Shows that have just gone on sale include a nice pair of Cedar Family acts: singer-songwriter Ellis Paul (3/21), who won a Parents' Choice Silver award for his 2008 release Dragonfly Races, and the return of Bunny Clogs (4/24), the very popular family project by Adam Levy of The Honeydogs. And for some exemplary string musicians, look no further than riveting progressive bluegrass outfit The Infamous Stringdusters (4/22), who are releasing a new album Things That Fly, and ex-Wings fingerstyle acoustic guitarist Laurence Juber (5/12).
Four great Cedar shows are newly on sale now, namely a CD release for Eliza Blue with Aby Wolf (Fri 3/26); a stop on the Dear Companion tour by Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore in a protest against Mountain Top Removal in the Appalachians (Fri 4/2); the reunion of old friends and musical conspirators Bruce Molsky and Ale Möller (Thu 5/27), and a CD release for hip-hop artist Kristoff Krane (Fri 5/28).
Eight great Cedar shows are on sale now, including Chicago Afrobeat Project (3/12), roots reggae artist Taj Weekes and Adowa (3/14), singer-songwriters Ellis Paul with Amy Speace (3/21), French troubadours Tété and Eric John Kaiser (3/24), experimental indie folk trio Megafaun with Charlie Parr and Breathe Owl Breathe (4/9), Portland indie folk quartet Horse Feathers (4/20), a star-studded showcase for Nero's Neptune label featuring Spider John Koerner, Charlie Parr, Milo Fine, Paul Metzger, Zak Sally and more (<
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 "local" music.
Global Roots music is not necessarily what most people easily identify as "world music." 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.
All of this year's festival evening shows will be "standing room only," presented on an open floor for dancing and rocking...
Join us to help chart the future course of The Cedar! The Cedar faces major challenges to its future. In light of the current economic climate’s impact on arts funding as well as the personal capacity of our patrons to support us with donations, The Cedar’s staff and Board have laid out specific strategies on how to keep the organization vital, true to its mission, and most critically, alive!
We are calling an open meeting to invite all the members of The Cedar’s community to participate in our efforts to navigate through these difficult times. We’ll provide an update of how we’re doing and what our plans are for keeping our momentum strong and our ink black! The meeting is scheduled to last 60-90 minutes.
89.3 The Current's Sound Opinions presents a live discussion on the Future of Music. It’s the end of the world as we know it—at least as far as those who listen to, consume, produce and distribute music are concerned. Record companies and retail stores are folding, musicians are reinventing how they make a living, and fans have never had a more direct relationship with the artists they love.
Sound Opinions co-hosts Jim DeRogatis (Chicago Sun Times pop music critic) and Greg Kot (Chicago Tribune music critic) break it all down live on Monday, April 20th..
Jelly Mountain was formed in early 2008 by five best friends forever, engaged in a battle against forces of unspeakable evil. The only way they can defeat such adversaries is in the creation of X-treme art in various media, whether it be sound, visual, existential, etc. The members are all college art students in Minneapolis. Formed more as a giant friendship ring as opposed to an exclusive club, the Mountaineers hope to create a better dialogue among other young artists in Minneapolis. The upcoming Round Robin Show in the 416 Club series at The Cedar will consist of 10 performers and bands set-up all at the same time around the room.
The Third Tuesday Dance Night series for couple dancing continues in style with the cool sounds of the Hot Swing Combo. The Hot Swing Combo, fronted by ace guitarist Robert Bell, was created for the sole purpose of providing dancers the opportunity to be as expressive, creative and innovative as possible while dancing to a group of less than 8 musicians. Big Bands with their excellent arrangements and strength in numbers were/are an obvious choice for dancers. But what if a smaller swing combo, able to incorporate multiple genres including hot Gypsy jazz and sexy Cabaret vocal stylings, could offer dancers varying tempos, inspiring solos, and an endless supply of energy combined with some non-jazz material that shouldn’t work? Hot Swing Combo prove that the formula works!
The Cedar is pleased to kick off the inaugural Third Tuesday Dance Night series in style with Dan Newton's Gypsy Cafe Orchestra. Third Tuesday is a new monthly event for couple dancing featuring live music and the great, open dance floor of The Cedar.
Shows that have just gone on sale include a nice pair of Cedar Family acts: singer-songwriter Ellis Paul (
Four great Cedar shows are newly on sale now, namely a CD release for Eliza Blue with Aby Wolf (
Eight great Cedar shows are on sale now, including Chicago Afrobeat Project (
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 "local" music. 
Celebrate Perpich Arts!
89.3 The Current's Sound Opinions presents a live discussion on the Future of Music. It’s the end of the world as we know it—at least as far as those who listen to, consume, produce and distribute music are concerned. Record companies and retail stores are folding, musicians are reinventing how they make a living, and fans have never had a more direct relationship with the artists they love.
Jelly Mountain was formed in early 2008 by five best friends forever, engaged in a battle against forces of unspeakable evil. The only way they can defeat such adversaries is in the creation of X-treme art in various media, whether it be sound, visual, existential, etc. The members are all college art students in Minneapolis. Formed more as a giant friendship ring as opposed to an exclusive club, the Mountaineers hope to create a better dialogue among other young artists in Minneapolis. The upcoming Round Robin Show in the 416 Club series at The Cedar will consist of 10 performers and bands set-up all at the same time around the room. 
The Third Tuesday Dance Night series for couple dancing continues in style with the cool sounds of the Hot Swing Combo. The Hot Swing Combo, fronted by ace guitarist Robert Bell, was created for the sole purpose of providing dancers the opportunity to be as expressive, creative and innovative as possible while dancing to a group of less than 8 musicians. Big Bands with their excellent arrangements and strength in numbers were/are an obvious choice for dancers. But what if a smaller swing combo, able to incorporate multiple genres including hot Gypsy jazz and sexy Cabaret vocal stylings, could offer dancers varying tempos, inspiring solos, and an endless supply of energy combined with some non-jazz material that shouldn’t work? Hot Swing Combo prove that the formula works!
The Cedar is pleased to kick off the inaugural Third Tuesday Dance Night series in style with Dan Newton's Gypsy Cafe Orchestra. Third Tuesday is a new monthly event for couple dancing featuring live music and the great, open dance floor of The Cedar.
