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.
With vibrant harmonies set to Brazilian rhythms and a joyous stage show, vocal sextet Ordinarius has breathed new life into Brazil's most beloved songs, from traditional choros to the music of Carmen Miranda.
An undeniably powerful voice both in the American Roots scene and as an advocate for Indigenous rights, Martha Redbone draws on R&B, gospel, country, blues, and Southeastern Native American influences to craft her signature sound.
Following a tumultuous last year, William Fitzsimmons’ new album, Mission Bell, is his effort to put into music the crushing nature of the separation of he and his second wife following a decade of marriage. Carefully crafted with empathy, his folk offering communicates betrayal, but also reconciliation and forgiveness, a sincere reflection on the difficult grey areas of love lost.
Lonesome Dan Kase has a sophisticated command of the acoustic guitar, weaving intricate finger picking patterns and licks into a beautiful fabric of blues and ragtime. He’ll be joined in this album release by local trio Corpse Reviver as well as guitarist Doug Otto and harmonica player Hurricane Harold opening the night.
Read a letter from Cedar Executive Director David Hamilton celebrating 30 Seasons of The Cedar. You make The Cedar what it is today: a home for music that values cultural connections, embraces artists from all over the globe, and welcomes all.
Freaque is a project of Gabriel Roderick, who sustained a C5 Spinal Cord Injury while diving into the Pacific Ocean in Costa Rica eleven years ago. In his new piece A Cripple’s Dance, he combines a five-member band with four dancers to challenge narratives about spinal cord injury, exploring anger, fear, and hope, and examines the balance between healing and risk taking.
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.
