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Cedar Cultural Center

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2012

    Best Twin Cities concerts 2012

    The Gimme Noise crew attended a lot of concerts, festivals, events, gatherings, and what have you this past year. As is the case with every year in live music in the Twin Cities, the cacophonous noises etched history into the walls of our storied venues and into our minds. There were a lot of firsts ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2012

    Best Twin Cities concerts 2012: Staff lists

    Here are the raw lists from many of City Pages' contributing writers and photograghers for the finest shows they attended this year. Hint: It's all over the place!See Also:Best Twin Cities concerts 201250 Awesome Concert Photos from 2012Best Twin Cities songs 2012: Staff lists Best Twin Cities album ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2012

    Cold Specks at Cedar Cultural Center, 11/28/12

    By Tony NelsonCold SpecksCedar Cultural Center, MinneapolisWednesday, November 28, 2012 Cold Specks, the British-based act led by the Toronto-raised singer Al Spx, returned to the Cedar Cultural Center as a full band Wednesday night, having been an opening act there earlier in the year as a much sma ... More >>

  • Music

    November 28, 2012

    Critics' Picks: Kreayshawn, the Tragically Hip, Patrick Watson, and more

    By Tony NelsonCold SpecksCedar Cultural Center, MinneapolisWednesday, November 28, 2012 Cold Specks, the British-based act led by the Toronto-raised singer Al Spx, returned to the Cedar Cultural Center as a full band Wednesday night, having been an opening act there earlier in the year as a much sma ... More >>

  • Music

    September 5, 2012

    Critics Picks: Summit Backyard Bash, Metric, and more

    By Tony NelsonCold SpecksCedar Cultural Center, MinneapolisWednesday, November 28, 2012 Cold Specks, the British-based act led by the Toronto-raised singer Al Spx, returned to the Cedar Cultural Center as a full band Wednesday night, having been an opening act there earlier in the year as a much sma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2012

    Dark Dark Dark announce U.S. tour supporting Who Needs Who, record release show at the Cedar

    Minneapolis by-way-of New Orleans chamber folk outfit Dark Dark Dark have just announced the track listing and release date of their forthcoming new record, Who Needs Who. Their third full-length will be released on October 2, and the band has announced a large U.S. tour to celebrate their bold, str ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2012

    Lotus Plaza at Triple Rock Social Club, 7/11/12

    See Also:Atlas Sound at the Cedar Cultural Center, 3/02/12Lotus Plaza with Hollow Stars and Fort Wilson Riot Triple Rock Social Club Wednesday, July 11, 2012 Like his fellow Deerhunter bandmate Bradford Cox, guitarist Lockett Pundt has carved out a distinguished solo career in recent years vi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2012

    The Cedar announces 416 Club grants recipients for 2012-13

    See Also:Cedar Cultural Center named best world music venueThe Cedar Cultural Center has consistently been supportive of young, emerging artists, giving them a hospitable environment to share and develop their music in front of a welcoming audience. That tradition continues with the Cedar's announce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Lee "Scratch" Perry playing the Cedar Wednesday

    So far the spring has been a bit of a buzzkill for reggae in the Twin Cities. Both the Itals who were set to play the Cedar Cultural Center in March and the Meditations that same week were to perform in the Seventh Street Entry but had their gigs cancelled. Word was in each case it had something to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Cedar unveils Outdoors summer music series lineup

    Related:Cedar Cultural Center named best world music venueAnyone who has ever seen a show within the cozy confines of the Cedar Cultural Center knows that the West Bank music venue is one of the best rooms in town. And now, for the fourth year in a row, the club will bring the music outside to their ... More >>

  • Music

    April 11, 2012

    Critics' Picks: Seun Kuti, Perfume Genius, Cults, and more

    Related:Cedar Cultural Center named best world music venueAnyone who has ever seen a show within the cozy confines of the Cedar Cultural Center knows that the West Bank music venue is one of the best rooms in town. And now, for the fourth year in a row, the club will bring the music outside to their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Seun Kuti first performed in Minneapolis as an 8-year-old

    By Rachel Lee JoyceRelated: Cedar Cultural Center named best world music venueOn August 5, 1991, I was crammed in butts-to-nuts with 1199 fans in the First Avenue Mainroom to see the Nigerian Afrobeat legend himself, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Years of underage fandom had passed, and I was finally old ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Cedar Cultural Center named best world music venue

