May 2012 Calendar
Download a handy calendar of May 2012 events, or visit the online version. In May, the Cedar presents Portland Cello Project, Emily Wells, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Po' Girl, Great Lake Swimmers, Cold Specks, The Lower 48, Sky Lion, Loudon Wainwright III, Jerree Small, Black Dice, The GrandMothers of Invention, Slatee, Murzik, Jack KLatt and the Cat Swingers, David Lindley and Lee "Scratch" Perry.
Six best all-ages music venues in the Twin Cities (Local Current, April 2012)
1. The Cedar Cultural Center
Recently named the Best World Music venue by About.com, the Cedar is also notable to Twin Cities showgoers for another reason: Each and every gig they host is open to all ages. Because the West Bank venue is nonprofit, they don’t necessarily need to rely on liquor sales to stay afloat, and in turn it’s given the space a very community-oriented, all-inclusive vibe.
Notable gigs coming up: Harry and the Potters with Koo Koo Kangaroo this Saturday afternoon; Kimya Dawson on April 18; A. Wolf & Her Claws’ CD-release show on April 21; and Haley Bonar with Peter Wolf Crier on April 27. Full event calendar here.
(text by Andrea Swensson)
The Cedar: Best World Music Venue 2012
The Cedar Cultural Center, or simply "The Cedar," is a 501(c)(3) non-profit performing arts center located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. With over 150 events each year, it's a busy, thriving hub of culture (local, national, and international), and one that has raised the bar for world music venues throughout the US. The performance room, a converted movie theater, is really the perfect size in which to hear live music. Seating just under 500, it holds a big enough crowd to provide some audience intensity, but remains small enough that it retains some intimacy.
In the '80s and even into the '90s, world music in the US was concentrated on the coasts. Artists would fly into the country, play the Northeast, fly to California and play there, and head home. The Cedar, along with fellow Best World Music Venue nominee The Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, changed the game. The Upper Midwest, anchored by this fantastic venue, is now a destination in and of itself.
April 2012 Calendar
Download a handy calendar of April 2012 events, or visit the online version. In April, the Cedar presents Katchafire, Lost in the Trees, Van Dyke Parks, Harry and the Potters & Koo Koo Kanga Roo, Zoë Keating, Malamanya, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Leon Redbone, Greg Brown and yet more!
Artist Request for Proposals: Deadline extended to March 29th, 2012
The Cedar received a grant from Jerome Foundation to launch a second round of 416 Club Commissions. We will commission seven local artists to create and perform new music. Artists will be chosen through a juried process by a panel of individuals involved with the local music community. Each artist will be paid $2,000 plus a $500 stipend for production expenses. Artists will be have the opportunity to use Cedar Seeder, our new crowd fundraising mechanism to raise additional funds for larger-scale projects.
Vote for The Cedar as Best World Music Venue
Please consider voting for The Cedar Cultural Center as Best World Music Venue in this About.com poll. Supporters may vote once a day, every day until the closing date of March 21. Thank you!
March 2012 Calendar
Download a handy calendar of March 2012 events, or visit the online version. In March, the Cedar presents Altan, Atlas Sound, Jake Shimabukuro, Hot Tuna, Lúnasa, David Wax Museum, California Guitar Trio, William Fitzsimmons, Vishten, Boiled in Lead and more!
February 2012 Calendar
Download a handy calendar of February 2012 events, or visit the online version. In February, the Cedar presents My Brightest Diamond, The Pines, Solas, Peter Ostroushko and Beppe Gambetta, Sharon Van Etten with Shearwater (co-presented with First Avenue), George Kahumoku Jr and Keoki Kahumoku, Locos Por Juana and more!
January 2012 Calendar
Download a handy calendar of January 2012 events, or visit the online version. This month at the Cedar features Yemen Blues, Malamanya, Cafe Accordion Orchestra, April Verch Band, Farewell Milwaukee and Romantica, Charlie Parr, David Bromberg Quartet, Mickey Murray, Aar Maanta, Pert Near Sandstone, and Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra.
December 2011 Print Newsletter
Download a free pdf of the December 2011 edition of The Cedar print newsletter, the last print edition that we are planning. You'll find it a handy quick guide to all our December events, including a mindblowing concert by former Grateful Dead and Rhythm Devils drummer Mickey Hart and his band, an evening with salsa superstar Frankie Negron, choice holiday-themed shows from The Good Lovelies, Dark Pony and Trailer Trash, and to cap it all off, a New Year's Eve to remember with That 1 Guy and Savage Aural Hotbed.
