Rodney Crowell + John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band
STAR TRIBUNE + CITY PAGES PICKS
In a bit of scheduling serendipity, ex-spouses Rosanne Cash and Rodney Crowell, stellar 1980s country stars turned modern-day Americana aces,...
Jul 8
Sergio Mendes + Alejandro Escovedo Band
STAR TRIBUNE CONCERT PICKS
The veteran Brazilian who played the first concert ever in the old Met Center in 1967 returns with his breezy,...
Jun 28
John Scofield + Lisa Fischer
STAR TRIBUNE + CITY PAGES + MINNPOST CONCERT PICKS
Last year, to commemorate his 66th birthday, the jazzy guitar star put together a new group for his album “Combo...
Jun 21
Cécile McLorin Salvant
A City Pages "Best Concerts"
Though still in her 20s, classically trained virtuoso Cécile McLorin Salvant is already tied to the pantheon of iconic jazz...
Jun 18
Mindi Abair + Stanley Clarke
City Pages: Weekend's Best Concerts
Since the early ’90s, Mindi Abair has contributed saxophone and/or vocals to innumerable diverse sessions while her solo career emphasized...
Jun 14
Stanley Clarke + Cécile McLorin Salvant
Star Tribune Concert Picks
Stanley Clarke: On last year's "The Message," the great bass player (Return to Forever, New Barbarians, Animal Logic, George Duke)...
Jun 13
Maceo Parker – Minnpost Pick
Artscape by Pamela Espeland
Calling his music “2 percent jazz, 98 percent funky stuff,” the irrepressible saxophonist played with James Brown in the 1960s,...
Jun 11
Anthony Cox, Dave King + Brandon Wozniak
Their "Acoustic Deathwish" is a Minnpost + City Pages Pick
"A new band of three bada**es...here’s the official thumbs-up preview. Anthony Cox (upright bass), Brandon Wozniak (tenor saxophone) and Dave...
Jun 6
Bettye LaVette, Maceo Parker + Glen Campbell Tribute
Star Tribune Concert Picks
Bettye LaVette: The inventive song stylist hit a grand slam with her reimagination of Bob Dylan songs — both on...
Jun 6
Mary Gauthier @ Vieux Carré
A City Pages Pick
"The main theme of Gauthier’s brilliant 2018 album Rifles and Rosary Beads, written with veterans and their spouses as part of...
Jun 3