--NEW SHOW TICKET ON-SALES--

--FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013--

10:00 AM

*10 Thousand Sounds Fest w/ The Walkmen, Free Energy etc.- Hennepin & 8th/ June 22/ GA $20, VIP $45/ AA

*Adam Ant- Mill City Nights/ Sept 1/ $25-30/ 21+

     **Early Presale Thu 4/11 10AM—10PM Password: POSSE

*Hardwell (EDM DJ)- Epic/ May 23/ $TBD/ 18+

*Bennie Benassi (EDM DJ)- Epic/ May 24/ $TBD/ 18+

*Kelly Hogan- Dakota/ June 17/ $15/ AA

11:00 AM

*Vans Warped Tour- Canterbury Park/ July 21/ $37.50-45/ AA

12:00 NOON

*Lissie- Varsity/ May 22/ $20-30/ 18+

*Passenger- Varsity/ July 30/ $15-17/ AA

*Bush- First Ave/ May 22/ $30/ 18+

*Rev. Horton Heat- First Ave/ Aug 22/ $2022/ 18+

*City and Colour- First Ave/ Oct 28/ $31.50/ AA

*The Music Tapes- The Cedar/ May 3/ $14-16/ AA

*Bill Baird w/ Strange Relations- Icehouse/ May 25/ $6-8/ 21+

*Cheryl Wheeler- The Cedar/ Oct 12/ $15-18/ AA

--MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013--

12:00 NOON

*Celtic Thunder- O’Shaughnessy/ Oct 19/ $70-75/ AA

--FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2013--

10:00 AM

*Music In The Zoo Summer 2013 Concert Packages

--SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2013--

10:00 AM

*Music In The Zoo Summer 2013 Individual Show Tickets

 --TOP UPCOMING SHOWS NEXT FOUR WEEKS--

*ALO w/ Ryan Montbleau- Varsity/ April 19/ $16.50-28.50/ 18+

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

*REO Speedwagon, Styx, & Ted Nugent- Target Ctr/ April 19/ $25-125/ AA

*The Black Angels w/ Elephant Stone- Fine Line/ April 20/ $17/ 18+

*Jim James [Sold Out!]- First Ave/ April 21/ $26/ 18+

*The Proclaimers (Acoustic)- Varsity/ April 22/ $22-24/ 18+

*Airborne Toxic Event- First Ave/ April 23/ $19-22/ 18+

*Molly Ringwald Quartet (2 shows)- Dakota/ April 23/ $25-35/ AA

*Nick Drake Tribute w/ Joe Boyd, Mason Jennings, Haley Bonar & Steve Tibbetts- The Cedar/ April 23/ $10/ AA

*Polica [Sold Out!]- First Ave/ April 24/ $25/ 18+

*Josh Ritter- First Ave/ April 25/ $25/ 18+

*David Wilcox (Solo Acoustic!)- The Cedar/ April 26/ $24-26/ AA

*Kinetix- Cabooze/ April 26/ $10-12/ 18+

*Lucero w/ Langhorne Slim- First Ave/ April 26/ $20/ 18+

*Todd Snider w/ Jason Isbell- Fitzgerald/ April 27/ $21-24/ AA

*Ike Reilly- Icehouse/ April 27/ $15/ 21+

*Kelley Hunt- Dakota/ April 27/ $25/ AA

*Cloud Cult [27^th Sold Out!]- First Ave/ April 27,28/ $22/ 18+

*Fleetwood Mac- Xcel Energy Center/April 28/ $49.50-149.50/ AA

*Diana Krall- State/ April 28/ $65-95/ AA

*Nanci Griffith- Dakota/ April 29,30/ $50-60/ AA/ Rescheduled from Mar 26-28, Must Exchange Tickets for New Dates

*James Blake- First Ave/ May 1/ $20-22/ 18+

*JD McPherson- First Ave/ May 4/ $17-20/ 18+

*Steven Wilson- Fine Line/ May 4/ $22.50/ 18+

*Sara Bareilles [Sold Out!]- The Cedar/ May 4/ $35/ AA

*Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis- Dakota/ May 5/ $30/ AA

*Alex Clare- Varsity/ May 5/ $20-22/ 16+

*Ryan Beatty- Fine Line/ May 5/ $15/ 12:00 NOON ALL AGES SHOW!