    Related:Minneapolis music scene named second-best in the U.S.Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete list50 cool facts about the Minnesota music sceneKudos are in order for the Cedar Cultural Center, as the readers of About.com have crowned the venue the Best World Music Venue for 2012. Depend ... More >>

  • Music

    January 25, 2012

    Critics' Picks: The Supersuckers, Los Campesinos!, and more

    Related:Minneapolis music scene named second-best in the U.S.Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete list50 cool facts about the Minnesota music sceneKudos are in order for the Cedar Cultural Center, as the readers of About.com have crowned the venue the Best World Music Venue for 2012. Depend ... More >>

  • Music

    January 11, 2012

    Critics' Picks: Charlie Parr, Friends Like These, Dom, and more

    Related:Minneapolis music scene named second-best in the U.S.Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete list50 cool facts about the Minnesota music sceneKudos are in order for the Cedar Cultural Center, as the readers of About.com have crowned the venue the Best World Music Venue for 2012. Depend ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2011

    Weekend Checklist: Dark Pony, Animal Lover, Joey Ryan & the Inks, Dream Crusher

    ​A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together. - Garrison Keillor

  • Music

    December 14, 2011

    Critics' Picks: Robin and Linda Williams, Valet, and more

    ​A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together. - Garrison Keillor

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    Weekend Checklist: The Sounds, Molly Maher, Farewell Milwaukee, Kristoff Krane

    ​All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it."-Jean Cocteau

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Malamanya release CD, prepare for two big gigs

    ​It was a sure sign of the end of summer last week when Malamanya, everyone's favorite local Cuban son band, ended their Tuesday night residency at the Driftwood Char Bar in Minneapolis. But what was extra special and encouraging about the event was the band surprised the swelling crowd with a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    No Bird Sing, 'Afterlife Insurance'

    ​No Bird Sing are getting ready to release their sophomore full-length, Theft of the Commons, at the end of this month with a show at the Cedar Cultural Center. The band says that the new record finds them "on more organic ground... literally," mostly due to the fact that it was recorded in a barn ... More >>

  • Music

    March 23, 2011

    Critics' Picks: Volcano Choir, Amos Lee, the Dodos, and more

    ​No Bird Sing are getting ready to release their sophomore full-length, Theft of the Commons, at the end of this month with a show at the Cedar Cultural Center. The band says that the new record finds them "on more organic ground... literally," mostly due to the fact that it was recorded in a barn ... More >>

  • Music

    March 16, 2011

    Critics' Picks: Stnnng, MEN, the Constellations, and more

    ​No Bird Sing are getting ready to release their sophomore full-length, Theft of the Commons, at the end of this month with a show at the Cedar Cultural Center. The band says that the new record finds them "on more organic ground... literally," mostly due to the fact that it was recorded in a barn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    Best Concerts of 2010

    ​From beginning to end, 2010 has kept us busy running from venue to venue in pursuit of some phenomenal live music. Gimme Noise's team of writers and photographers fanned out across the Twin Cities to catch as many shows as we could, and each of us ended up with our own diverse and distinctive lis ... More >>

  • Music

    December 8, 2010

    Doomtree Blowout, Tricky, Dark Dark Dark, and more

    ​From beginning to end, 2010 has kept us busy running from venue to venue in pursuit of some phenomenal live music. Gimme Noise's team of writers and photographers fanned out across the Twin Cities to catch as many shows as we could, and each of us ended up with our own diverse and distinctive lis ... More >>

  • Music

    November 24, 2010

    Atmosphere, Rogue Valley, Recplacements Tribute, and more

    ​From beginning to end, 2010 has kept us busy running from venue to venue in pursuit of some phenomenal live music. Gimme Noise's team of writers and photographers fanned out across the Twin Cities to catch as many shows as we could, and each of us ended up with our own diverse and distinctive lis ... More >>

  • Music

    November 10, 2010

    Haley Bonar, B.B. King, Dawes, and more

    ​From beginning to end, 2010 has kept us busy running from venue to venue in pursuit of some phenomenal live music. Gimme Noise's team of writers and photographers fanned out across the Twin Cities to catch as many shows as we could, and each of us ended up with our own diverse and distinctive lis ... More >>

