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29 The New Standards The New Standards Loved Local Legends 7PM • $45/40/30 The New Standards The New Standards Loved Local Legends 9PM • $45/40/30 View events	30 The New Standards The New Standards Loved Local Legends 7PM • $45/40/30 The New Standards The New Standards Loved Local Legends 9PM • $45/40/30 View events	31 New Year’s Eve w/Davina and the Vagabonds – Dinner Show New Year’s Eve w/Davina and the Vagabonds – Dinner Show 6PM • $135 New Year’s Eve w/Davina and the Vagabonds – Cocktail Show New Year’s Eve w/Davina and the Vagabonds – Cocktail Show Includes Midnight Bubbles 10:30PM • $100 View events	1 Davina and the Vagabonds Davina and the Vagabonds New Years Day Celebration 7PM • $30/25 View events	2 Louis Armstrong Night! w/Southside Aces Louis Armstrong Night! w/Southside Aces Traditional New Orleans Jazz 7PM • $15/10 View events	3 Joyann Parker Band Joyann Parker Band Passion, Power & Soul 7PM • $20/15 View events	4 Johnnie Brown & The Sound of Philadelphia Johnnie Brown & The Sound of Philadelphia feat. The Music of The O'Jays Encore Performance! 7PM • $30/25/20 View events
5 Sam Miltich & Friends Sam Miltich & Friends Brilliant Beloved Guitarist 7PM • $20/15/10 View events	6 MacPhail Jazz Benefit MacPhail Jazz Benefit A Benefit for MacPhail Center for Music’s Jazz Program, the Dakota Combo & the Irv Williams Fellowship Featuring the Macphail Faculty Jazz Combo & the Dakota Combo 7PM • $40/35/30 View events	7 Atom String Quartet Atom String Quartet Wildly Adventurous Polish Ensemble 7PM • $45/40/35 View events	8 Mick Sterling Presents: The Gospel According to Elvis Mick Sterling Presents: The Gospel According to Elvis Happy Birthday to The King 7PM • $25/20/15 View events	9 Miss Myra & The Moonshiners Miss Myra & The Moonshiners Delicious Vintage Jazz 7PM • $20/15/10 View events	10 Nachito Herrera Nachito Herrera Classical to Cuban Pyrotechnics 7PM • $30/25 View events	11 Private Event Private Event View events
12 The Aida Shahghasemi, Jeremy Ylvisaker, Jacqueline Ultan Trio The Aida Shahghasemi, Jeremy Ylvisaker, Jacqueline Ultan Trio A Perfect Winter’s Evening 7PM • $25/20/15 View events	13 Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond Pop Music Legend 7PM • $50/40/35 View events	14 Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond Pop Music Legend 7PM • $50/40/35 View events	15	16 The Sweet Remains The Sweet Remains Three Tantalizing Harmonizing Troubadours 7PM • $40/35/27 View events	17 Bruce Henry: The Music of Curtis Mayfield Bruce Henry: The Music of Curtis Mayfield Electrifying Singer & Entertainer 7PM • $27/22/15 View events	18 Tina Schlieske Sings Sinatra to Simone Tina Schlieske Sings Sinatra to Simone An Evening of Torch and Swing 6:30PM • $40/35/30 Tina Schlieske Sings Sinatra to Simone Tina Schlieske Sings Sinatra to Simone An Evening of Torch and Swing 9PM • $30/25/20 View events
19 Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Soul Groove Jazz 7PM • $35/30/25 View events	20 Ginger Commodore & Friends: A Celebration for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Ginger Commodore & Friends: A Celebration for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day From Memphis to Motown – A Musical Celebration 7PM • $30/25/20 View events	21 Private Event Private Event View events	22 Kneebody Kneebody Explosive Exploratory Jazz 7PM • $30/25 Kneebody Kneebody Explosive Exploratory Jazz 9PM • $20/15 View events	23 Twin Cities Hot Club: Happy Birthday, Django! Twin Cities Hot Club: Happy Birthday, Django! Local Gypsy Jazz Luminaries 7PM • $20/15/10 View events	24 Private Event Private Event View events	25 Rebirth Brass Band Rebirth Brass Band Incomparable NOLA Brass 7PM • $45/35 Rebirth Brass Band Rebirth Brass Band Incomparable NOLA Brass 9:30PM • $35/25 View events
26 Irv Williams Tribute Irv Williams Tribute Minnesota Musical Celebration of the Life & Music of Irv Williams 7PM • $0 View events	27 HeartSong: An Acoustic Tribute to Ann & Nancy Wilson HeartSong: An Acoustic Tribute to Ann & Nancy Wilson Performed by Cate Fierro & Katie Gearty 7PM • $20/15 View events	28 Love & Law: A Century of the ACLU Love & Law: A Century of the ACLU A book launch and anniversary party hosted by Birchbark Books and the ACLU MN Featuring contributing authors Louise Erdrich, Brenda Child with Kao Kalia Yang, T Mychael Rambo, Dan Chouinard, Prudence Johnson, Chastity Brown, and more. 7PM • $100 View events	29 Larry McDonough Sextet: “Kind of Blue” Larry McDonough Sextet: “Kind of Blue” Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Miles Davis’ Seminal Recording "Kind of Blue" - Before & After 7PM • $25/20/15 View events	30 Afro-Cuban All Stars Afro-Cuban All Stars Voice of Traditional Cuban Music 7PM • $50/40 Afro-Cuban All Stars Afro-Cuban All Stars Voice of Traditional Cuban Music 9:30PM • $45/35 View events	31 Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials Bottleneck Boogie Blues 7PM • $35/30/25 View events	1 Nachito Herrera & Karen Briggs: The Duet Series Nachito Herrera & Karen Briggs: The Duet Series 7PM • $35/30/25 Nachito Herrera & Karen Briggs: The Duet Series Nachito Herrera & Karen Briggs: The Duet Series 9PM • $30/25/20 View events

