Must-see concerts this week: Lazerbeak, Mahler, Morgan Wade
It's a week rich with local talent, from artists who were scene staples decades ago to brand new groups.
Here are some of the best shows taking place around the Twin Cities this week.
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Wednesday, March 5 at Berlin
Hip-hop scene veteran Lazerbeak, aka Aaron Mader, is celebrating the February release of his A Bridge Under the Alley EP. The Minnesota native will be joined by percussionist Zack Baltich to celebrate his atmospheric, laid back release that, as the cover suggests, feels like a beautiful record to throw on during a lazy, snowy afternoon.
In addition to his numerous Doomtree collaborations, the musician and producer has worked with Lizzo, Doja Cat, Trampled by Turtles, and the Minnesota Orchestra. His omnivorous influences are deeply apparent on the new EP, his first solo studio release since 2021's Cameron. Paul Hecht and The Nunnery will open the set.
Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8 at Orchestra Hall
The Minnesota Orchestra presents a program featuring Dorothy Howell's "Lamia," Benjamin Britten's Arthur Rimbaud-inspired "Les illuminations," and Mahler's "Symphony No. 1, Titan," a piece that was first recorded by the Minnesota Orchestra, which went by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra at that time.
The orchestra will be joined by Grammy-winning soprano Julia Bullock, who recently made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera.
Friday, March 7 at Cloudland Theater
Lawson was best known for her work with The Clams, the all-female rock group that played around the Twin Cities for four years in the late '80s. She played in other Twin Cities and New York-based bands for a span before stepping away from music in the late '90s.
But she returned with a bang in 2021, releasing her first new music in decades the following year. Since then, she's released a few singles and an EP of old school bar rock with a punk attitude. She's joined by The Unnamed and the pyschedelic Muun Bato (who may hit the spot for fans of The Flaming Lips).
Friday, March 7 at First Avenue
The Virginia-born country artist is back at First Avenue following the release of last year's Obsessed, her fourth studio album. Wade's latest has a more confessional tone and a little more musical grit to it than her past releases, like her AMA-nominated "Wilder Days" from Reckless.
Friday March 7—Sunday, March 9 at Pillar Forum
The Pillar Forum is hosting three straight days of local punk music (to put a painfully broad label on it) during the second Rage & Reset. It's like a sampler platter of Twin Cities punk groups that dot the calendar every week.
The lineup includes Anita Velveeta, Early Eyes, Valeska Suratt, Baumgardner, Haze Gazer, The Penny Peaches, and plenty more. Weekend passes are $50, while single-day tickets range from $15-$25. The full lineup can be found at the Pillar Forum website.Concerts on Monday, Mar. 3:
The Belfast Cowboys at The Dakota
BCE Trio (Emma Garau / Chris Bates / Bryan Nichols) at Berlin
Nyttu Chongo at The White Squirrel Bar
Phantom Sam at The White Squirrel Bar
Roe Family Singers at 331 Club (free)
Concerts on Tuesday, Mar. 4:
March Conspiracy Series feat. Venus De Mars at 331 Club
Dreamers' Circus at the Walker
Bobby Commodore's 72nd Birthday and Retirement Jam at The Dakota
Fat Tuesday with Jack Brass Band at Icehouse
The Brass Messengers and Brasszilla's Mardi Gras 2025 Battle of the Brass at Palmer's Bar
Mackenzy Mackay with Savanna Leigh at 7th St. Entry
International Reggae Allstars at Bunker's
YUHH Tuesday night residency with Jake Schultz & Francis Johnson and Neighbor Dog at The White Squirrel Bar
The New Havoline Supremes at The White Squirrel Bar (free)Concerts on Wednesday, Mar. 5:
Lazerbeak EP release show at Berlin
An Evening with Eilen Jewell at the Parkway Theater
Ana Popovic at The Dakota
GUNNAR at 7th St. Entry
Twain and Esther Rose at Turf Club
Wednesdays with Marijuana Death Squads at Icehouse
Sonic Sea Turtles, Fragged Out, Cavernous Maw, and more at Underground Music Venue
Catch Your Breath at Varsity Theater
Hunny Bear residency with Fuchsia and Emerson Island at The White Squirrel Bar (free)
Kinda Fonda Wanda at 331 Club (free)
Concerts on Thursday, Mar. 6:
Nona Invie album release show at Berlin
North Mississippi Allstars and Bobby Rush at The Dakota
K.Flay with Vienna Vienna at First Avenue
Disturbed at Target Center
Jack Kays with Remo Drive at the Fine Line
Whores with Facet and Align at Zhora Darling
Lighter Co. residency w/ Asparagus, Anna Devine, and Porch Knights at Icehouse
Marcia Ball Band at The Parkway Theater
This Wild Life with Belmont and Young Culture at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
SaltyDog at Hook and Ladder
Ian Tour pt. 2 at Varsity Theater
Yesterday's Numbers, High Tiny Hairs, and Institutional Green at Cloudland Theater
Bad Weather, Stone Ark, and Polivon at Underground Music Venue
Suburban Muscle with Linus and Battery Eyes at The White Squirrel Bar
Early Evening Jazz: Linz / Monaghan / Murray at Berlin (no cover)
