Must-see Twin Cities concerts this week: Cymande, Mason Jennings, Neva Dinova
There are plenty of reasons to get out of the house this week, despite the cold.
Here are a few of those reasons, some of the best concerts taking place around the Twin Cities during the week of Feb. 17.
Wednesday, Feb. 19 at Varsity Theater
Many have heard Cymande, a U.K.-based soul group that was active for just a handful of years in the '70s, but they may not even know it.
After the group wrapped things up during its initial run, songs like "Bra" and "Dove" became heavily sampled tracks in the work of hip-hop pioneers like the Sugarhill Gang, De La Soul, and Wu-Tang Clan, among others.
In the years since, frontman Steve Scorpio and guitarist Patrick Patterson became lawyers in the Caribbean, per the New York Times. Starting in 2012, the group was revived sporadically. In January, it released its first broadly accessible album in many decades, Renasance. 'To us, it's a total vindication for what we set out to do in the '70s,' Scipio told the Times. 'It proves we were doing something of substance all along.'
Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22 (two shows) at The Dakota
A Minnesota folk staple of nearly three decades, Jennings continues to release new music with shocking consistency. He'll bring his massive catalogue for a two-night, three-show stand at The Dakota this week.
Friday, Feb. 21 at Zhora Darling
A Hamilton will get you into the back room of Zhora Darling on Friday, where a trio of local psych rock groups will make your innards vibrate. Weald released a couple of engaging singles last year with meandering psychedelia blended with punk energy. (Give "Giant Butterfly" a listen.) They're joined by Hypnic Jerks and King Caesar, named after the most clearly underrated Godzilla antagonist of the Showa Era.
Saturday, Feb. 22 at Cloudland Theater
Neva Dinova was a pivotal piece of Omaha's Saddle Creek scene in the late '90s and early '00s. The group disappeared not long after the release of 2008's You May Already Be Dreaming.
However, frontman Jake Bellows recently reformed the group as a trio, keeping it a Saddle Creek affair with longtime drummer Roger L. Lewis, who is also a member of the Cursive side project The Good Life, and Cursive cellist Megan Siebe on bass. Now, they've released a new album and have a promotional photo that comes MN-ready. Val Son and Lana Leone open.
Saturday, Feb. 22 at Palace Theatre
They may not be real doctors, but they will play them on stage. Saturday's Rock from the Heart event is billed as a concert for aortic health awareness.
The "Two Princes" band will be joined by Aortic Fire, the Rock from the Heart house band, comprised of heart surgery survivors as well as guest drummer Gina Schock of the Go-Go's. Proceeds support Rock from the Heart's mission to raise awareness of aortic and heart valve disease as well as offering education for parents and families.More concerts on Monday, Feb. 17:
Kat Edmonson at The Dakota
Jordana with Rachel Bobbitt at 7th St. Entry
Sparrow Catcher at The White Squirrel Bar
Mike Clark and the Sugar Sounds, Cap'n Seabeard, and Ditch Pigeon at Pillar Forum
Baldwin / Harris / Hennig at Berlin (no cover)
Roe Family Singers at 331 Club (free)
Sparrow Catcher at The White Squirrel Bar (free)
More concerts on Tuesday, Feb. 18:
Twin Cities EATSS with a performance from Rufus Wainwright at Guthrie Theater
Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Vol. 2 at Uptown Theater
All Sweet Things: A Celebration of Black Love at The Dakota
Mike Munson at 331 Club
Gossamer, Zero Fox, and Rock Melon at Pillar Forum
International Regge Allstars at Bunker's
Duck Bomb, Monarch, Alphine Shepherd Boy, and Booster Pack at Palmer's Bar
Embahn, Suzanne Vallie, and Orion Treon at Eagles 34
Funk n' Spuds Funk Jam at Indeed Brewing
Elour, Cold Sweat (of Hiahli), and Said in Stone at 331 Club (free)
The New Havoline Supremes with Cody Braun at The White Squirrel Bar (free)More concerts on Wednesday, Feb. 19:
Cymande with Bathe at Varsity Theater
Arizona with Moody Joody at First Avenue
Brynne Weaver: Scythe & Sparrow / In conversation with Abby Jimenez at The Parkway Theater