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July 2025

JT Bates, Zacc Harris, Chris Bates Trio

Monsters of Folk Jazz

Jul 6, 2025 • 7PM • From $25.47

“the hardest-working drummer in the Twin Cities” – Star Tribune Drummer JT Bates grew up at the Dakota. He experienced being in the same room as many drummers who created the language of the modern drumset. For example, Billy Higgins, Ben Riley, Elvin Jones, Max Roach, and on from those depths. To share a stage shared by […]

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Moore By Four

Twin Cities Vocal Legends

Jul 7, 2025 • 7PM • From $30.62

“Their high-energy stage presence, distinctive voices, close harmonies makes Moore By Four a must-see-and-hear.” – MinnPost Feat. Sanford Moore, Ginger Commodore, Connie Evingson, Dennis Spears, and Ashley Commodore Moore By Four quickly established themselves as a fixture on the Twin Cities music scene upon their 1986 inception. There, they started out at Ruby’s Cabaret in Minneapolis. […]

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Bonerama

Rock Funk Brass Explosion

Jul 8, 2025 • 7PM • From $47.10

“A brass-band force of nature” – NPR Bonerama is a force of nature. In many ways, the band defies categorization. A funky rock band with brass… a funky brass band that rocks. Bonerama is a New Orleans-based band that fuses everything that has made that city’s music famous into a genre-defying gumbo. The band takes […]

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Johnnie Brown: “Let the Music Play” –

The Music of Barry White

Jul 9, 2025 • 7PM • From $30.62

“a true musical experience… always a treat” – MN Spokesman-Recorder Johnnie Brown was born in Mississippi. He began singing as a child in his father’s church choir. As an adult, Johnnie’s sibling and friends encouraged him to take singing more seriously. Brown decided to take his vision as a performer to the next level and […]

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Toronzo Cannon

Passionate Chicago Blues

Jul 10, 2025 • 7PM • From $30.62

“exceptionally gifted… man, he can play” – Blues Blast “I want my songs to be heard and experienced, not just listened to,” says cliché-defying, internationally beloved Chicago bluesman Toronzo Cannon. Cannon is on the cutting edge of today’s contemporary blues scene. Further, critics hail him as one of the genre’s most creative artists. Fans love him […]

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Lissie

Midwestern Indie Folk

Jul 11, 2025 • 7PM • From $69.76

“a fine songwriter… passionate vocals” – Pitchfork Lissie’s latest, 2022’s Carving Canyons finds the acclaimed singer-songwriter digging deep to carry on through life’s many uncertainties. Her fifth album is her most personal expression yet. Her songs chart the ripples caused by heartbreak and loneliness, and what happens when the soul perseveres amidst pain. Carving Canyons is as […]

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Lissie

Midwestern Indie Folk

Jul 12, 2025 • 7PM • From $69.76

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Carolyn Wonderland

Soulful Texas Blues

Jul 13, 2025 • 7PM • From $35.77

“Wonderland is the sound of Texas… twangy blues dripping with honky-tonk grease” – No Depression Carolyn Wonderland has more than earned her reputation as a fiercely independent artist. Fans love her for her dynamic guitar playing, formidable songwriting, and pure Texas vocals. Wonderland plays original, bluesified, cosmic soul music, mixed with heavy doses of Tex-Mex and […]

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Sarah Morris

Honey-voiced Americana

Jul 14, 2025 • 7PM • From $19.29

“Sarah soars with ease… Wow.” – Americana Highways Sarah Morris has a habit of missing the forest. From the day the Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter picked up a guitar, she’s been too busy crafting love letters to the details of the trees. Morris’ endearingly honest, expertly penned songs encourage audiences to pull away from the big picture. […]

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The Baylor Project

Inspiring Gospel Jazz

Jul 15, 2025 • 7PM • From $52.25

“melding the sound of gospel with the warmth of R&B and the innovation of jazz” – All About Jazz A husband. A wife. An astonishing duo built on love, family, faith, culture and community. These things power The Baylor Project featuring Jean Baylor and Marcus Baylor. This enticing collaboration is steeped in the heart and soul of […]

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It’s because of concerts like this that I can’t stand living in Los Angeles. Why is it that Lowell Pickett’s Dakota … gets artists and tours to come to Minneapolis, MN and not darken the doors of any club in LA?

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January 2020

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