Free Music Wednesdays
Able Seedhouse & Brewery supports EVERY 3rd Wednesday of the Month

Big George Jackson Blues Band
"Spring Residency" - Every 3rd Wednesday in Spring
April 18, May 16, & June 20

at The Hook and Ladder Lounge
Doors 6pm :: Music 8pm :: 21+
Able Brewing Happy Hour 6-8pm ($1 OFF)
FREE

Big Georg Jackson Blues Band
Vocalist/harmonica player Big George Jackson is known as the ?authentic big man of the blues?. He sings with a distinctive bass-rich voice, only a six-foot six inch gentle giant could be blessed with. Add his fat harmonica playing, dead-on phrasing, commanding stage-presence and instant audience rapport and it?s easy to understand why the audience howls when he delivers his music.

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Free Music Wednesdays
Fair State Brewing Cooperative supports EVERY 4th Wednesday of the Month

Red Eye Ruby

"Spring Residency" - Every 4th Wednesday in Spring
April 25, May 23, & June 27at The Hook and Ladder Lounge
Doors 6pm :: Music 8pm :: 21+
Fair State Brewing Happy Hour 6-8pm ($1 OFF)
FREE

Red Eye Ruby
Embracing the sounds of rock, folk, and jazz, Red Eye Ruby combines cabaret-style performances with original songwriting and poetic lyricism. Hailing from the Twin Cities, the trio combines voice, cello, and guitar with the alternating sounds of trumpet and piano to create music that is both visceral and serene? a medicinal listening experience.

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Join SPIRE Credit Union each month in keeping the Lowertown Neighborhood ?? StP. MN. clean! Volunteer with us to tidy up Mears Park and the Lowertown neighborhood.

We will meet in Mears Park (look for the yellow shirts), clean, and then head to Black Dog Cafe for refreshment after!

Each participant will also receive a free t-shirt!
For more information and to RSVP, please contact Rachael at rreiling@myspire.com

The BAND Group, a new Twin Cities-based theatrical company devoted to supporting other nonprofits, is pleased to announce its first production: TART, a modern retelling of Molière?s iconic French comedy Tartuffe adapted and directed by Adrian Lopez-Balbontin playing Jun. 1-16 at Bryant-Lake Bowl in Minneapolis.

Considered one of the greatest stage comedies of all time, Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur (Tartuffe, or The Impostor) tells the story of the titular character?s false piety and the havok he wreaks on the gullible nobleman Orgon and his family. For this production, adapter and director Adrian Lopez-Balbontin has reset the action from Orgon?s stately home in 17th Century France to backstage at his gay nightclub in the present day; where Orgon?s family of friends, lovers, and drag performers unite to try and save him from the ?salvation? offered by the moral crusader Tartuffe. TART is a shockingly funny yet serious examination of hypocrisy in all its forms and a parable on the dangers of externalized and internalized oppression; all within a dazzling package of slapstick comedy and drag numbers.

As part of The BAND Group?s mission of bringing awareness, exposure, and financial support to other non-profit organizations, this inaugural production will be partnering with RECLAIM Twin Cities. RECLAIM works to increase access to mental health support to queer and trans youth who are marginalized because of their gender identity, gender expression, and/or sexual orientation so they may reclaim their lives from oppression in all its forms. Additionally, RECLAIM strives to change the landscape of access to care for queer and trans youth through deep practitioner development, training, education and outreach, and community partnerships at the intersection of gender and racial justice. For more about RECLAIM, please head to their web site at Reclaim.Care.

