Seeing Finland’s Arto Järvelä and Minnesota’s Kaivama perform together at The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis Friday night made me feel downright happy. For a musical performance to be a success, happiness need not be either the intention or the…
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Photo Set: Kaivama CD Release with Arto Järvelä at the Cedar Cultural Center
Dark Dark Dark and Spirits of the Red City at the Cedar Cultural Center
The bespectacled and shy Nona Marie Invie may seem like an unlikely bandleader, but in truth the lead singer of local six-piece Dark Dark Dark is a gifted and engaging performer. Thursday’s release party at the Cedar for the band’s…
Eliza Blue CD Release with Aby Wolf at Cedar Cultural Center
In all likelihood, Eliza Blue is a far more complex, perhaps even troubled, individual than most of us will ever know. Perhaps she wrestles with some inner anxieties or unhappiness, perhaps she simply feels in a very deep manner. What is clear…
Dewi Sant CD Release Party with The Starfolk and Alison Rae at Cedar Cultural Center
Michael Morris slipped a disc into my hand last Tuesday night at Kings Wine Bar and asked me to check it out. The timing couldn’t have been better. Morris had just returned from a 33 day tour of the West,…
Modern Radio 10th Anniversary at Cedar Cultural Center
You sure can’t say the local music scene doesn’t ever do us any favors. To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Modern Radio pulled out all the stops with a pair of shows at the Turf Club and the Cedar over the weekend. For…