BoomBox with Angel Beloved of MPLSHOUSE at Fine Line
Stephen Day with Abbey Cone at 7th St. Entry
Starlight Song-Swap w/ Misty Boyce and Nat Harvie at Icehouse's Starlight Room
Cécile McLoring Salvant at The Dakota
Eddie Spaghetti with Metal Marty at Mortimer's Bar
In Solid Air with Galleon and The Grieving Pines at Pillar Forum
Mary Cutrufello and Cody Braun at The White Squirrel Bar (free)
More concerts on Thursday, Feb. 20:
Modern Wildlife, Velahsa, and Sunken Planes at Cloudland Theater
Oister Boy with Mad Mojo Jett, Drug League, and Crush Scene at Turf Club
Jamie Miller with Alex Sampson and Garrett Adair at Fine Line
Make Them Suffer at Varsity Theater
Sweet Honey in the Rock at The Dakota
Tina Schlieske Sextet at Berlin
Identity Shock, Everybody Takes One, Self Abuse, and By All Means at Black Forest Inn
Eva Markham and Anna Devine at Aster Cafe
Cole Diamond at Palmer's Bar
Early Evening Jazz: deVon Russell Gray at Berlin (no cover)
Donna Stoering, piano; and friends at The Landmark Center (free)
Devaney & Friends at The White Squirrel Bar (free)
Cross Pollination at 331 Club (free)
More concerts on Friday, Feb. 21:
Mason Jennings at The Dakota
Weald, The Hypnic Jerks, and King Caesar at Zhora Darling
Muscadine Bloodline with Lance Roark at First Avenue
UltraBomb with The Melismatics, Cindy Lawson, and Mary Strang & The Garage at Turf Club
Sidepiece at The Fillmore
Manplanet with Kepi Ghoulie Electric at 7th St. Entry
Septicflesh w/ Vltmas and Ex Deo at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
David Shaw at Varsity Theater
Lucia Sarmiento Quintet album release at Berlin
Your Arms are My Cocoon, Michael Cera Palin, Combat, Bolts, and Anita Velveeta at Underground Music Cafe
The New Standards at Crooners
Sweater People at Padraigs Brewing
Erik Koskinen residency at Icehouse
USPOP, Pageant Dress, and Danser at Palmer's Bar
Deep Fakes, Material, and Magenta Vice at Cloudland Theater
Early Evening Jazz: Charlie Bruber and Jack Barrett at Berlin (no cover)
Adam Moe at The White Squirrel Bar (free)
More concerts on Saturday, Feb. 22:
Neva Dinova, Val Son, and Lana Leone at Cloudland Theater
Mason Jennings (two shows) at The Dakota
Spin Doctors with Aortic Fire and Gina Schock of The Go-Go's at Palace Theatre
Free Fallin (Tom Petty tribute), Our House (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young tribute), and Taming the Tiger (Joni Mitchel Tribute) at The Fitzgerald Theater
Ron Pope at Turf Club
Zeppo: Stairway to Eleven at The Parkway Theater
Molchat Doma with Sextile at First Avenue
Dancing in the Moonlight - A Yacht Rock Party featuring DJ Jake Rudh and Private Oates at Fine Line
Lucia Sarmiento Quintet album release at Berlin
Plague of Stars release show with the Culture Of, Beastface, and Kalopsya at Zhora Darling
The New Standards at Crooners
The Current's 2025 Winter Dig Out w/ Medium Build, Annie DiRusso, Anderson East, and Black Widows at Hook & Ladder
The Craft - Hip Hop Songwriters Showcase at The Cedar Cultural Center
Ax and the Hatchetmen at 7th St. Entry
The Silent Treatment, Constant Insult, and My Kid Banana at Palmer's Bar
Early Evening Jazz: The Willie August Project at Berlin (no cover)
Big Trouble at The White Squirrel Bar (free)
More concerts on Sunday, Feb. 23:
Pink Sweat$ with Aqyila at The Fitzgerald Theater
Solas at The Pantages Theatre
Kxllswxtch and SXMPRA at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
On a Winter's Night Reunion Tour feat. Patty Larkin, Cliff Eberhardt, john Gorka, and Lucy Kaplansky at The Parkway Theater
Lara Ruggles w/ Frog and The Bog, Daniels and Baker, and Dominic Acito at Green Room
Kelsy Karter & The Heroines with Surly Grrly and Rebel Queens at 7th St. Entry
Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton at The Dakota
Matthew McNeal with Leslie and Poison Ivy and the People at Zhora Darling
The Dust of Suns at Berlin
Jeffry Becker & The Gentlemen at The White Squirrel Bar (free)Just announced concerts:
Mar. 4: Bobby Commodore's 72nd Birthday and Retirement Jam at The Dakota
Mar. 14: Yasa-Exide, The Thirsty Giants, and Pleasure Cube at Cloudland Theater
