MNIVA and The Cedar Present
The Family Gathering Concert Series with The Cactus Blossoms (duo), LAAMAR and School of Rock
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Doors 10AM | Show 11AM
Standing | All Ages
RSVP encouraged, but not required. RSVP does not guarantee entry.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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.
Free and open to all ages. Costumes encouraged!
Live music isn’t just for late nights.
We’re opening our doors to music fans of all ages for the Family Gathering Concert Series on Halloween. Come experience The Cedar with the whole family and enjoy live performances, activities and more.
Admission is free!
Minneapolis music, made for the whole family.
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LAAMAR
LAAMAR is the latest project led by Minneapolis-based singer, songwriter, saxophonist, and composer Geoffrey Lamar Wilson. Former frontman of Brooklyn-based Jus Post Bellum, Wilson is also known for his multilayered looped saxophone performances and catchy podcast ditties (Terrible, Thanks for Asking).
After unexpectedly bursting onto the scene in 2023 with his debut single “Home to My Baby,” LAAMAR has had a steady stream of in-demand performances and radio play across Minnesota. His engaging, humorous, and often intensely hushed solo performances led to opening slots for notable touring artists, including Arlo Parks, Durand Jones, Dan Wilson, and Sunny War. Flowers blends Wilson’s idiomatic inspirations, bridging folk, soul, R&B, and country, with an ear toward racial and social justice issues and the shared human experience.
Backed by his dynamic and sharp-eared band, which can evolve to include saxophone, cello, and a rotating cast of guest vocalists, LAAMAR puts on a live show that is at once known to get folks dancing while alternatively leaving them in tears.
LAAMAR’s debut full-length In The Light finds the artist exploring the intersection of identity, masculinity, joy, and grief. In this new collection of songs, LAAMAR writes through the lens of fatherhood, personal growth, and self-discovery, expanding on the racial justice issues at the heart of Flowers.
In The Light explores the myriad ways in which empathy for oneself and others, and an increasing capacity for human connection, can tell stories that bring community together. With Nat Harvie (Low, Cole Pulice) in the producer’s chair, this new collection of songs and live show continues to expand the band’s musical direction, with bold production, densely layered instrumentation, and an ever-widening assortment of musical collaborators.
School of Rock
School Of Rock is the nation's premier performance-based music program, with classes and lessons available for kids and adults! The St. Paul school is celebrating its 20th year of creating some of the Twin Cities' best musicians and performers. Book a trial and join us today.
The Cactus Blossoms
At its best, harmony duo singing can transform simple math into a magic trick. One plus one, instead of equaling two, suddenly yields an unexpected third thing. An upper-case ONE. A universal hum. A deep vibration that encompasses two different points of view. On their latest release, Every Time I Think About You, brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum, aka The Cactus Blossoms, once again prove themselves to be among the most adept – and distinctive – modern practitioners of that magic. But like any great magician, The Cactus Blossoms can’t – or won’t – fully explain the illusion they create.
“Harmonies are a big part of our sound, but in some ways they’re the part we focus on the least,” says Burkum. “We put most of our attention and energy into the songs themselves and then the harmonies just happen.”
There’s all kinds of magic happening on Every Time I Think About You, a record that sounds more like a band than any other in the Cactus Blossoms discography, thanks to contributions from Jeremy Hanson (drums), Jacob Hanson (guitar) and Phillip Hicks (bass). “There She Goes” casts its romantic regret against a danceable bop beat, and the title track is a heart-wrencher about loss and letting go.
“Even if you don’t set out to write songs with a theme in mind it seems like one usually presents itself,” says Torrey. “This record keeps returning to the idea of ‘moving on’ — from one place to another, from people and situations that bring you down, from loss and grief.”