A charismatic singer-songerwriter and rising guitar icon, Samantha Fish brings a powerful live set of blues and soul to The Cedar with Jonathan “Boogie” Long
The product of a musical family, American singer/songwriter Kris Delmhorst has recorded and released multiple albums and EPs since her debut album Appetite in 1998. Her work spans a range of musical genres and has led her to collaborate with artists like Peter Wolf, Mary Gauthier, Chris Smither, Lori McKenna, as well as playing with Jeffrey Foucault and Peter Mulvey as Redbird.
Amber Run are British indie three-piece who deliver cinematic pop with a moody and introspective tone. Canadian group, Ellevator will open the night with raw lyricism and nimble melodies anchor the electric hooks.
Dosh returns to The Cedar for his annual concert filled with highly intricate drum grooves, poignant keys, and complex loops. He will be joined by heady Chicago rapper and label-mate Serengeti, as well as local drum, bass, and Russian vocals trio StoLyette, with an intro by the ever-unique drone of the Guitarkestra of Minnesota.
This groundbreaking music and dance performance by Gabriel Rodreick (Freaque, Undoers, Treading North) grapples with living with a C5 Spinal Cord Injury, which 10 years ago left Gabriel paralyzed from the armpits down.
Rapper/revolutionary Immortal Technique headlines Stop Line 3’s third Water showcase with supporting acts Maria Isa, Muja Messiah, Nataanii Means, Tufawon and DJ Michel Be. Join these artists for a night of resistance raising funds to support the movement to Stop Line 3, a proposed Enbridge tar sands pipeline that threatens the lakes, rivers, and wild life of Northern Minnesota in Ojibwe/Dakota territory.
Comedian and Minnesota Native Lizz Winstead is back in the Twin Cities for her 9th straight year of giving her hilarious take and smokey side-eye to the year that was 2018. This is the first of three shows.
Comedian and Minnesota Native Lizz Winstead is back in the Twin Cities for her 9th straight year of giving her hilarious take and smokey side-eye to the year that was 2018. This is the second of three shows.
Comedian and Minnesota Native Lizz Winstead is back in the Twin Cities for her 9th straight year of giving her hilarious take and smokey side-eye to the year that was 2018. This is the third of three shows.
On Thursday, November 29th, Sister Species and Lena Elizabeth join together at The Cedar to celebrate simultaneous album releases for their newest recordings. We spoke with Lena, Abby, and Emily in advance of their show about the local music scene, honesty, and collaboration.
Wadajir is the Somali word for "Together." The Cedar brought together Wadajir Riverside Band, a group of Somali-American musicians and Augsburg students, as part of our program called Midnimo, and united them with producer Greg Grease of astralblak
Cretan multi-instrumentalist Stelios Petrakis spoke in-depth with us ahead of his debut US tour about his passion for traditional Cretan music, collaborations, his mentor Ross Daly, his creative process and style, the process of making instruments, and his life philosophy.
“All good art is political” says an oft-repeated quote from author Toni Morrison. Meet Ranelle LaBiche, the creative force behind Elle PF and Nicky Steves, who heads up City Counselor, two artists taking up the mantle of political music in Minneapolis.
JØUR (fka Jourdan Myers) spoke with us ahead of her debut album release show at The Cedar on October 11th. We chatted about how Jourdan got started in music, where she draws inspiration from, what she thinks of the Twin Cities music scene, her interests, and a little about the Good Arts Collective she co-founded.
We caught a few minutes on the phone with Jarlath Henderson ahead of his show at The Cedar on October 7th, as he took a break from hanging with friends at a pub. We chatted about what he wants his music to communicate, his melding of traditional Irish songs and instrumentation with modern electronics and synthesizers, and his upcoming album with Duncan Lyall, Innes Watson, and Hamish Napier.
