--NEW SHOW TICKET ON-SALES—

--FRIDAY, FEB 22, 2013—

10:00 AM

*Tracy Morgan- Pantages/ May 4/ $36.50-125, VIP $250/ AA

*Tony Lucca (from “The Voice”)- Bunker’s/ April 11/ $14-16/ 21+

*Beverly McClellan- Dakota/ Mar 29/ $30/ AA

*Keri Noble- Dakota/ Mar 30/ $25-30/ AA

*Max Raabe- Dakota/ April 7/ $40-60/ AA

*Fountains of Wayne (Acoustic Duo)- Dakota/ April 19/ $35/ AA

*Molly Ringwald- Dakota/ April 23/ $25-35/ AA

*Bill Frisell’s Beautiful Dreamers- Dakota/ May 1,2/ $35-40/ AA

*Jane Monheit- Dakota/ May 15,16/ $25-40/ AA

11:00 AM

*Chris Mann (from “The Voice”)- Pantages/ June 4/ $37.50-47.50/ AA

*Nahko and Medicine for the People- Cabooze/ April 20/ $12-15/ AA

12:00 NOON

*Tristan Prettyman- Fine Line Music Cafe/ April 16/ $15-17/ 18+

*The Mavericks feat. Raul Malo- Pantages/ April 3/ $42.50-52.50/ AA

*Son Volt- First Ave/ June 4/ $20/ 18+

*Pokey LaFarge- The Cedar/ May 22/ $12-15/ AA

*Fandika- The Cedar/ July 10/ $20/ AA

1:00 PM

*Colin Hay- Pantages/ Sept 14/ $28/ AA

--SATURDAY, FEB 23, 2013—

11:00 AM

*STS9- First Ave/ April 11/ $25-30/ 18+

--UPCOMING SHOWS NEXT FOUR WEEKS!!—

*Women of Red House Records- O’Shaughnessy/ Mar 1/ $20-35/ AA

*The Pink Floyd Experience- Mill City Nights/ Mar 2/ $35-40/ 18+

*The Ike Reilly Assasssination- 7^th St Entry/ Mar 2/ $15/ 18+

*The Dirty Heads- Mill City Nights/ Mar 3/ $22-25/ 18+

*Maroon 5- Xcel Energy Center/ Mar 4/ $29.50-79.50/ AA

*Shawn Colvin- Dakota/ Mar 5-7/ $45/ AA

*Tegan & Sara (Sold Out!)- First Ave/ Mar 6/ $35/ 18+

*Muse- Target Center/ Mar 7/ $40-65/ AA

*Jukebox The Ghost w/ Matt Pond- Fine Line/ Mar 8/ $14/ 18+

*Vintage Trouble- Nether Bar @ Mill City Nights/ Mar 9/ $15/ 18+

*Thomas Rhett- Cabooze/ Mar 9/ $17-20/ 18+

*2^nd Annual Benefit 2 Celebrate Life w/ Bobby Z, Nicholas David, Maya Rudolph & Questlove- First Ave/ Mar 9/ $65, VIP $150/ 18+

*Dar Williams w/ Willie Porter- The Cedar/ Mar 9/ $31/ AA

*Gaelic Storm- Fitzgerald/ Mar 9/ $34.50-37.50/ AA

*McCoy Tyner Quartet- Hopkins Ctr for the Arts/ Mar 9/ $36/ AA

*Red Horse feat. Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka & Lucy Kaplansky- Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing/ Mar 9/ $29.50, Students $18.50/ AA

*Buddy Guy & Jonny Lang- State/ Mar 10/ $53.50-63.50/ AA

*Brit Floyd- State/ Mar 14/ $39-49/ AA

*Tyrone Wells- Varsity/ Mar 15/ $18-30/ AA

*The Ike Reilly Assasssination- Turf Club/ Mar 16/ $15/ 21+

--THIS WEEK’S LIVE SHOWS 2/21 Thru 2/28—

--THURSDAY, FEB 21, 2013—

Cities 97 Live Broadcast; Paul Fletcher’s Ice Olympics and On-Site Studio C performance by Matt Hires [Excellent Pop N’ Rock Singer/Songwriter]

Lookout Bar & Grill, Maple Grove/ 3:00-7:00/ FREE/ AA

Hot Tuna (Acoustic)—[GREAT Roots N’ Blues from 60’s & 70’s San Fran Rock Legends Jorma Kaukonen on Guitar & Jack Casady on Bass!!]