Featuring: Jex Arzayus (Damis), Dan Britt (Tartuffe), Sabrina Crews (Mariane), Nolan Henningson (Dorine), Kevin McLaughlin (Elmire), Todd O?Dowd (Orgon), James Satter (Officer), Parker Sera (Cleante), Courtney Stirn (Valere), and Kjer Whiting (Pernelle)

Creative Team: Kaitlyn Larsen (Stage Manager), Dan Hassett (Set Designer), Chelsea Wren (Costume Designer), Seth Matz (Dramaturg)

Jun. 1-16 6pm Doors, 7pm Performance

Fri.-Sat., Jun. 1-2
Mon., Jun. 4 (TALKBACK WITH RECLAIM FOLLOWING)
Thurs.-Fri., Jun. 7-8
Mon., Jun 11 (TALKBACK WITH RECLAIM FOLLOWING)
Thurs. Sat., Jun. 14-16

HOW MUCH:
$14 advance, $18 day of show
Tickets & Info: 612.825.8949 - BryantLakeBowl.com

Bobby McFerrin: circlesongs
June 13-16 | 7pm & 9pm
Call 612.332.5299 or Click Here For Tickets: http://bit.ly/2ByhuOn

Bobby McFerrin: Circlesongs will take you on a life-changing musical adventure. Bobby?s exhilarating vocal vocabulary ? call and response, global rhythms, soaring melodies, lush harmonies, funny noises, invented language, silence, prayers, and laughter ? reminds us all of how much fun it is to be alive, to lift our voices and communicate with one another, to make a joyful noise.

Bobby will take the stage with trusted members of his groundbreaking a cappella group Voicestra: Rhiannon, Joey Blake, David Worm, and Judi Vinar. They are all masters of the art of play, and together they will lead Circlesongs, choral pieces based on irresistible grooves, spontaneously composed each night and sung by a 12-voice ensemble of local singers ? and sometimes by the whole crowd. ?I want to bring audiences into the incredible feeling of freedom that I get when I sing,? says Bobby. ?I want everyone to leave the theatre and sing in their own kitchens the next morning.?

A cappella singers, beatboxers, and vocalists of all genres claim Bobby McFerrin as an inspiration. The jazz and classical worlds celebrate his innovative technique and spirit. His solo performances and collaborations ? with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianists Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock, the Vienna and New York Philharmonic orchestras, and eager volunteers from audiences all over the world ? are legendary. Ten Grammy Awards and his #1 global hit ?Don?t Worry, Be Happy? are pretty impressive, but ?Bobby McFerrin?s greatest gift to his audience may be changing them from spectators into celebrants,? says the Los Angeles Times, ?transforming a concert hall into a playground, a village center, a joyous space.? Join the circle and sing along.

?If you're going through heartbreak, and you can write a song, it's a wonderful win-win - because it takes your mind off the heartbreak, and you get to vent.? ? Nikki Sixx

GREG LASWELL?S EVERYONE THINKS I DODGED A BULLET CONSIDERED.

Okay, so what? Here?s another album about heartbreak or heartache.

But isn?t the worry that when each of us stares down heartbreak/ache (we all do) ? we just want so desperately to know that as many as possible are just as miserable as we are? Misery doesn?t just need company ? it needs a very specific sort of kinship. And it needs someone who can profoundly articulate it ? not just rhyme a few words about some inconsiderate asshole. It?s not important to reveal the specific catalyst for Greg Laswell?s latest record, Everyone Thinks I Dodged a Bullet ? but rather to focus anew on what makes him one of the most uncompromising songwriters of these modern times. You may recognize a bit of Leonard Cohen in his tormented baritone. You might think of Tom Waits when you sense how deep down in the gut these songs come from.

But if there is a quality that still and ever marks out Laswell?s writing, it is an ability to use words like unrepentant paper cuts. Should you be at the receiving end, perhaps you might not at first feel the sting; but it will burn like hell later.

Imagine the coldness of being the subject of such biting vitriol as, ?I'm gonna be lazy when I write about you.? Imagine that you mean so much nothing to someone you once meant the world to. And how would you process the sting of, ?What are you going to do when gravity gets to you?? Meanness, after all, is sometimes utterly justified ? and in Greg Laswell?s world, no punches are pulled for the sake of possible hurt feelings.