Artaria String Quartet: Mozart Quartet Cycle II at The Landmark Center (free)
Concerts on Friday, Mar. 7:
Søndergård Conducts Mahler Symphony No. 1 at Orhcestra Hall
Morgan Wade at First Avenue
Rage and Reset 2025: Valeska Suratt, Baumgardner, Haze Gazer, Mommy Log Balls, Whenthedustsettles, and New Confusion at Pillar Forum
Cindy Lawson, The Unnamed, and Muun Bato at Cloudland Theater
Gaelic Storm at Pantages Theatre
North Mississippi Allstars and Bobby Rush at The Dakota
Hazlett at Fine Line
Wilder Woods at Uptown Theater
Willis at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Kitty's Rave at Varsity Theater
Tobias Meinhart Quartet at Berlin
Afrobeats to the World at Green Room
"Not Too Far Gone" Tour with The Color Fred & Holdfast. at Zhora Darling
Embers Rise, Abbadon's End, and Sons of Bliss at Underground Music Venue
The Vintagers and Cerulean City at Terminal Bar
Citron Vision with Unfinished Products and Deer Skin at The White Squirrel Bar
The Owl-Eyes, Dave's Manual, and Murder Curious at 331 Club
Dan Israel at Steel Toe Brewing
Early Evening Jazz: Dan Carpel / Joan Hutton / Mike Wolter at Berlin (no cover)
Concerts on Saturday, Mar. 8:
Søndergård Conducts Mahler Symphony No. 1 at Orhcestra Hall
Rage and Reset 2025: Early Eyes, Anita Velveeta, Fend, 12th House Sun, Dad Bod, Malamiko, Jenny Matrix, and Thumper at Pillar Forum
Josh Meloy w/ Kenny Fielder at First Avenue
Kim Dracula and Hanabie. at The Fillmore
Matt Nathanson at Uptown Theater
Inflict, Evernorth, Chrome Coda, Den of Thieves, VIN, and Glad to be Dead at Amsterdam Bar and Hall
ThoughtCast at Berlin
Wanderer, Birth Order, Texture Freq, and Baumgardner at Zhora Darling
Seyi Oyinloye: The "ON3" Tour at Icehouse
D'Aydrian Harding at Varsity Theater
Crush of Souls, Intercourse, Winkie, and DJ Dedicated Enemy at Cloudland Theater
California Cover Cavalcade at Hook and Ladder
Jeff Becker Band and Lexie Modica at Terminal Bar
Jesus Son, Bunny Blood, and Garf at Palmer's Bar
Chase and Ovation: The Music of Prince at Bunker's
Lowboy with Lasalle, Tarias & The Sound, and Vinny Franco & The Love Channel at The White Squirrel Bar (free)
Early Evening Jazz: Mary Petrich OpenHand Trio at Berlin (no cover)
Concerts on Sunday, Mar. 9:
Rage and Reset 2025: The Penny Peaches, Emma Jeanne, Finick, Sylvia Dieken, and Dawson Sabah Kimyon at Pillar Forum
Matt Nathanson at Uptown Theater
Mpls Dads Who Rock // Consolation Champ + Matt Herzog Band at The Parkway Theater
Howie Day at The Dakota
So True with Caleb Hearon at The Fillmore
SahBabii at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Sam Graber Band brunch at Icehouse
Mammoth Moth at The White Squirrel Bar
Skull Sundays: BRAINGIVER & Trever Hagen at Berlin
Emmy Woods and the Red Pine Ramblers at 331 Club
Church of Cornbread with Cornbread Harris at Palmer's Bar (free)Just announced concerts:
Mar. 10: Charmin and Shapira feat. Pete Whitman at The Dakota
Mar. 18: Ginger Commodore: A Tribute to the Life and Music of Roberta Flack at The Dakota
March 18: Lizzo at First Avenue
Mar. 26: Infidels: A Bob Dylan Tribute feat. Terry Walsh, Dan Israel, and Steve Brantseg at The Dakota
Mar. 27: Nato Coles & The Blue Diamond Band, Lutheran Heat, and The Dirty Pretty at Cloudland Theater
April 4: Urban Classic: The First Night Soul Revue at The Dakota
April 17: Ghost Wagon single release party w/ Pat Lenertz and Friends at Icehouse
April 25: The Anti-Queens, The Venomous Pinks, and Tightwire at Cloudland Theater
April 25: Zeppo: Stairway to Eleven w/ TH3 at Icehouse
April 27: Pardyalone at Fine Line
April 27: Room3 Family Function: Bill's Garden album release at The Dakota
May 2: Caleb Gordon at Fine Line
May 3: Stella Cole at The Dakota
May 4: Nick Swardson - live taping at First Avenue
May 8: Kevin Kaarl at The Fillmore
May 20: Bartees Strange at Fine Line
May 23: Coco Jones at The Fillmore
May 24: 2Chainz at Orpheum Theatre
May 27: John Mark McMillan and Citizens at Fine Line
May 28: Sara Keys at 7th St. Entry
June 4: Robyn Hitchcock at Turf Club
June 5: Three Sacred Souls at Palace Theatre
June 10–11: Judy Collins at The Dakota
June 14: Watchhouse at Palace Theatre
June 19: The Head and the Heart at Palace Theatre
June 27: Banks at The Fillmore
July 10: The Music of Prince feat. former members of the New Power Generation at First Avenue
July 11: Heart Attack Man at Fine Line
July 12: Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers at Fine Line
July 17: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at The Fitzgerald Theater
Aug. 4: The Deslondes at 7th St. Entry
Aug. 7: Pantera with Amon Amarth at Target Center
Aug. 19: Simple Plan, Bowling for Soup, 3OH!3, and LØLØ at The Armory
Aug. 25: The Turtles, Jay and the Americans, Little Anthony, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, The Vogues, and more at The Minnesota State Fair Grandstand
Sept. 16: Rilo Kiley at Palace Theatre
Oct. 5: Autchre at Icehouse
Oct. 7: elbow at First Avenue
Oct. 11: Stereolab at First Avenue
Oct. 13: Bambara at 7th St. Entry
Oct. 16: Chaparelle at Fine Line
Oct. 30: The Wombats at The Fillmore
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