Mill City Nights/ 7:30/ $34/ AA

Tea Leaf Green [Rootsy Jam Band Extraordinaire & Summer Fest Fave!] w/ Tumbleweed Wanderers

Cabooze/ 9:30/ $15-17/ 18+

Mary Gauthier [Phenomenal Americana & Alt-Country Singer/Songwriter] & Dave Simonett [Trampled By Turtles!!]; “The Real-Phonic Radio Hour” w/ hosts Molly Maher and Erik Koskinen [HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!]

James J. Hill Library, St Paul/ 8:00/ $20, $10 w/ Non-Perishable Food Item/ AA

--First of all, the great room at JJH Library is a stunning venue in which to see music and this show could be the best so far! Gauthier has been covered by Jimmy Buffett, Tim McGraw and Blake Shelton etc. Her 2002 album, Filth and Fire, was named “Best Indie CD of the Year” by the NY Times! In 2005, her Mercy Now disc was named a Top 10 for the year by dozens of publications including The LA Times, NY Times and Billboard Magazine and both Bob Dylan and Tom Waits sing her praises and play her often on their weekly satellite radio shows.

Sarah Morris Band [Up-And-Coming Country N’ Pop Singer/Songwriter]

Aster Cafe/ 9:00/ $7/ AA

Jana Nyberg [Top Local Jazz & Pop Vocalist]

Dakota/ 7:00/ FREE/ AA

Dan Israel [Top Local Roots-Rock Singer/Songwriter]

Woodfire Grill, St Louis Park/ 7:30/ FREE/ AA

Reefer Madness: The Musical [Opening Night, Runs Thru Feb 24]

New Century Theater/ Various Times Thu-Sun/ $24-29/ AA

--A raucous musical comedy inspired by the original 1936 film, it takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the “hysteria” caused when clean-cut kids fall prey to marijuana and go into a downward spiral filled with “evil” jazz music, sex and violence.

Alex Rossi & Root City Band [Soulful & Swingin’ Bluesy Rock and R&B!]

Famous Dave’s Uptown/ 8:00/ FREE/ AA

Knots On A String [All-Gal Acoustic Folk Band w/ Fine Vocal Harmonies]

Harriet Brewing Tap Room/ 8:00/ FREE/ 21+

Robert Bell & Maud Hixson [Gypsy Jazz w/ Vocals]

Barbette, Uptown/ 10:00/ FREE/ 18+

Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash [Wed—Sunday, Thru May 26!]

Plymouth Playhouse/ Various Times, Wed-Sun/ $35-38, 17 and under $19/ AA

The Butanes [Vintage Soul and R&B, Every Thursday!] 

Shaw’s, NE Mpls/ 8:30/ FREE/ 21+

--Great 60’s and 70’s soul music with some tasty blues and rock covers mixed in. Highly Danceable!

Frog Leg [Classic Rock N’ Jam Covers, Every Thursday!] 

Bunker’s/ 9:30/ $5/ 21+

--For fans of The Allman Brothers, The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, The Band, Bob Dylan ect.

--FRIDAY, FEB 22, 2013—

ZZ Ward [Sold Out!]

Varsity/ 8:00/ $14/ 16+

Eels [Cool Lo-Fi Alt-Rockers, “American Beauty” soundtrack!] w/ Nicole Atkins [Very Talented NJ Psych-Folk Rocker!]

First Ave/ 9:00/ $27.50/ 18+

Griffin House [Recommended Nashville Alt-Folk N’ Pop Songwriter/Rocker!] w/ Larkin Poe [Gal-Fronted Folk-Rockers from GA]

Cabooze/ 9:00/ $12/ 18+

Sam Llanas!! [former Bodeans co-leader!] w/ Kevin Bowe [Award-Winning Roots & Blues Singer/Songwriter]

Icehouse, S Mpls/ LATE 11:00/ $10-12/ 21+

Shen Yun [Chinese Classical Dance, Orchestra & Culture, Sat Also!]