But if you feel the same as does he, the words feel like little (or maybe enormous) triumphs. His pen is mighty ? especially when it?s aimed at the heart. And the songs urge you to join in pushing the point in deeper.

The music lends powerful atmospheric gravitas to the words. It soars with tortured majesty (?Lifetime Ago?), it haunts so ever beautifully (?Out of Line?), and it aches with a piercing sadness (?Play That One Again?).

Popmatters called his work, ?Haunting, genuine and surprisingly uplifting.? Filter described his songs as ?Punches to the gut.? And Blurt said of his music that it?s both ?majestic and meditative.? On the title track Laswell matter-of-factly confesses, ?Everyone thinks I dodged a bullet / But I think I shot the gun.? Loaded words, for an album loaded with open wounds.

Goulash at Day Block Brewing

Sundae + Mr. Goessl, features award-winning vocalist Kate Voss (Earshot Magazine's Vocalist of the Year) and Seattle's busiest freelance guitarist, Jason Goessl. This charming husband/wife duo incorporates humor, vintage style, interesting instrumentation, nostalgia and serious chops in their act and were awarded Best Jazz Act of 2017 from Seattle Weekly. Established in 2014, this industrious couple has produced 5 albums and booked 9 national tours while enjoying "living the dream" as full-time musicians. In a word, this act is delightful.
Links:
Website: www.vintagejazzduo.com
Featured Video: https://youtu.be/tmsExVQqkgk

The Mother Hips in 7th St Entry

Tickets $15: https://bit.ly/2qcm3qg

18+

CHON w/ Polyphia, TTNG, Tricot *All support acts are subject to change without notice. Doors are at 6:00 PM. Show is at 6:30 PM. This is an All Ages show.

Sale Dates and Times:

Public Onsale : Fri, 9 Mar 2018 at 12:00 PM

Citi® Cardmember Presale : Tue, 6 Mar 2018 at 11:00 AM

Live Nation Presale : Wed, 7 Mar 2018 at 12:00 PM using code ENCORE

Ticketmaster Presale : Wed, 7 Mar 2018 at 12:00 PM

Citi® Cardmember Preferred Tickets : Fri, 9 Mar 2018 at 12:00 PM

First Fleet Concerts Presents:
The Lacs

with
CRUCIFIX
Hard Target
Nate Kenyon

Fri, June 15, 2018
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
$22.00 - $25.00
18+ show

From the beginning, Communist Daughter has been an outsider, a band of unassuming midwestern musicians, their gracefully dark indie rock, and their heavily troubled past. Born out of the struggles of singer / songwriter John Solomon, six musicians from Minneapolis and Saint Paul MN came together in 2010 to make ?Soundtrack to the End.? Their highly touted debut album about drug addictions, lost love and lost chances. Barely more than a basement recording, the album started hitting critics lists and soundtracking hit tv shows, all while the band was stuck in limbo waiting for John as he spent 2010 and 2011 in and out of mental hospitals and treatment facilities.

In 2012 John returned with his bandmates, his now wife Molly Solomon, bassist Adam Switlick, Steven Yasgar on Drums, Al Weirs on guitar and Dillon Marchus on keys. That summer they put out another critically acclaimed release, their EP ?Lions & Lambs? and began touring the country for the first time, playing with the likes of Jason Isbell, The Walkmen, The Mountain Goats, Sturgill Simpson and more.

Communist Daughter spent the next few years on the road in between recording sessions with acclaimed producer Kevin Bowe (Replacements, Meat Puppets.) They took their 2nd album to Nashville and mixed the record with Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Benjamin Booker) that summer and came back with their sophomore LP ?The Cracks That Built The Wall.?