*Youngblood Hawke- Triple Rock/ May 6/ $12/ 18+

*Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires- The Cedar/ May 7/ $17.50-20/ AA

--THIS WEEK’S LIVE SHOWS 4/11 Thru 4/18--

--THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013—

Boz Scaggs [One of First “Blue-Eyed Soul” Singers and to Fuse Rock, Blues, Soul and R&B in the 60’s and 70’s]

State Theatre/ 7:30/ $53.50-63.50/ AA

Tift Merritt & Simone Dinnerstein Together! [The Talented Soulful Roots/Country North Carolina Singer/Guitarist joins the Juilliard-Trained Classical Pianist]

Dakota/ 7:00/ $36/ AA

Tony Lucca [Very Talented Rock N’ Folk Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist, Came in 3^rd on Season Two of “The Voice”!]

Bunker’s/ 9:00/ $14-16/ 21+

Taj Raj [Good Local Country-Rock], Truckstop Darlin’ [Powerful Roots-Rock from Portland, OR] and American Scarecrow [Very Good Local Americana-Rock]

Turf Club/ 10:00/ $5/ 21+

Matt Wilson & John Munson!! [From Semisonic, Twilight Hours, Trip Shakespeare!]

Aster Cafe/ 9:00/ $10/ AA

STS9 [Funky Jazzy Instrumental “Livetronica”]

First Ave/ 8:00/ $25-30/ 18+

Florida Georgia Line [Sold Out!]

Myth/ 7:30/ $25/ 18+

Twenty One Pilots [Sold Out!!]

Triple Rock/ 8:00/ $12-15/ 18+

John Devine [Jazz Sax]

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

Funk Night w/ PHO [7:00] w/ The Premiums [9:00, Funk N’ Reggae]

Harriet Brewing Tap Room/ FREE/ 21+

The Neighborhood Trio [Jazz/Pop/Cool Covers]

Red Stag, NE Mpls/ 10:00/ FREE/ 18+

Alex Rossi & Root City Band [Soulful & Swingin’ Bluesy Rock, Every Thu]

Famous Dave’s Uptown/ 8:00/ FREE/ AA

Musical; “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!

--FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013—

Prof  [Sold Out!]

First Ave/ 9:00/ $12/ 18+

That 1 Guy [Talented Classically-trained Funky/Jazzy One-Man Band]

Cabooze/ 10:00/ $13-15/ 18+

17^th Annual Marvin Gaye Tribute [Mpls’ Best Soul and R&B Musicians,  Saturday also!]

Bunker’s/ 9:30/ $10/ 21+

Fatoumata Diawara [Hot New “Infectious/Funky/Jazzy” Afro-Folk N’ Pop Star from Mali w/ Smokin’ Live Band!!]

The Cedar/ 8:00/ $30-35/ AA

2 Cellos [Sold Out!]

Dakota/ 8:00/ $40/ AA

Left Lane Cruiser [Cool “Mississippi Hill Country”-style Electric Blues-Rock!] w/ Eleganza! [Big Three Guitar Rock & Roll!]

Bayport BBQ/ 8:00/ $12 AA

Whitey Morgan & The 78’s [Great HonkyTonk/Outlaw Country from MI!] w/ The Union Suits [Good Local Americana/Country]

Lee’s Liquor Lounge/ 9:00/ $10/ 21+

Les Racquet [Very Good Indie Rock N’ Jazz Power Trio from Brooklyn!] w/ Geoff Fischbein and Cait Leary

Acadia Cafe/ 9:00/ FREE/ 21+

The Gaither Vocal Band [Powerhouse 7-time Grammy-winning Gospel & Christian Quintet for 30 years!]

Orpheum/ 8:00/ $33.50-73.50/ AA

Justin Furstenfeld [of Blue October]

Mill City Nights/ 8:30/ $22-25/ 18+

Davina & The Vagabonds [Swingin’ Jazz & Boogie Blues!]

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

Ian Alexy [7:00, Roots Singer/Songwriter] and Tommy Bentz Band [9:00, Eclectic Jazz/Blues]

Harriet Brewing Tap Room/ FREE/ 21+

Havana Hi-Fi [Spicy Afro-Cuban/Salsa]

Aster Café/ 9:00/ $10/ AA

Mick Sterling & The Irresistibles [Big Horn-Driven R&B]

Famous Dave’s Uptown/ 9:00/ $5/ AA

Dustin Lee [LATE 11:00, Good Local Country/Pop Singer/Songwriter] 

Dakota/ 11:00/ $5/ 21+

Rock N’ Bowl w/ The Vicious Lips, Edward The Confessor & The Less Complex [Local R&R]

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

--SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2013—

Rufus Wainwright [Phenomenal Singer/Storyteller/Live Performer /Multi-Instrumentalist in Rock/Folk/Pop/Jazz & Broadway Standards!!]