Orpheum/ Fri 7:30, Sat 2:30 & 7:30/ $54-154/ AA

E.L.nO. [ELO Tribute] w/ Jailbreak [Thin Lizzy Tribute]

Lee’s Liquor Lounge/ 9:00/ $10/ 21+

Rubber Soul [Beatles Tribute Band]

Famous Dave’s Uptown/ 9:00/ $5/ AA

Davina & The Vagabonds [Danceable Boogie & Blues]

Crooked Pint Ale House/ 9:00/ $10/ 21+

Nachito Herrera [Swingin’ Cuban Pianist]

Dakota/ 8:00/ $15/ AA

Sophia Shorai, dVRG, Alex Young & Ben Kelly [Folk, Rock & Jazz]

Aster Café/ 9:00/ $8/ AA

Rock N’ Bowl w/ Turn Back Now [Raucous Alt-Rock] and Fuzzy Machete [Fun Nerd-Punk]

Memory Lanes, S Mpls/ 10:00/ FREE/ 21+

--SATURDAY, FEB 23, 2013—

The New Orleans Suspects [N.O. Super-Group Consisting of Members of The Radiators. Neville Brothers & Dirty Dozen! Swampy Groove-Rock] 

Whiskey Junction/ 9:30/ $20/ 21+

K102 Presents Josh Thompson! [Big-Time Nashville Country! A Top Ten Album and Three Top 25 Hits!]

Cabooze/ 9:00/ $18-20/ 18+

Why? [Interesting Fusion of Indie-Rock N’ Folk w/ Hip Hop]      

Fine Line/ 7:00/ $15/ AA

Foghorn Stringband [Energetic Old-Time String Band, Great Fiddler!] w/ The Cactus Blossoms [Old-School Country w/Great Harmonies]

Lee’s Liquor Lounge/ 9:00/ $12/ 21+

Badfinger feat. Joey Molland [Three Billboard Top 10 Hits in the 70’s!] w/ Phil Solem [The Rembrandts]

Famous Dave’s Uptown/ Doors 7:00, Music 8:15/ $15-25/ AA

Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience [Louisiana Zydeco Great!]  

Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing/ 7:00/ $22.50, Students $14.50/ AA

Red Baraat [Danceable Global & South Asia-India Roots/American Jazz Fusion]

The Cedar/ 8:00/ $15/ AA

Frontier Ruckus [Very Good Indie Folk w/ Bluegrass/Country Elements]

Triple Rock/ 9:00/ $10/ 18+

Lord of the Dance [Michael Flatley’s Irish/Celtic Music & Dance Mania!]

State/ 8:00/ $43.50-63.50/ AA

Ginkgo Coffehouse 20^th Anniversary; Tribute to Woody Guthrie w/ Charlie Maguire, Pop Wagner & Tony Glover

Ginkgo, St Paul/ Doors 6:00/ $37 Desert & Music, $51 includes dinner/ AA

Bill Staines [True Folk Legend!]

Armatage School, 2501 W 56^th St, Mpls/ 7:30/ $15-20/ AA

Calder Quartet [World-Renowned Contemporary Classical Strings w/ Hip Following! Have Toured w/ Airborne Toxic Event & The National!]

Hopkins Center for the Arts/ 8:00/ $26/ AA

Benefit for Rebuilding Walker Church, S. Mpls w/ Trailer Trash, Cactus Blossoms, Brass Messengers, Cash-N-Carry & Roe Family Singers

Mpls Eagle’s, 25^th & 25^th, S Mpls/ 3—11:00/ $10-15/ AA

Dan Israel, Brian DeRemer & Danny O’Brien [3 Top Local Roots, Folk N’ Rock Singer/Songwriters]

Aster Café/ 9:00/ $8/ AA

Hookers & Blow [Fun R&B and Top 40 Covers from 60’s and 70’s]

Crooked Pint Ale House/ 9:00/ $10/ 21+

Twin Cities Hot Club [Excellent Local Gypsy Jazz]

Red Stag, NE Mpls/ 10:30/ FREE/ 21+

Rock N’ Bowl w/ The Reckless [Indie Alt-Rock] and Regional Dialect

Memory Lanes, S Mpls/ 10:00/ FREE/ 21+

--SUNDAY, FEB 24, 2013—

Makana [Top Hawaiian Folk Singer/Songwriter and Slack-Key Guitar Virtuoso!!]

Dakota/ 7:00/ $22/ AA

Bayport BBQ owner Chris Johnson’s 50^th B’day Bash!! w/ Illinois John Fever [Revved-Up Punky Alt-Blues w/ Free Birthday Cake!]

Bayport BBQ/ 8:00/ FREE/ AA

2013 Battle of the Blues Bands [Four Acts, Semi-Finals Mar 10 & 24!]

Famous Dave’s Uptown/ 4:30-7:30/ FREE/ AA

New Sound Underground [every Sunday, Top Funk N’ Soul Band!]

Whiskey Junction/ 9:30/ FREE/ 21+

Dr Mambo’s Combo  [every Sunday and Monday]

Bunker’s / 9:30/ $7/ 21+

--Fun, well-played covers of 70’s and 80’s soul, R&B and dance tunes.