With the release of the record in Fall of 2016 they garnered the widest critical comparisons yet, from Brian Wilson to Nirvana to the National, having critics tag them with ?post folk grunge? to describe their unassuming genre bending style. Through it all, people connected as much with the complicated back story as they did with the music as John began talking about his recovery in mental health and addiction. Communist Daughter ended their last national tour at SXSW in March of 2017 before heading back into the studio to start work on album #3, coming soon...

Francis and the Lights at First Avenue on Friday, June 15th, 2018.

Tickets & info: http://bit.ly/2v252EY

$25.00 advance

8:00 p.m. Doors/9:00 p.m. Showtime/18+

Quiet Slang in the 7th St Entry

Tickets ? bit.ly/2GkBpzU
General Admission: $15
18+ / ID Required

?Rock and roll is sort of my consolation prize for wanting to have been a writer,? says James Alex. It?s a humble admission from the frontman of Philadelphia?s Beach Slang, a fiery punk quartet whose raucous gigs often find the songwriter?s earnest lyrics bellowed back at him. Still, consider it a feat that fans are even able to hear those words from behind the trembling walls of distortion that serve as Beach Slang?s raison d?etre. Everything about Beach Slang is loud, from the guitars to its attitude to Alex?s weathered rasp.

Doors are at 6:30 PM. Show is at 7:30 PM. This is an All Ages show.

Three-time Emmy nominated Writer, director, producer (he co-created Comedy Central?s legendary Chappelle?s Show) and standup comedian Neal Brennan has become a force in the comedy world. An across-the-board talent, Neal has found success in almost every creative vein in the comedy community. He has collaborated with the top writers and talent in the business and worked on several popular shows in various capacities. If there is a comedy that audiences are responding to, Neal is often somewhere to be found.
Neal is currently a writer, Creative Consultant, and on-air correspondent on Comedy Central?s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. He served as Executive Producer on Chris Rock?s 2018 standup special Chris Rock: Tamborine and as Director on fellow Daily Show Correspondent Michelle Wolf?s 2017 HBO special Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady. He also co-wrote the 2017 feature film The Female Brain alongside comic Whitney Cummings.

Sale Dates and Times:

Public Onsale : Fri, 6 Apr 2018 at 10:00 AM

Live Nation Presale : Wed, 4 Apr 2018 at 10:00 AM using code DANCE until 10PM

Live Nation Mobile App Presale : Wed, 4 Apr 2018 at 10:00 AM

Dirty Heads with special guests Iration, The Movement and Pacific Dub at The Cabooze Outdoor Plaza on Sunday, June 17th, 2018.

Tickets & info: http://bit.ly/2FJVToz

$31.00 advance/$36.00 DOS

4:00 p.m. Doors/5:00 p.m. Showtime/18+

Doors are at 5:00 PM. Show is at 6:00 PM. This is an All Ages show.

Sale Dates and Times:

Public Onsale : Fri, 23 Mar 2018 at 10:00 AM

Live Nation Presale : Thu, 22 Mar 2018 at 10:00 AM using code ENCORE

Live Nation Mobile App Presale : Thu, 22 Mar 2018 at 10:00 AM

Snail Mail with Bonny Doon in the 7th St Entry

Tickets ? bit.ly/2pu3FZz
General Admission: $12 advance | $15 door
18+ / ID Required

Lindsey Jordan is on the brink of something huge, and she?s only just graduated high school. Her voice rises and falls with electricity throughout 'Lush', her debut album as Snail Mail, spinning with bold excitement and new beginnings at every turn. ?Is there any better feeling than coming clean?? sings the eighteen-year-old guitarist and songwriter halfway through the sprawling anthem that is ?Pristine,? the album?s first single. You can?t help but agree with her. It?s a hook that immediately sticks in your head?and a question she seems to be grappling with throughout the record?s 10-songs of crystalline guitar pop.