Fitzgerald Theater/ 8:00/ $39-49/ AA

Celtic Women [Talented Group of 4 Irish Singers Performing Celtic Standards & Pop Classics!]

Orpheum/ 3:00 and 8:00/ $43.50-72.50/ AA

Prof [Sold Out!]

First Ave/ 9:00/ $12/ 18+

Family of the Year w/ The Mowgli’s [Sold Out!]

Triple Rock/ 9:00/ $12/ 18+

Juno What! [Super Fun & Danceable Electro/Funk Jam-Band] w/ Turkuaz [Brooklyn Progressive Funk]

Cabooze/ 10:00/ $10-12/ 18+

Rock N’ Bowl w/ The House of Teeth [Good Delta-style Blues-Rock!], San Dimas and Trendy Trendy Space Vegans [Local R&R]

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

17^th Annual Marvin Gaye Tribute! [Mpls’ Best Soul and R&B Musicians!]

Bunker’s/ 9:30/ $10/ 21+

Kevin Bowe & The Okemah Prophets [Top-Shelf Roots & Blues!]

Aster Café/ 9:00/ $10/ AA

The Ike Reilly Assassination [The King of Intelligent Bar Room Rock!!] w/ Little Man [Good Local Rockers!]

Turf Club/ 10:00/ $15/ 21+

The Butanes [Vintage Soul and R&B!] 

Famous Dave’s Uptown/ 9:00/ $7/ AA

RJ Mischo [Excellent Harmonica-based Chicago Blues!]

Schooner Tavern, S Mpls/ 9:00/ FREE/ 21+

King Tuesday [Hard Alt-Rock/Rap], The Joseph Bell [Rythmic Rock N’ Pop] and Neil Dynamite & The Heartlights [Neil Diamond Tribute]

Lee’s Liquor Lounge/ 9:00/ $6/ 21+

Akron/Family [Experimental Folk/Psychedelic Rock] w/ Red Daughters [Local Boozy Country-Rock]

7^th St Entry/ 9:00/ $12-14/ 18+

Papa John Kolstad & The Hot Club of E. Lake [4:00, Swingin’ Folk], Tin Can Gin [7:00, Revved-Up Bluegrass ] and No Man’s String Band [9:00, “Citybilly”]

Harriet Brewing Tap Room/ FREE/ 21+

John Devine [Top-Shelf Jazz Sax]

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

New Event; “Saturday AM Bluegrass Brunch” w/ Live Music [Performer this week; Ruby Magpie Group!]

Aster Cafe/ 11AM to 1PM/ No Cover, Full Brunch, Reservations Recommended/ AA

--SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2013—

Widespread Panic [Sold Out!]

Orpheum/ 7:30/ $38.50/ AA

Carrie Rodriguez w/ The Cactus Blossoms Duo

The Cedar/ 7:30/ $12-15/ AA

Chris Tomlin [Grammy-winning Christian Music!]

Target Center/ 7:00/ $27-37/ AA

Paquito D’Rivera [11 Time Grammy-winning Cuban Sax & Clarinet Master!!] & the Assad Brothers [Virtuoso Brazilian Jazz & Classical Guitarists!!]

Dakota/ 6:00 & 8:00/ $40-45/ AA

The Willie August Project [Well-Crafted Jazz N’ Folk!] w/ Katie Gearty [Jazz/Blues Keyboardist/Singer] and The Handcars [Bluesgrass/Country]

Acadia Cafe/ 8:00/ FREE/ 21+

The Dear Hunter [Progressive Indie Rock w/ Dynamic Lead Singer]

7^th St Entry/ 8:00/ $15/ 18+

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, APRIL 15, 2013—

Doc Severinsen & His Big Band [Grammy Award-winning Jazz Trumpeter and Longtime “Tonight Show” Bandleader! Tuesday Also!]