  • Music

    October 6, 2010

    Jamie Lidell, Ra Ra Riot and more

    ​From beginning to end, 2010 has kept us busy running from venue to venue in pursuit of some phenomenal live music. Gimme Noise's team of writers and photographers fanned out across the Twin Cities to catch as many shows as we could, and each of us ended up with our own diverse and distinctive lis ... More >>

  • Music

    September 22, 2010

    Janelle Monae, Matt & Kim, and more

    ​From beginning to end, 2010 has kept us busy running from venue to venue in pursuit of some phenomenal live music. Gimme Noise's team of writers and photographers fanned out across the Twin Cities to catch as many shows as we could, and each of us ended up with our own diverse and distinctive lis ... More >>

  • Music

    September 15, 2010

    The Flaming Lips, School Of Seven Bells, and more

    ​From beginning to end, 2010 has kept us busy running from venue to venue in pursuit of some phenomenal live music. Gimme Noise's team of writers and photographers fanned out across the Twin Cities to catch as many shows as we could, and each of us ended up with our own diverse and distinctive lis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Roma di Luna take us backstage at the Cedar

    ​For next week's City of Music video, producer Dan Huiting and his film crew went backstage at the Cedar Cultural Center with Roma di Luna for a unique performance. "We originally planned to shoot at the MPLS Farmers Market, but the wind was too strong to record outdoors," Dan explains, "so we mov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Portland Cello Project playing free show tonight

    ​A collection of somewhere between eight and 16 cellos will gather on the Cedar Cultural Center's patio this evening for an outdoor performance that is sure to be unique. The Portland Cello Project has achieved prominence in its hometown by collaboration with indie rock musicians and mixing everyt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    Ramblin' Jack Elliott at the Cedar (PHOTOS)

    Photo by Tony Nelson​Iconic folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott stopped at the Cedar Cultural Center on Saturday night for a show, where he was joined by locals Patches and Gretchen and an all-star local tribute act called the Rolling Patches Review, who warmed up the crowd with their own renditio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    Video: Tinariwen at the Cedar Cultural Center

    As we come closer to the Summer solstice and getting ready for a beautiful weekend of music and fun in the sun here's a sample of the dancing room only night of music this past Wednesday courtesy of the masters of Saharan desert sound, Tinariwen. Their stop at the Cedar Cultural Center was nothing s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Dirty Projectors return to Minneapolis September 19

    Photo by Sarah Cass​The Dirty Projectors, who played to a very sold-out Cedar Cultural Center last fall, will return to Minneapolis on September 19 to play First Avenue. If you'd like to attend, better act fast -- tickets go on sale today at noon (i.e. now), and we're expecting them to get snatche ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Beach House shimmers at the Cedar

    Spinning octahedrons and angelic vocals

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Weekend Checklist: Mason Jennings, Dosh, and the Beatles are in Big Trouble

    December 18-20.

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Romantica to release a new full-length record this spring

    On the heels of their latest EP comes news of a follow-up full-length release.

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Decemberists film screens tonight at the Cedar

    The animated video accompanies The Hazards of Love, the Decemberists' ambitious concept album.

  • Movies

    September 23, 2009

    Film Highlight: Sound Unseen

    The animated video accompanies The Hazards of Love, the Decemberists' ambitious concept album.

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Dirty Projectors headed to the Cedar this fall

    Indie rock auteurs grace the Cedar Cultural Center this November.

  • Music

    June 10, 2009

    Metric, PJ Harvey, Tower of Power, and more

    Indie rock auteurs grace the Cedar Cultural Center this November.

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    Weekend Checklist: Maria Isa, Mr. Lif, and Kid Dakota

    June 5-7.

  • Music

    December 17, 2008

    Music Picks: Roma di Luna, New Congress, and more

    June 5-7.

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2008

    At Your Service: Cedar Ave.

    June 5-7.

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2008

    Over the Weekend: May 30-June 1

    June 5-7.

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2008

    Breakfast of Champions 5/13: The roundup

    June 5-7.

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2008

    Haale: Fields of clover and tantric sex

    June 5-7.

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2007

    Fire Dance With Me

    June 5-7.

  • Calendar

    September 5, 2007

    Roma Di Luna

    June 5-7.

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