Join The Cedar for this special Eid concert for families with 2018-19 Cedar Artist-in-Residence, Aar Maanta, at Spring Cafe in St. Paul.

The Drug Budget are a ten-piece garage orchestra fronted by fraternal step-brothers David W. Gibson and Linus Kangas. This performance celebrates the release of The Drug Budget's sixth studio recording, Into Entertainment.

Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir, a New York City based radical performance community, present "Everyone's Welcome in the USA," a special performance created specifically for Minneapolis.

Planet Earth’s most popular fantasy football podcast, nominated for the “Best Sports Podcast” and “People’s Choice” awards from PodcastAwards.com, will hit the road this summer on the Fantasy For The People Tour.

Lauded as a musical pioneer and one of the world's top guitarists by Guitar World Magazine, Malina Moye has carved out her own lane in today's music scene straddling both rock and soul.

Join The Cedar and the Minnesota Music Coalition for a special concert featuring Minnesota's most dynamic female voices, including internationally recognized R&B/pop talent Mayda, pioneering transgender rocker Venus DeMars and Duluth electronic/folk/pop artist Ingeborg von Agassiz.

Celebrating 43 years of touring, Third World, is one of the longest-lived Reggae bands of all time. Mixing in elements of R&B, funk, pop, and rock, and later on, dancehall and rap, Third World’s style has been described as "reggae-fusion."

Front Country's dynamic instrumental textures take flight with grace and gravitas while rooted in the relentlessly soulful vocals of lead singer-songwriter Melody Walker.

Young Norway-based Chilean dream pop artist Boy Pablo makes his US debut this summer on the heels of his recently released debut EP Roy Pablo.

King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal is directly responsible for the birth of Western Fuji, Modern Fuji, Classical Fuji and Fuji Step-up, with a successful career spanning over 40 years in the music industry.

On his latest release Deran, famed Tuareg guitarist Bombino focuses his captivating vocals, trancelike guitar playing, and evocative rhythms into a powerful message, exploring how to celebrate home, protect it, develop it, unify it, respect it and, above all, to never forget it.

Husband and wife duo The Handsome Family bring their unique mix of country instrumentation and intriguing surrealist lyricism to The Cedar stage for their fourth performance since 2010.

One year after making its formal debut at The Cedar, Aavartan, Minnesota’s first and only Tabla ensemble, returns to present the poetic drumming tradition of Hindustani (North Indian classical) music in a small ensemble format.

Alma Afrobeat Ensemble, a 9-piece high-energy Afrobeat collective, returns to The Cedar for a night of interlocking, trance-inducing grooves, funky horn melodies, and captivating call and response vocals.

Lady Parts Justice League (LPJL), the comedy-driven reproductive rights organization announces their summer tour bringing their unique combination of comedy, activism, and on-the-ground support across the nation.

Ten year veterans on the scene, Alma Andina are always evolving their instrumentation, line up, and sound. To celebrate the release of their new album, Alma Andina will be joined by very special touring opener, Los Rolling Ruanas, hailing from Bogota, Colombia

Femi Kuti carries forth the legacy of his father Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, with a blend of traditional Nigerian drum patterns, the smooth groove of highlife and American soul, funk and R&B combined with lyrics bristling with political statements.

Deafheaven is a California-based act that has garnered acclaim for their signature hybrid sound of black metal, shoegaze, and post-rock. On October 2 the band will release their next album New Bermuda on ANTI-. 

Fresh, fast and always spectacularly funny, The Second City is celebrating nearly sixty years of producing cutting-edge satirical revues and launching the careers of generation after generation of comedy’s best and brightest.

18 year old singer-songwriter Sawyer Fredericks, hailing from his family's farm in central New York State, is fast establishing himself as an authentic, original, Americana artist with an old soul, selling out shows throughout the US.

Hamilton de Holanda is one of the most acclaimed Brazilian contemporary musicians, known for his tour-de-force compositions and stunning command of his instrument the bandolim (mandolin). He'll be joined by one of the greatest female contemporary singers in Brazil, Roberta Sá.

Tuareg group Tinariwen performs a guitar-centric branch of Malian music, trading in traditional lutes and shepherd's flutes for electric guitars and drums, with songs addressing issues such as political awakening, problems of exile, repression of their people, and demands of sovereignty.

With millions of downloads, The Dollop has become a regular presence on top of the podcast charts. This show is sold out.

Emerging from the Nashville music scene, Grammy award winner Shelby Lynne built a career on blending genres that range from country to roots rock to jazz.

Guitar virtuoso Robben Ford’s latest album, Into The Sun, debuted at #2 on The Blues Charts and shines a bright light on his artful, contemporary songwriting and stunning playing.

Jon Stickley Trio is a genre-defying and cinematic instrumental trio, who’s deep grooves, innovative flatpicking, and sultry-spacy violin moves the listener’s head, heart, and feet.

Virtuoso of the hurdy gurdy, Guilhem Desq breathes new life and innovation into this old-world instrument. His sound is unmistakable as he electrifies this originally acoustic instrument, playing everything from traditional European folk music to contemporary rock, hip-hop, and electro.

The High Kings are charting a new course for traditional Irish ballad music, equal parts rousing and reflective, energetic and insightful.

As a finalist at Brave New Voices, Women of the World and the National Poetry Slam, Olivia Gatwood is an active member of the slam poetry community and has been featured on HBO, Verses & Flow, Button Poetry and Huffington Post.