--MONDAY, FEB 25, 2013—

Ice Music! [Norwegian Musician Terje Isungset Plays All-Ice Instruments Carved/Created That Afternoon!! FASCINATING SHOW!]

The Cedar/ 7:30/ $20-25/ AA

Davina & the Vagabonds [Swingin Blues N’ Boogie]

Famous Dave’s Uptown/ 8:00/ FREE/ AA

The Neighborhood Group [Jazz w/ a Groove]

Barbette, Uptown/ 10:00/ FREE/ 18+

The Cactus Blossoms [Old-School Country w/Great Harmonies, every Monday]

Turf Club / 7-10:00/ $5/ 21+       

--Wonderful old-school country originals with excellent harmonies.

Classic Country w/ Dan Lund & Buffaloaf [every Monday]

Lee’s Liquor Lounge/ 8:00/ FREE/ 21+

--Very well-played classic country music.

--TUESDAY, FEB 26, 2013—

Eric Bibb & Habib Koite [Two Master Blues Storytellers & Guitarists! One American, One West African, Great Together!]

Dakota/ 7:00 $35, 9:00 $25/ AA

Joffrey Ballet [One of America’s Legendary Ballet Companies!!]

Orpheum/ 7:30/ $42-70/ AA

St. Dominic’s Trio [every Tuesday]

Nye’s, NE Mpls/ 9:30/ FREE/ 21+        

--This stripped-down version of The Belfast Cowboys still plays plenty of Van Morrison covers.

International Reggae All-Stars  [every Tuesday]

Bunkers / 9:00/ $6/ 21+

--Good roots-reggae originals and plenty of covers.

--WEDNESDAY, FEB 27, 2013—

Sister’s Easter Catechism [Opening Night, Runs Thru Mar 31]

New Century Theater/ Various Times, Wed-Sun/ $26-33/ AA

--Hilariously answers “Sister, will my bunny go to heaven?” and unearths the origins of Easter eggs, baskets, bonnets and, of course, those yummy Easter Peeps!

Molly Maher & Erik Koskinen  [Great Roots & Americana, every Wed!] 

Aster Café at Riverplace/ 9:00/ $4/ 21+

--The best night of local roots and Americana music in the Twin Cities each week featuring superb players!

Root City Band  [Soulful Pop & Swingin’ Bluesy Rock, every Wed!]

Gluek’s/ 10:00/ $5/ 21+

--One of the most fun dance floor-filled weekly shows in the Twin Cities for the last decade is back for the month of September. Talented lead singer, writer, and guitarist Alex Rossi has had other projects taking him around the country and over the ocean but he and the gang’s infectious, swinging blues-rock should be in fine form.

Willie Murphy & Friends [Local Blues Legend, every Wed!] 

Driftwood Char Bar/ 7:30/ FREE/ 21+

--Murphy was nationally-renowned in the 60’s and 70’s and still plays a mean guitar and most Wednesdays, great local keyboard player and singer Tom Hunter joins in.

--THURSDAY, FEB 28, 2013—

The Gaslight Anthem [Sold Out!]

First Ave/ 8:30/ $27/ 18+

Disney on Ice; Worlds of Fantasy [Through Sunday]

Target Center/ Various Times/ $10 Opening Night Tix Available! $15-65/ AA

Momentary Lapse of Floyd [Top Local Pink Floyd Tribute Band Playing album “Wish You Were Here”!!]

Cabooze/ 9:30/ $7/ 18+

Art Vandalay [Infectious Folk N’ Americana Band] & Jaspar Lepak [New Wonderfully-Voiced Rootsy Female Folk Songstress!]

Aster Cafe/ 9:00/ $8/ AA

Alex Rossi & Root City Band [Soulful & Swingin’ Bluesy Rock and R&B!]

Famous Dave’s Uptown/ 8:00/ FREE/ AA

Rhonda Laurie [Jazz/Cabaret Singer]

Barbette, Uptown/ 10:00/ FREE/ 18+

The Butanes  [Vintage Soul and R&B, Every Thursday] 

Shaw’s, NE Mpls/ 8:30/ FREE/ 21+

--Great 60’s and 70’s soul music with some tasty blues and rock covers mixed in. Highly Danceable!

Frog Leg [Classic Rock N’ Jam Covers, Every Thursday!] 

Bunker’s/ 9:30/ $5/ 21+

--For fans of The Allman Brothers, The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, The Band, Bob Dylan ect.