Dakota/ 7:00 $60, 9:00 $40/ AA

Twin Cities Hot Club [Highly Danceable Swing & Gypsy Jazz! Free Swing Dance Lessons at 7:00, Live Music 8:00]

Famous Dave’s Uptown/ 8:00/ FREE/ AA

Jazz Nocturne with John Ganapes [Top Local Jazz Guitarist]

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, APRIL 16, 2013--

Tristan Prettyman [Groovin’ SoCal Pop N’ Rock Singer/Songwriter, Relocated from Fine Line, Those Tix Honored]

First Ave/ 8:30/ $15-17/ 18+

Trampled Under Foot [Excellent Award-Winning 3-Sibling Blues Band from KC!]  w/ Crankshaft & The Geargrinders [Swingin’  Alt-Blues!]

Bunker’s/ 9:00/ $12-14/ 21+

Doc Severinsen & His Big Band [Grammy Award-winning Jazz Trumpeter and Longtime “Tonight Show” Bandleader!]

Dakota/ 7:00 $60, 9:00 $40/ AA

St. Dominic’s Trio [Mostly Van Morrison Covers, 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, APRIL 17, 2013—

Trampled By Turtles w/ Actual Wolf [Wed, Thu, & Friday Sold Out!!] 

First Ave/ 8:00/ $25/ 18+

Kris Allen [2009 American Idol Champ!] w/ Jillette Johnson [Talented New NY Pop N’ Rock Singer/Songwriter]

The Cedar/ 7:30/ $15-20, VIP Meet & Greet $50/ AA

RJ Mischo [Fine Harmonica-based Chicago Blues!]

331 Club, NE Mpls/ EARLY 7:00/ FREE/ 21+

Dan Israel [Roots N’ Pop Singer/Songwriter]

NE Palace, NE Mpls/ 9:00/ FREE/ 21+

Now Now [Hot Local Synth-Pop], The Lonely Forest [Indie Alt/Rock from WA] & Prissy Clerks [Very Good Local Gal-Fronted Indie Rock N’ Pop]

Triple Rock/ 8:30/ $13-15/ 18+

The Ericksons [Wonderful Twangy Roots N’ Folk]]

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

Kitchen Patrol [EARLY HAPPY HOUR, 4:30, Old-School Country/Folk]

Red Stag, NE Mpls/ 4:30/ FREE/ 21+

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, APRIL 18, 2013—

Cities97 Basilica Block Party Reveal Live Broadcast w/ Paul Fletcher!

The Pourhouse/ 3-7:00/ FREE/ AA

Trampled By Turtles w/ The Pines! [Thu & Friday Totally Sold Out!!] 

First Ave/ 8:00/ $25/ 18+

Ricky Scaggs & Kentucky Thunder [Master Mandolinist & Bluegrass Bandleader, 14 Grammys!!]

Dakota/ 7:00 and 9:00/ $35-60/ AA

Rebelution [Fine SoCal Reggae/Rock Fusion], J Boog [Reggae from LA] & Hot Rain [Top Hawaiian Reggae Band!]

Cabooze/ 8:30/ $17.50-20/ 18+

Pickwick [Good Seattle Indie Rock] w/ Basia Bulat [Wonderful, Ethereal Canadian Indie Folk-Rocker, Check out song “Before I Knew”!]

Turf Club/ 9:00/ $10-12/ 21+

Jim O’Neill & Will Hutchinson [Two Good Singer/Songwriter/Rockers]

Aster Cafe/ 9:00/ $7/ AA

James Wallace [Jazz]

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

Luke Spehar [7:00, Christian Singer/Songwriter] w/ Mike Mangione & The Union [9:00, Bluesy Soulful Folk N’ Pop]

Harriet Brewing Tap Room/ $5/ 21+

Clustercuss [Eclectic Jazz]

Red Stag, NE Mpls/ 10:00/ FREE/ 18+

Alex Rossi & Root City Band [Soulful & Swingin’ Bluesy Rock, Every Thu]

Famous Dave’s Uptown/ 8:00/ FREE/ 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 etc.

