Indie

A smash double bill from a pair of Minnesota's finest indie acts.

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• On sale date: noon Fri Feb 3
• Phone: 612-338-2674 ext 2 ($1 fee per ticket)
• In person: From a Cedar volunteer in the front lobby during events (no fee; cash, check, credit card), Depth of Field (no fee; cash or check only), or Electric Fetus (small fee)
• Online: Ticketweb (fees apply) (click on red Buy Tickets button at top of this page)
• All Cedar shows are all ages.
• Students with ID may purchase tickets at a discount at the door.

Canadian folk rockers Great Lake Swimmers return to The Cedar on tour in support of their fifth full length album New Wild Everywhere, the followup to 2009's breakout Lost Channels. They are joined by rising star Cold Specks, whose eerily penetrating 'doom soul' music is steeped in the musical traditions of the Deep South.

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Atlas Sound is the musical solo project by Bradford Cox of Deerhunter. His most recent album Parallax was described by All Music Guide as "a quietly satisfying album with a determined fragility that makes it all the more moving," whilst NME asserts "lyrically he remains sublime." And according to Mojo, the music is "best consumed in a semi-recumbent position, in order to match the loping, laidback pace of the music and Cox's stoned, oak-aged vocals."

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“Lost in the Trees is orchestral folk where the ‘orchestral’ part isn't an afterthought. This is mighty potent stuff.”—NPR

The Chapel Hill, North Carolina music collective Lost in the Trees, fronted by composer and songwriter Ari Picker, drew widespread acclaim for their debut album All Alone in an Empty House (ANTI- Records). Yet in the midst of releasing the album, tragedy struck when Ari's mother, an artist in her own right, took her own life. Picker took the loss of his mother and set about transforming the events into a tribute, composing, writing lyrics, his mother's picture above his writing desk: the same picture that now graces the album's cover. "I wanted to give her a space, in the music, to be, and to become all the things she didn't get a chance to be when she was alive."

The result is A Church That Fits Our Needs, a testament to the power of music to heal and transcend. The new album will be released by ANTI- Records on March 20.

First Avenue presents Seattle songwriter Perfume Genius, touring in support of his brand new album Put Your Back N 2 It.

A bountiful booking featuring burgeoning talent of Bethany Larson and the Bees Knees, the bouncy indie folk of Bella Ruse, and the boisterous bluegrass of The Boys n' the Barrels. Be there!

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• On sale date: noon Fri Jan 6
• Phone: 612-338-2674 ext 2 ($1 fee per ticket)
• In person: From a Cedar volunteer in the front lobby during events (no fee; cash, check, credit card), Depth of Field (no fee; cash or check only), or Electric Fetus (small fee)
• Online: Ticketweb (fees apply) (click on red Buy Tickets button at top of this page)
• All Cedar shows are all ages.
• Students with ID may purchase tickets at a discount at the door.

“Joyful Mexo-Americana fusion, with virtuosic musical skill and virtuous harmonies.” (TIME.com)

"Whether it’s just David Wax on his jarana (a Mexican instrument similar to a guitar) and Suz Slezak playing the fiddle or the quijada (an instrument made out of a donkey’s jawbone) or with a full band including drums, an upright bass and even a dancer, David Wax Museum always puts on captivating set. At first it’s easy to be skeptical of these peculiar instruments, but after you see them played you’ll be wondering why more bands don’t implement the jarana or the quijada." (#8, The Best Live Acts of 2011, Paste Magazine, Adam Vitcavage)

A now perennial Valentine's event that has wormed its way into all our hearts, as the ever-endearing Lucy Michelle and crew, and Big Trouble re-invigorate the romantic comedy music of yore.

There will be three sets: one Big Trouble set, one Lucy Michelle and Dave Campbell duo set, and one Lucy Michelle & The Velvet Lapelles set (with a finale with everyone).

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First Avenue presents the North Carolinan experimental indie folk/Americana group Bowerbirds live at The Cedar, touring in support of their brand new album The Clearing. Recorded in a cabin after various life altering circumstances (members Beth Tacular and Phil Moore ending their romantic relationship only to get back together; Tacular almost dying of a strange illness) the record is slated to hit store shelves on March 6.

Opening will be British indie folk-rock band Dry The River, who will also be releasing their debut album Shallow Bed on March 6.

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Otherworldly Swedish sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg, aka First Aid Kit, roar back into town in support of their sophomore album The Lion's Roar (due Jan 24, 2012). Gorgeous harmonies, and a dark-tinged, alternative folk vibe permeate their timeless songs, which somehow feel particularly at home at The Cedar in the heart of the former Snus Boulevard.

The Cedar is now fully air-conditioned for your year-round comfort!

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