Buffy Sainte-Marie
August 26 at 7:30
“Folk music mother of dragons” – NPR
Perhaps you know Sainte-Marie from her 1960s protest anthems (“Universal Soldier”), open-hearted love songs (“Until It’s Time for You to Go”), incendiary powwow rock (“Starwalker”), or the juggernaut pop hit “Up Where We Belong,” which Sainte-Marie co-wrote and Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes sang for the soundtrack to An Officer and a Gentleman. Whatever the case, every song and every era has revealed new and distinctive shades of an artist revered for her pioneering and chameleon ways. There was no mold from which Buffy Sainte-Marie emerged; she created her own, ripened from experiences in both her head and her heart.
Brad Mehldau & Joshua Redman
September 25 at 7pm
September 25 at 9pm
September 25 at 7pm
September 25 at 9pm
Two towering figures in progressive jazz engage in musical conversation in that most intimate of all jazz combinations – the duo. This show presents a rare opportunity to catch them together on the same stage. Both are formidable improvisers, Mehldau taking a genre-bending approach to the piano borrowing aspects of post-bop, classical and prog rock, while Redman’s saxophone playing combines technical complexity with an ever-present lyricism.
Le Cabaret Carré
June 14 at 7pm
Vieux Carré is excited to announce our second presentation of Le Cabaret Carré! Hosted by the sensational Dee Richards, former Drag Show Director extraordinaire of the Gay 90’s, this show will transport you back to the golden age of jazz. Join us and experience the finest burlesque acts in the Twin Cities, live music from the Southside Aces to set the mood, and more food and drinks than you can shake a fist at.
In typical cabaret fashion, this show will be so much more than a “strip tease;” the focus here is on the style and presentation of the dancers, the extra skin is just a bonus! The tastefully done burlesque, paired with the speakeasy atmosphere that Vieux Carré already affords, is sure to make this a premiere show in no time.