--NEW SHOW TICKET ON-SALES--

--FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2013--

10:00 AM

*Depeche Mode- MN State Fair Grandstand/ Aug 27/ $60-70/ AA

*The Lumineers w/ Cold War Kids- Target Center/ May 31/ $30-45/ AA

     **Cities 97 Early Presale Thu 4/4 10AM—10PM Password: Ho

*Fitz and the Tantrums- Varsity/ June 17/ $25-35/ 18+

     **Cities 97 Early Presale Thu 4/4 10AM—10PM Password: Cities97

*Adam Corolla- Varsity/ Sept 27/ $40.50-50.50/ 18+

*Limp Bizkit- Varsity/ May 14/ $35-45/ 18+

11:00 AM

*Macklemore & Ryan Lewis- MN State Fair Grandstand/ Aug 31/ $20-30/ AA

*The Flobots- Cabooze/ June 13/ $15/ 18+

12:00 NOON

*Tim McGraw- MN State Fair Grandstand/ Sept 2/ $56-71/ AA

*Damien Jurado- Turf Club/ May 8/ $13-15/ 21+

*Nicholas David- First Ave/ May 10/ $15/ 18+

*Dawes (2^nd show!)- First Ave/ July 9/ $20/ 18+

*Rachael Yamagata- Varsity/ June 11/ $18-20/ 18+

*Red Bird- The Cedar/ June 6/ $13-15/ AA

*Unknown Mortal Orchestra- The Cedar/ June 23/ $15-18/ AA

*The Cat Empire- The Cedar/ July 11/ $21-26/ AA

--SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2013--

10:00 AM

*Big Time Rush w/ Victoria Justice- Target Center/ Aug 10/ $25-65/ AA

      **Early Presale Fri 4/5 10AM—10PM Password: SUMMER

--FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2013—

10:00 AM

*Music In The Zoo Summer 2013 Concert Packages

--FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2013—

10:00 AM

*Music In The Zoo Summer 2013 Individual Show Tickets

 --TOP UPCOMING SHOWS NEXT FOUR WEEKS--

*That 1 Guy- Cabooze/ April 12/ $13-15/ 18+

*17^th Annual Marvin Gaye Tribute- Bunker’s/ April 12,13/ $10/ 21+

*Rufus Wainwright- Fitzgerald/ April 13/ $39-49/ AA

*Ike Reilly- Turf Club/ April 13/ $15/ 21+

*Celtic Woman- Orpheum/ April 13/ $43.50-72.50/ AA

*Widespread Panic- Orpheum/ April 14/ $38.50/ AA

*Tristan Prettyman- First Ave/ April 16/ $15-17/ 18+

*Tramples By Turtles [All 3 Sold Out!]- First Ave/ April 17-19/ $25/ 18+

*ALO w/ Ryan Montbleau- Varsity/ April 19/ $16.50-28.50/ 18+

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

*REO Speedwagon, Styx, & Ted Nugent- Target Ctr/ April 19/ $25-125/ AA

*The Black Angels w/ Elephant Stone- Fine Line/ April 20/ $17/ 18+

*Jim James (of My Morning Jacket!!)- First Ave/ April 21/ $26/ 18+

*The Proclaimers (Acoustic)- Varsity/ April 22/ $22-24/ 18+

*Airborne Toxic Event- First Ave/ April 23/ $19-22/ 18+

*Nick Drake Tribute w/ Joe Boyd, Mason Jennings, Haley Bonar & Steve Tibbetts- The Cedar/ April 23/ $10/ AA

*Polica [Sold Out!]- First Ave/ April 24/ $25/ 18+

*Josh Ritter- First Ave/ April 25/ $25/ 18+

*David Wilcox (Solo Acoustic!)- The Cedar/ April 26/ $24-26/ AA

*Anthony Jeselnik- Varsity/ April 26/ $25/ 18+

*Kinetix- Cabooze/ April 26/ $10-12/ 18+

*Lucero w/ Langhorne Slim- First Ave/ April 26/ $20/ 18+

*Todd Snider w/ Jason Isbell- Fitzgerald/ April 27/ $21-24/ AA

*Ike Reilly- Icehouse/ April 27/ $15/ 21+

*Cloud Cult [27^th Sold Out!]- First Ave/ April 27,28/ $22/ 18+

*Fleetwood Mac- Xcel Energy Center/April 28/ $49.50-149.50/ AA

*Diana Krall- State/ April 28/ $65-95/ AA

--THIS WEEK’S LIVE SHOWS 4/4 Thru 4/11--

--THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2013—

Flashdance The Musical [Celebrates 1983 Blockbuster Movie w/ 4 Top 10 Hits, Grammy-Winning Soundtrack & Oscar-Winning Theme Song!! Thru Sunday!]