Iceage w/ Mary Lattimore - Harpist

Tickets $14.00 advance | $16.00 door: http://bit.ly/2Bqj3xR

18+

Ghost-Note
June 20 | 7pm | $40-35-30
Call 612.332.5299 or Click Here For Tickets: http://bit.ly/2p9cckw

Multi-Grammy Award winning artists Robert Sput Searight and Nate Werth take percussion out of the shadows and into the spotlight with their new project, Ghost-Note. World renown for their ongoing catalog with international sensation Snarky Puppy, this dynamic duo expands their rhythmical voice into a celebration of music in all its forms. This is music that takes listeners on a mind-blowing journey, inspired by the influences of James Brown, J Dilla, and the Beastie Boys, all the way to folkloric West African, Afro-Cuban, and Brazilian samba grooves.

CHAD VALLEY with Deep Love, Iceblink in the 7th St Entry

Tickets ? bit.ly/2DlOxEp
General Admission: $12 advanced | $14 door
18+ / ID Required

Born from Oxford?s famously close-knit artistic community, Chad Valley?s musical ambition has always stretched beyond the context of its creation. The thoroughly modern pop producer is one of the label's earliest and longest-standing members, having released two EPs and two albums to date, with a third on the way for fall 2017. Big in sound and rich in construct, Chad Valley's material continues to win him fans all over the world. Coupled with a stunning live set and one of the strongest voices in modern music, this young man's talent is undeniable.

Thursday, June 21st 2018
Doors open at 6:00pm

Advance tickets- $10
Ticket link- https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1677077

Artists:
Magic Bronson

TRANSVIOLET

& more TBA!!

Jeffrey Foucault w/ Dusty Heart
June 21 | 7pm | $35-30
Call 612.332.5299 or Click Here For Tickets: https://bit.ly/2q1DzhN

Lauded for ??stark, literate songs that are as wide open as the landscape of his native Midwest.? (The New Yorker) and described as ?Quietly Brilliant? (The Irish Times), Jeffrey Foucault has released four collections of original songs under his own name, and two full-band collaborations with contemporary poet Lisa Olstein under the moniker Cold Satellite. His songs, ?Beat-up troubadour folk, whittled to dolorous perfection? (Uncut), mine the darker seams of American music to distill a terse amalgam of blues, country, rock ?n? roll, and folk.

River Whyless in the 7th St Entry

Tickets ? bit.ly/2GV3fUl
General Admission: $15
18+ / ID Required

For many bands, and especially those who?ve been together for several years, recognizing maturation, progress or palpable evolution is a daunting task. Is it continued creative accomplishment that signals progression? Or perhaps it?s profitable commercial endeavors? The answer is often quite unclear. Six years, two albums and countless gigs after first forming as a band, River Whyless, the North Carolina-bred folk-rock outfit has discovered their evolution is a subtler albeit monumentally important one.

Welles in 7th St Entry

Tickets $10.00 advance | $12.00 door: https://bit.ly/2q7zBV2

18+

Trace Bundy
June 24 | 7pm | $35-30
Call 612.332.5299 or Click Here For Tickets: http://bit.ly/2GiwIH8

Trace Bundy must be seen, not just heard. His music is poetry in motion, using harmonics, looping, multiple capos, and his unique banter and stage presence to deliver an unforgettable live concert experience. Listening to his intricate arrangements is one thing, but seeing the fan-dubbed ?Acoustic Ninja? play live confounds even the most accomplished music lovers as to how one person can do all that with just two hands and ten fingers.

Ana Egge, Brianna Lane at The Warming House

Chromeo with Pomo at First Avenue

Tickets ? bit.ly/2Gv6BwP
General Admission: $33.50
18+ / ID Required

World leaders, powerful CEOs, and other fat cats could learn a lesson or two from electrofunk duo Chromeo, namely: know thyself, know thy vibe, and stay thy course. The rest of the population will catch up. Indeed, Chromeo is really good at being, well, Chromeo. The mission, the package, the vision ? it?s been a straight shot of pure intentionality from the jump.