Indie

Magnetic Fields and Ani DiFranco Tickets On Sale Soon!

bcorner — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:45:14 -0500

The Magnetic FieldsAni DiFrancoTickets go on sale soon for two very hot Cedar artists performing October shows at the State Theater. First up, tickets for Magnetic Fields (10/10) will go on sale at noon Sat July 19. Tickets for iconic artist Ani DiFranco (10/3) will go on sale at noon Mon July 21. Tickets for both shows can be purchased from Ticketmaster outlets, and the State Theatre. Regular Cedar outlets and the Cedar Ticketline will NOT be selling tickets for these two shows.

Josh Rouse

bcorner — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:30:48 -0500

Josh Rouse

bcorner — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:21:11 -0500

Music Starts:10/12/2008 - 7:30pm

Josh RouseMelodic indie pop singer-songwriter Josh Rouse made a name for himself and earned a passionate following with a string of critically-acclaimed CDs, including Under Cold Blue Stars, 1972, and Nashville, ultimately inspired by what Rouse calls his favorite genre of music: 70's singer/songwriter. His most recent full-length album Country Mouse, City House was recorded in Spain (where Rouse has made his home since 2006), and according to Rouse, covers themes of "death, isolation, nature, religion, and dreaming." Obviously not one to avoid tackling the big issues, Rouse is an artist well worth hearing, and The Cedar's intimate space will be an ideal listening environment.

The Magnetic Fields

bcorner — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:24:02 -0500

The Magnetic Fields (State Theatre)

bcorner — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:14:41 -0500

Music Starts:10/10/2008 - 8:00pm

The Magnetic FieldsA rare Twin Cities stop on a very limited U.S. tour by the Magnetic Fields, led by New York City singer songwriter Stephin Merritt. Critically hailed as one of the most significant indie pop bands of the last two decades, the Magnetic Fields has built a rabid following for its personal yet poppy dance/noise/synth sound underlying literate lyrics that are ironic, bittersweet, and bitingly humorous. This acoustic evening features songs from the band’s latest release, Distortion, as well as music from their influential 1999 triple album 69 Love Songs, called “an essential guide to loving music” by the Guardian of London.

Ani DiFranco

bcorner — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:42:13 -0500

Ani Di Franco

bcorner — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:20:49 -0500

The Cedar presents Ani DiFranco (at the State Theatre)

bcorner — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:05:35 -0500

Music Starts:10/03/2008 - 8:00pm

Ani DiFrancoAni's coming back! The Cedar is proud to present iconic feminist singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco in concert at the State Theatre. New songs, new stories, irrepressibly outspoken Ani in a memorable evening. Early ticket purchase is recommended due to high potential for a sellout.

Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko, and Spaghetti Western String Company

bcorner — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:48:00 -0500

Music Starts:09/18/2008 - 7:30pm

Jayme Stone and Mansa SissokoSpaghetti Western String CoAn evening of musical journeys across continents and through time, with a focus on that much-loved (and occasionally ridiculed) construct of wood, skin, metal and strings that we have come to know as the banjo. Canadian banjoist (and 2008 Juno Award winner) Jayme Stone went to Africa to immerse himself in the high-spirited soundscapes, the daily life and lore. What he came home with was knowledge of two banjo ancestors never revealed before in the West, aspects of African music that eluded its American counterparts, and musical friendships that reached across continents. The outcome of this journey is Africa to Appalachia, a collaborative album Stone recorded with Mansa Sissoko, a Malian griot singer and master-player of the kora (a 21 string African harp). On Africa to Appalachia, Stone and Sissoko blur the lines of time and location. Africa and America come closer together with the banjo being the bridge. The unshackled American banjo has gone back to Africa and returned with many stories left to tell.

Spaghetti Western String Co

bcorner — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:45:54 -0500