Orpheum/ Various Times/ $34-89/ AA

The 4OnTheFloor Album Premier Warmup Show!! [GREAT Stompin’ Rawk N’ Blues!] w/ Erik Koskinen Band [Excellent Roots/Americana]

Turf Club/ 9:00/ $25, Includes Ticket to 4/6 First Ave CD Release Show!/ 18+

Divine Fits [Sold Out!]

Varsity/ 8:00/ $18-30/ 18+

Matt Costa [Talented CA Indie Rock N’ Folk Singer/Songwriter & Multi-Instrumentalist]

Triple Rock/ 9:00/ $15/ 18+

Rahsaan Patterson [Excellent Neo-Soul/R&B Vocalist/Live Performer!!]

Dakota/ 7:00/ $40/ AA

Hey Marseilles [Well-Crafted Indie/Jazzy Folk-Pop!]

7^th St Entry/ 9:00/ $10-12/ 18+

People Get Ready [Rythmic Electro-Pop from Brooklyn]

The Cedar/ 7:30/ $15-18/ AA

Concert Movie; “Blind Faith: London Hyde Park 1969” starring Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood w/ Ginger Baker on Drums!!

Parkway Theatre, S Mpls/ 7:00/ $12/ AA

Nikki & The RueMates [Acoustic Roots/Americana]

Driftwood Char Bar, S Mpls/ 9:00/ FREE/ 21+

Church of Cash [Johnny Cash Tribute] w/ The Rolling Blackouts [HonkyTonk]

Lee’s Liquor Lounge/ 9:00/ $5/ 21+

Bernie King & The Guilty Pleasures [Blues & Bluegrass]

331 Club, NE/ 9:30/ FREE/ 21+

Paul Doffing [Good Singer/Songwriter, Virtuoso Acoustic Guitarist!] w/ Ranger Ranger [Intelligent Indie Pop/Rock]

Aster Cafe/ 9:00/ $5/ AA

Peter Miller [Folk/Pop Singer/Songwriter]

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

Joel Shapiro Trio [Good Local Jazz]

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

Warehouse Eyes [Cool Pop Duo]

Red Stag NE Mpls/ 10:00/ FREE/ 21+

Alex Rossi & Root City Band [Soulful & Swingin’ Bluesy Rock, Every Thu]

Famous Dave’s Uptown/ 8:00/ FREE/ AA

Musical; “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, APRIL 5, 2013—

Cold War Kids [Sold Out!]

First Ave/ 9:00/ $20/ 18+

Galactic [Longtime Great New Orleans Funk/Jazz/Jam!]  w/ Nigel Hall Band [Funky Soul/R&B]

Cabooze/ 9:00/ $25-27/ 18+

James Lidell [Funky Fun British Nu-Soul/Electro-Pop! Excellent Voice!]

Fine Line/ 9:00/ $15/ 18+

Garbage [Grungy Alt-Rock with Pop Hooks]

Mill City Nights/ 9:00/ $42-45/ 18+

Michael Nesmith [Much More than Former Monkee, Written Many Pop Hits for Others, Help Launched MTV]

Fitzgerald Theater/ 7:30/ $37.50-39.50/ AA

Freewheelin’ First Friday w/ Awkward Sorrows [7:00, Talented Bluegrass/Folk Trio] and The Fattenin’ Frogs [9:00, Excellent Roots N’ Blues!]

Harriet Brewing Tap Room/ FREE/ 21+

Calvin Harris [EDM DJ, Sold Out!]

Epic/ 9:00/ $50/ 18+

Wovenhand [Punky Neofolk/Alt-Country w/ Some Industrial Effects]

7^th St Entry/ 9:00/ $12-14/ 18+

Happy Apple [Highly Accessible R&R-Inspired Jazz, Sat Also!]

Icehouse/ 11:00/ $12/ 21+

Scott Holt [Top Blues Guitarist!! Buddy Guy’s Sideman for 10 Years!]

Shaw’s, NE Mpls/ 9:00/ FREE/ 21+

Chastity Brown, Actual Wolf and Barbara Jean [3 Top Local Singer/Writer/Rockers!]

The Cedar/ 8:00/ $12-15/ AA

Davina & The Vagabonds [Swingin’ Jazz & Boogie Blues! Sat Also]

Dakota/ 8:00/ $15/ AA

Andra Suchy [Wonderful Singer in Multiple Genres, A Regular on Prairie Home Companion!]

