[DECLASSIFIED] Noise Party is the Twin Cities’ premiere experimental music showcase, highlighting independent artists from the metro area and beyond. Now on its 15th edition, this volume of Noise Party pulls no punches in further expressing what a live music experience can be. By combining six otherworldly musicians and live improvised visual projections, Noise Party is like nothing you’ve ever experienced before. Featuring two continuous unique parts with an intermission dividing the evening, be sure to come early and grab a seat, relax, and become immersed in the world of Noise Party. Only at The Cedar Cultural Center on Friday, October 30th.

More info and [REDACTED] at https://www.noiseparty.org

The Family Gathering Concert Series is coming to The Cedar on Saturday, October 31! Expect live local music, balloon animals, coloring, temporary tattoos, snacks and plenty of fun.

They're Here is a horror film that follows Edén Villa (a pseudonym) and anonymous Minneapolis residents as they evade and resist the paramilitary occupation of their city. Told in the tradition of dystopian cinema, They're Here is set in a winter landscape where masked agents abduct children, residents travel in trunks, shackled prisoners are loaded onto airplanes within eyesight of vacationers, and bicyclists track the movements of an invading force. Directed by Academy Award and Golden Lion-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras and award-winning Minneapolis-based filmmaker Rachel Lauren Mueller.

Inimitable songwriter Bill Callahan returns to The Cedar for an intimate solo performance.

Called “one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation” by The New York Times.

“Teddy’s glorious tenor is bracing but warm and never showy.” The Associated Press. 

“Buoyant, soulful.” Billboard

Great Lake Swimmers founder Tony Dekker has always been akin to a wildlife photographer, often choosing to make records in unique surroundings with a connection to Ontario history. For the band’s latest album, Caught Light, he holed up in the Ganaraska Forest, between Peterborough and Port Hope, with producer Darcy Yates (Bahamas) and engineer Jimmy Bowskill (Blue Rodeo). Their goal was to tap the warmth of early ’70s folk/pop/rock, whether it be the cozy sonic sweater of Gordon Lightfoot’s classic work or the gentleness of underrated American songwriter Dory Previn. Dekker made everyone listen to John Martyn’s 1971 album Bless the Weather before the session.

Gill Weather and Eldest Daughter co-headline The Cedar for this double release show! Joined by special guest Meghan Kreidler (Kiss the Tiger), Eldest Daughter celebrates their upcoming single In My Hand and Gill Weather celebrates their debut album Unreliable Narrator.

Too Big Burlesque is a celebration of spectacle, featuring big acts, bold ideas, larger-than-life performances, and unapologetic energy—because sometimes the world asks us to be small, and we dare to take up space.

“After a few listens to the record it becomes apparent that Chicago Farmer has a refreshingly firm grip on where he comes from. The songs are covered to the elbows in dirt from the fields and smell of the sweaty factory floors. If the Midwest is looking for a voice, the search is over.” - No Depression 

Jake Blount is a performer and scholar of Black folk music based in Providence, RI. Initially recognized for his skill as a string-band musician, Blount has synthesized his scholarly and artistic pursuits into a diverse performance practice that has taken him to Carnegie Hall, the Newport Folk Festival, NPR’s Tiny Desk, and beyond. Sprig of That is a tabla, fiddle, cello, and guitar quartet playing a hearty acoustic stew of globally-inspired original music.

Presented by AfroContIgbo, Origins to Ovation brings together six choreographers exploring their cultural roots through traditional and contemporary African and diasporic dance. Experience an evening of storytelling, cultural expression, and powerful movement celebrating heritage, identity, and creativity.

“Festive Beats of Afrika” is a 120-minute live concert at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis that celebrates Africa’s vibrant rhythms, unity, and cultural brilliance through music, dance, and storytelling. The show features Carolyne Naomi performing Afrobeat and holiday fusion songs, Diatoti delivering energetic Congolese music, and Korma and the Afrocontigbo Team, a dynamic dance group blending traditional and contemporary African styles. Backed by a full live band, the concert unfolds in three acts—from the rhythmic roots of the drum to the colorful expressions of regional sounds, culminating in a modern celebration… dance, dance, dance!

"Rules of art were made to be shattered. When broken by accident, that's gaucheness. When broken on purpose, well, that's style. John Gorka's technique breaks free from the rules of modern music” – Huffington Post.

“The leading singer/songwriter of the New Folk movement” – Rolling Stone.