers of Invention

The GrandMothers of Invention
Music Starts 8:00pm
Progressive rock, Rock
Sat
12
Saltee

Saltee CD release concert with Steve Kaul...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Fri
18
Mark Lanegan

First Avenue presents Mark Lanegan Band with...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Sat
19
Murzik

Murzik CD release with Bella Ruse
Music Starts 8:00pm
Cabaret, Psych folk, Gypsy, Rock
Sun
20
Butch Thompson

SOLD OUT: Jazz88 KBEM 88.5 FM presents The...
Music Starts 7:00pm
Americana, Jazz
Tue
22

David Lindley with Bernie Larsen
Music Starts 7:30pm
Global roots
Wed
23
Lee "Scratch" Perry

SOLD OUT: Lee "Scratch" Perry with...
Music Starts 7:30pm
Dub, Reggae
Sat
26
Jack Klatt and the Cat Swingers

Jack Klatt & The Cat Swingers CD Release...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Americana, Country, Western swing, Blues, Country, Folk
Buy Tickets
Sat
2
Patrick Watson

Patrick Watson with Cat Martino
Music Starts 8:00pm
Chamber, Rock, Experimental, Indie, Pop
Buy Tickets
Sun
3
Jonathan Richman, photo by Rory Earnshaw

Jonathan Richman featuring Tommy Larkins with...
Music Starts 7:30pm
Ska, Indie, Singer-Songwriter
Buy Tickets
Tue
5
Sierra Leone's Refugee Allstars, photo by Kisha Bari

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Music Starts 7:30pm
Global roots, West Africa, Afrobeat, Reggae, Funk
Buy Tickets
Sun
10
DendĂȘ

DendĂȘ and Band
Music Starts 7:30pm
Global roots, Afrobeat, Brazil, Funk
Buy Tickets
Wed
13
The Flatlanders: Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely, Butch Hancock

The Flatlanders 40th Anniversary with Jason...
Music Starts 7:30pm
Americana, Country, Alt country, Singer-Songwriter
Buy Tickets
Sat
16
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers

Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers with Chris...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Buy Tickets
Sun
17
Kill Kancer

Kill Kancer benefit featuring The Magnolias,...
Music Starts 7:00pm
Rock
Buy Tickets
Wed
20
Viviane N'Dour

Viviane N'Dour and the Jolof Band
Music Starts 7:30pm
Global roots, West Africa, Pop, Rhythm and blues
Buy Tickets
Thu
21
Charlie Parr

Charlie Parr presented by Cedar Outdoors...
Music Starts 7:00pm
Americana, Blues, Country, Folk
Sat
23
The Daredevil Christopher Wright

The Daredevil Christopher Wright album...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Contemporary folk, Rock, Indie, Pop, Singer-Songwriter
Buy Tickets
Mon
25
Dan Bejar of Destroyer

Destroyer with Sandro Perri
Music Starts 7:30pm
Rock, Indie, Pop
Buy Tickets
Thu
28

Evie Ladin presented by Cedar Outdoors &...
Music Starts 7:00pm
Americana, Folk, Singer-Songwriter
Thu
5

Mandolin Orange presented by Cedar Outdoors...
Music Starts 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Americana, Folk
Tue
10
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
Music Starts 7:30pm
Global roots, West Africa, Afrobeat, Funk, Soul
Buy Tickets
Thu
12
Johnny Clegg

The Johnny Clegg Band
Music Starts 7:30pm
Global roots, Southern Africa, Pop, Singer-Songwriter
Buy Tickets
Fri
13
Razia Said

Wake Up Madagascar
Music Starts 8:00pm
Southern Africa
Buy Tickets
Thu
19

Axis Mundi World Trio presented by Cedar...
Music Starts 7:00pm
Global roots, Jazz
Thu
19
Spoek Mathambo digging for dirt, photo by Sean Metelerkamp

Spoek Mathambo
Music Starts 8:00pm
Southern Africa, Electronica, Experimental, Hip hop
Buy Tickets
Thu
26

Guante presented by Cedar Outdoors &...
Music Starts 7:00pm
Hip hop
Thu
2

Wizards Are Real presented by Cedar Outdoors...
Music Starts 7:00pm
Post rock, Experimental
Sat
4
Sharon Van Etten, photo by Dusdin Condren

First Avenue and The Cedar present Sharon Van...
Music Starts 7:30pm
Contemporary folk, Rock, Pop, Singer-Songwriter
Buy Tickets
Sat
4
Robert Earl Keen

Robert Earl Keen
Music Starts 8:00pm
Singer-Songwriter
Buy Tickets
Tue
7
Amadou & Mariam, photo by Benoit Peverelli

Amadou & Mariam
Music Starts 7:30pm
West Africa, Pop
Buy Tickets
Mon
20
Brooklyn Rider with Kayhan Kalhor, photo by Amber Darragh

Brooklyn Rider with Kayhan Kalhor
Music Starts 7:30pm
Middle Eastern, Chamber, Neoclassical
Buy Tickets
Tue
21
Mickey Hart, Mysterium Tremendum

Mickey Hart Band
Music Starts 7:30pm
Buy Tickets
Thu
6
Amon Tobin

Amon Tobin ISAM : LIVE (at Orpheum Theatre)...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Electronica
Buy Tickets
Fri
7
Chris Smither

Chris Smither with Jeff Ray and Hurricane...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Americana, Blues, Folk
Buy Tickets
Sat
15
Cheryl Wheeler

Cheryl Wheeler with Peter Mulvey
Music Starts 8:00pm
Contemporary folk, Singer-Songwriter
Buy Tickets
Sun
16
Nuala Kennedy, photo by Louis Decarlo

Nuala Kennedy Band
Music Starts 7:30pm
Traditional folk, Irish, Celtic, Scottish
Buy Tickets
Sun
23
Ani DiFranco

The Cedar presents Ani DiFranco with Pearl...
Music Starts 8:00pm
Contemporary folk, Indie, Singer-Songwriter
Buy Tickets
Sun
30
Huun Huur Tu

Huun Huur Tu
Music Starts 7:30pm
Global roots, Tuvan
Buy Tickets
Thu
4
Tod A of Firewater, photo by Mujde Capraz

Firewater
Music Starts 7:30pm
Global roots, Punk, Klezmer, Gypsy, Balkan, Turkish, Rock
Buy Tickets
 

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This activity is funded, in part, by the Minnesota State Arts Board through the arts and cultural heritage fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the Legacy Amendment vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.Minnesota State Arts BoardThe McKnight FoundationTarget

This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008