Aster Café/ 9:00/ $10/ AA

Cassie Taylor [Up-and-Coming Blues Singer/Bassist/Keyboardist, Daughter of Blues Legend Otis Taylor!]

Famous Dave’s Uptown/ 9:00/ $6/ AA

Trailer Trash [Great HonkyTonk & Fun Roots Covers!]

Lee’s Liquor Lounge/ 9:00/ $6/ 21+

Bethany Larson & The Bee’s Knees [LATE, Fine Twangy Country-Rock] 

Dakota/ 11:00/ $5/ 21+

Jon Pemberton [Excellent Jazz!]

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

Rock N’ Bowl w/ Histronic, Mike Moilanen and Curt Canyon [Local R&R]

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

--SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2013--

The 4OnTheFloor CD Release!! [GREAT Stompin’ Rawk N’ Blues!] w/ The Evening Rig

First Ave/ 9:00/ $12-14/ 18+

Iris Dement [Sold Out!]

The Cedar/ 8:00/ $30/ AA

MarchFourth Marching Band [Wildly Fun & Eclectic Big Brass Band]

Cabooze/ 10:00/ $12/ 18+

--This is a mostly instrumental brass band that includes electric guitar and bass and incorporates the performance art of stilt walkers, fire eaters, acrobats and flag dancers into its stage show! They have become festival favorites around the world and have toured with Fleetwood Mac, No Doubt, and The Neville Brothers.

Toots & The Maytals [Jamaican Reggae/Rocksteady Icon!]

Mill City Nights/ 9:00/ $26-28/ 18+

Organs [Raw Garage Rock N’ Blues from Brooklyn!]

Turf Club/ 10:00/ $7/ 21+

Aziz Ansari [Top Stand-up Comedian, Star on NBC’s Parks & Recreation]

State Theatre/ 7:00 Sold Out, 10:00/ $35/ AA

Rocket Club w/ White Iron Band [Big Night of Rockin’ Country!]

Medina Entertainment Ctr/ 8:30/ $17-22/ 21+

Happy Apple [Highly Accessible R&R-Inspired Jazz]

Icehouse/ 11:00/ $12/ 21+

6^th Annual John Prine Tribute / Mother Banjo Band, Art Vandalay, Dana Thompson, Baby Grant Thompson & Brianna Lane!!

331 Club, NE Mpls/ 10:00/ FREE/ 21+

Belfast Cowboys [Great Van Morrison Tribute] w/ Bad Bad Hats

Lee’s Liquor Lounge/ 9:00/ $6/ 21+

Davina & The Vagabonds [Swingin’ Jazz & Boogie Blues! Sat Also]

Dakota/ 8:00/ $15/ AA

Le Cirque Rouge Burlesque Show

Amsterdam Bar & Hall, St Paul/ 7:00/ $10/ 21+

Matt Moberg [Good Young Roots/Folk Singer/Songwriter]

Aster Café/ 9:00/ $8/ AA

Nikki & The RueMates [Fine Acoustic Roots]

Black Dog Café, St Paul/ 7:30-10:30/ FREE/ 18+

Minnesota RollerGirls Season Championship! [Good Fun for Whole Family]

Roy Wilkins/ Doors 6:30, 7:30/ $13-18/ AA

--The girls are back with their raucous brand of fun that tonight includes Beatles tribute band A Hard Day’s Night playing at halftime, face-painting for the kids and the always popular “black-eye booth”!  

Cait Leary [5:00, Sweet Singer/Songwriter], Teague Alexy [7:00, Roots Singer/Rocker/Writer], and Crankshaft [9:00 Alt-Blues Singer/Guitarist]

Harriet Brewing Tap Room/ FREE/ 21+

Rockabilly Bowl w/ The Riverside Swing Band

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

New Event; “Saturday AM Bluegrass Brunch” w/ Live Music [Performer this week; Adam Granger & Bob Douglas]

Aster Cafe/ 11AM to 1PM/ No Cover, Full Brunch, Reservations Recommended/ AA

--SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2013—

Bon Jovi [Great Anthemic Rock & Roll, Lead Guitarist Richie Sambora will not be appearing due to “personal reasons” but they’ve played some wonderful shows without him in the past few years!]

