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Joe Henry Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant	Sun., March 14, 7:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Jazz
Quietly but inexorably, Joe Henry has built a sterling reputation as a sensitive and resourceful producer, particularly working with those with rootsy inclinations. New projects are in the works with Mose Allison and Harry Belafonte, and he was responsible for a couple of landmark,... More >>

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists First Avenue	Mon., March 15, 7:30pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Rock
In many ways, Ted Leo is a throwback to a bygone era. Since his early days fronting D.C. trio Chisel, Leo's progressive songwriting always had an unabashedly populist bent, while his energetic hooks have remained true to their punk and hardcore roots. Since he forged a solo career with the... More >>

The Appleseed Cast Triple Rock Social Club	Tue., March 16, 5:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Indie Rock
So it's Tuesday afternoon. There's no end in sight to the workweek, and you've got a nasty case the cubicle sweats. Fear not, office drones. Today the world is letting you have a good time and be in bed early enough that you won't need to prop your eyelids open through the morning commute.... More >>

The Weekly Triple Double Triple Rock Social Club	Every week Tuesday, 9:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Dance
What softens a recession's bite as effectively as cheap booze? Nothing...except free entertainment. While "Triple Double"—the Triple Rock's freshly reinvented Tuesday bacchanal—offers both commodities by the truckload, the night's ever-changing DJ roster and floating-genre music... More >>

Larry Coryell & Bombay Jazz Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday from Tue., March 16 until Wed., March 17, 7:00pm more dates/times	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Jazz
Guitarist Larry Coryell was among the premier pioneers of jazz-rock fusion back in the 1970s, renowned for searing electric licks that ignited scorching expeditions into virgin territory. Besides his landmark group Eleventh House, Coryell has played with the likes of Hendrix, Clapton, and... More >>

III Kings Soundsystem Nomad World Pub	Wed., February 3, 8:00pm more dates/times	Minneapolis (Downtown)	DJ Reggae
Anyone can throw on a red-green-and-gold ensemble, guzzle Red Stripe after Red Stripe and natter on about how they had a real deep experience getting zooted to a midnight showing of The Harder They Come, but to actually make your way as a Selector, well, that's another thing entirely. For over... More >>

The Bungalow First Avenue VIP Lounge	Every week Thursday, 10:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	DJ
Friday night gets all the love, Wednesday night has its nudge-wink "hump day" cachet and everyone hates Mondays so much that there's no choice but to go out and wash that start-of-the-week ennui away. But what about Thursday, the day of the week where people are most likely to put... More >>

Small White (CD-Release) 501 Club	Fri., March 19, 9:30pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Rock
Small White get an A for their class project on the history of rock 'n' roll. The local duo sound like they speed-read The Rock Snob's Dictionary and threw it on the funeral pyre with macho gusto the way they blow through genres, mixing breeds to see what kind of labradoodle mishap will flop out... More >>

Mike Doughty Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant	Every week Friday, Saturday from Fri., March 19 until Sat., March 20, 7:00pm more dates/times	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Rock
Minneapolis might as well be a second hometown for Mike Doughty: to most of the country, Soul Coughing were a quirky, pigeonhole-proof bunch of beatniks with modest appeal, but here, they were superstars. You could pin that on the support of local radio champions like Rev 105 and Radio K -- and... More >>

Luke Redfield (CD-Release), Aria Souder (CD-Release) Fine Line Music Cafe	Sat., March 20, 8:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Rock
Like many great folk singers before him, Luke Redfield (pictured) has adopted the persona of the roving musician to shape his carefully-wrought ballads. In fact, he even claims to have spent five years wandering the countryside of North America and Europe in culling that identity. Regardless of... More >>

No Bird Sing Triple Rock Social Club	Sat., March 20, 9:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Hip Hop Rock
For listeners taking in the menacing groove and Eric Blair's liquid flow, it's easy to overlook an important component of No Bird Sing's music: They play hip hop without a bassist or DJ. For this local trio, defying convention has made them one of the area's most prominent up-and-coming acts.... More >>

Too Much Love First Avenue	Every week Saturday, 10:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	DJ
There're two things you might want to keep in mind about First Ave's trendy Saturday-night cool-kid institution before you start muttering the same anti-hipster sentiments you've been harboring since !!! were an ellipsis. The first thing? Well, it's an 18+ dance night. Being 18 these days means... More >>

Dr. Mambo's Combo Bunker's Music Bar & Grill	Every week Monday, Sunday, 9:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	R&B
1987 was a notable year for Minnesota: the Twins won the World Series, Prince released one of his best albums in Sign 'O' the Times, and St. Louis Park's own Coen Brothers released their first great comedy Raising Arizona. 1987 was also the year that Dr. Mambo's Combo was formed, and it just so... More >>

Black First Avenue VIP Lounge	Every week Saturday, 10:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Dance
The spirit of SNDP -- First Ave's legendary '90s club-rave Sunday Night Dance Party -- lives on in a scaled-down size and a more day-job-accommodating Saturday night form in the VIP room's long-running Black. A sort of time-warp tonic for aging ravers, the night itself is the only real constant... More >>

Transmission Clubhouse Jager	Every week Wednesday, 10:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	DJ
"Retro" is a tricky niche to slot a dance night into. Usually you've got to find yourself an era and a genre, hew towards the hits, and maybe garnish it with an outsized wink, a double-pistol-point and a smirking acknowledgement that you think the past is, well, kinda goofy. Clubhouse Jager's... More >>

Cadillac vs. Cornbread Nomad World Pub	Every week Sunday, 10:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Blues Rock
Don't let that "vs." fool you: eighty-something local music vet James Samuel "Cornbread" Harris isn't so much a rival to rockabilly revivalist Cadillac Kolstad as he is a mentor. The two pianists have been sharing double-bills in a number of local music hot-spots, including their regular Sunday... More >>

Get Cryphy! First Avenue VIP Lounge	First Friday of every month, 10:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	DJ
We may be a few years past the point where crunk and hyphy are the hot-trend hip-hop subgenres, but First Ave's recurring Get Cryphy! night isn't just a matter of trying to breathe new life into a couple of aging styles by portmanteauing them together. Jimmy2Times is the deck-annihilating DJ... More >>

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E.L.nO. Lee's Liquor Lounge	Last Friday of every month, 9:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Rock Tribute

Street Sounds Swirlin' Through My Mind First Avenue VIP Lounge	Second Friday of every month, 10:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Dance

Alicia Wiley Hell's Kitchen	Sun., March 14	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Jazz

Pop Wagner Eagles Club - The Nest	Sun., March 14, 3:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Country

We All Have Hooks for Hands, Dada Trash Collage, Shoe Shiners Triple Rock Social Club	Sun., March 14, 5:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Rock

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Orchestra Hall	Sun., March 14, 7:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Jazz

Taj Weekes and Adowa The Cedar	Sun., March 14, 7:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Reggae

Rockthrow, Boris Jr., Sea of Love 501 Club	Sun., March 14, 8:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Rock