Xcel Energy Center/ 7:30/ $19.50-149.50/ AA

Shivering Timbers [GREAT Raucous & Haunting Indie Bluesy Folk-Rock! A Favorite of Their Hometown Pals The Black Keys!!]

Bayport BBQ/ 8:00/ $5/ AA

Finals-Battle of the Blues Bands [AFTERNOON, From 16 down to 4! Winner goes to International Blues Challenge in Memphis!!]

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

Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers [Soulful Rock/Alt-Country/Folk from CA] w/ Rayland Baxter [Good Indie Country N’ Folk Singer/Writer/Guitarist]

Turf Club/ 8:00/ $12/ 21+

Simon Shaheen [Palestinian Master Violinist! Global Roots, Jazz & Classical!!]

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

Hey Ocean [Canadian Indie Alt-Rock N’ Pop]

7^th St Entry/ 8:00/ $8-10/ 18+

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, APRIL 8, 2013—

Shivering Timbers [GREAT Raucous & Haunting Indie Bluesy Folk-Rock! A Favorite of Their Hometown Pals, The Black Keys!!]

Acadia Café, West Bank/ 9:00/ FREE/ 21+

Caitlin Rose [Fun Young Nashville-Based Country Singer/Rocker] w/ Andrew Combs [Nashville Country N’ Folk Singer/Guitarist]

Triple Rock/ 8:00/ $10/ 18+

The Last Bison [Good Rootsy Indie Folk-Rock from VA] w/ Marah In The Mainsail [Local Revved-Up Indie Folk-Rock]

7^th St Entry/ 7:00/ $10-13/ AA

John Scofield & Mike Stern [Two Jazz Guitar Virtusos!! Tues Also]

Dakota/ 7:00 & 9:00/ $32-42/ AA

The Neighborhood Trio [Jazz/Pop/Cool Covers]

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, APRIL 9, 2013—

Noah Gunderson w/ Denison Witmer [Both Good Rootsy Indie Folk-Rockers from Seattle and Pennsylvania respectively]

7^th St Entry/ 8:30/ $10/ 18+

John Scofield & Mike Stern [Two Jazz Guitar Virtusos!!]

Dakota/ 7:00 & 9:00/ $32-42/ AA

St. Dominic’s Trio [Mostly Van Morrison Covers, 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, APRIL 10, 2013—

JJ Grey and Mofro [Phenomenal Southern-fried Soul/Rock/Blues!]

Varsity/ 8:00/ $24-26/ 18+

Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds [Fun Funky Soul/Blue/Rock from Brooklyn!]

7^th St Entry/ 9:00/ $10/ 18+

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, APRIL 11, 2013—

Boz Scaggs [One of First “Blue-Eyed Soul” Singers and to Fuse Rock, Blues, Soul and R&B in the 60’s and 70’s]

State Theatre/ 7:30/ $53.50-63.50/ AA

Tift Merritt & Simone Dinnerstein Together! [The Talented Soulful Roots/Country North Carolina Singer/Guitarist joins the Juilliard-Trained Classical Pianist]

Dakota/ 7:00/ $36/ AA

Tony Lucca [Very Talented Rock N’ Folk Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist, Came in 3^rd on Season Two of “The Voice”!]

Bunker’s/ 9:00/ $14-16/ 21+

Matt Wilson & John Munson!! [From Semisonic, Twilight Hours, Trip Shakespeare!]

Aster Cafe/ 9:00/ $10/ AA

STS9 [Funky Jazzy Instrumental Livetronica]

First Ave/ 8:00/ $25-30/ 18+

Florida Georgia Line [Sold Out!]

Myth/ 7:30/ $25/ 18+

Twenty One Pilots [Synthpop/Alt-Rockers from OH w/ Top 20 CD], New Politics [Danish-American Alt-Rock N’ Pop] and Five Knives [Punky Danceable Electro-Pop]

Triple Rock/ 8:00/ $12-15/ 18+

John Devine [Jazz Sax]

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

Funk Night w/ PHO [7:00] w/ The Premiums [9:00, ]

Harriet Brewing Tap Room/ FREE/ 21+

The Neighborhood Trio [Jazz/Pop/Cool Covers]

Red Stag, NE Mpls/ 10:00/ FREE/ 18+

Alex Rossi & Root City Band [Soulful & Swingin’ Bluesy Rock, Every Thu]

Famous Dave’s Uptown/ 8:00/ FREE/ 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 etc.