Mar. 15: Jeffrey Robert Larson, Ditchweed, and Former Crush at Cloudland Theater
Mar. 18: The Passion of Joan of Arc with live film score by Paris 1919 at The Parkway Theater
Mar. 20: Stanley Jordan at The Dakota
Mar. 22: The Right Here record release with Sparrowhawk and Homeward Bound at Cloudland Theater
Mar. 27: Joyann Parker Band at The Dakota
Mar. 28: Paris Chansons at The Dakota
April 2: Ben Sollee at The Parkway Theater
April 3: Once More, Autumn, Green, and Oceanographer at Underground Music Cafe
April 9: Scott Lucas (Local H) solo set with Busey at Cloudland Theater
April 10: Yagódy at The Dakota
April 11: hey, nothing at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
April 11: Toys That Kill, Panel, and Miracle Debt at Cloudland Theater
April 12: F.Y.P., Mary Jam, and Gay Witch Abortion at Cloudland Theater
April 12: Andrew Walesch and His Orchestra at The Dakota
April 24–25: Junior Brown at The Dakota
April 29: L.A. Witch at Turf Club
April 30: SAINt JHN at First Avenue
May 1: Vs Self at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
May 1–2: Dave Mason's Let It Flow Tour at The Dakota
May 6: Sturgill Simpson at The Armory
May 8: Minnesota Tango Music Festival at The Parkway Theater
May 11: iann dior at Fine Line
May 20: Ministry at Palace Theatre
May 21: Tennis at First Avenue
May 21: Rachel Chinouriri at Fine Line
June 11: Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals at Palace Theatre
June 15: The Barenaked Ladies with Guster and Fastball at The Ledge Amphitheater
June 19: Justin Moore with Joe Nichols at The Ledge Amphitheater
July 9: Ezra Furman at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
July 25: The Lumineers at Xcel Energy Center
July 28: Of Montreal at Fine Line
Aug. 5: Horsegirl at 7th St. Entry
Aug. 7: clipping. At Turf Club
Aug. 19: Gregory Alan Isakov at Surly Brewing Festival Field
Aug. 23: Charley Crockett at Surly Brewing Festival Field
Sep. 10: Marcin at Fine Line
Sep. 29: Mo Lawda & The Humble at Fine Line
Nov. 5: Smallpools at Fine Line
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Let's Go Crazy, DJ Jake Rudh, and Lenka Paris at First Avenue Three Sacred Souls with Tré Burt at Palace Theatre Cantus at the Historic Memorial Chapel at Lakewood Cemetery Geordie Kieffer at Fine Line Kavyesh Kaviraj & Omar Abdulkarim at The Dakota Burning Blue Rain with Pierre Lewis at The Cabooze Matthew Mallinger and IE at Berlin Rotundos, Quail, and Serpents of Serenity at Underground Music Cafe Molly:II:Molly and The Scarlet Goodbye at Icehouse TC Gumbo Jam feat. Eddie Christmas, Demitrious Fallis, Nicholas David, and more at Hook and Ladder John Magnuson Trio with Billy Dankert at Aster Cafe Spiderlily, Skeleton Crew, Pity Party, and Weeklong Weekend at Amsterdam Bar & Hall The Dregs with Fanaka Nation, King Swank, Yuh-Huh Go, and more at 7th St. Entry Emmy Woods with Cottonwood Shivers at The White Squirrel Bar (free) Concerts on Friday, June 6: Prince Celebration 2025 feat. Morris Day and the Time, Jesse Johnson, The Family, and Johnny Venus at Paisley Park Breakaway Music Festival with Tiësto, John Summit, Alison Wonderland, and more at Allianz Field Force Fields Music Festival w/ Marshmello, Rezz, and others in Cadott, Wis. Samia with Raffaella at First Avenue Pierce the Veil with Sleeping with Sirens at The Armory Vial with Rat Bath and Virginia's Basement at Hook and Ladder Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials at The Dakota Ally Venable at 7th St. Entry Ghost Dragon at The Loft at Skyway Theatre Drouth with Nothingness, Sacrificial Vein, and Cavernous Maw at Zhora Darling Honey Revenge at Fine Line Little Lebowski Urban Achievers, Dingus, and Atomic Lights at Cloudland Theater Heed the Warning at Day Block Brewing Atlas Tango Project at Berlin Lakeside Effects, Ghostlands, and M.A.Y. at Underground Music Cafe Bermuda Squares, The Slow Death, Sparrowhawk, American Muscle, and Neo Neos at Palmer's Bar McNasty Brass Band with Rhythm Nation at Icehouse Hell Yeah 3!!! - The Dirtbag Prom feat. DJ Mary Lucia at Turf Club Twins Perform the Music of Thelonious Monk at Berlin (no cover) JB Reilly at Utepils Brewing (free) Kaatwalk with Nina Luna at The White Squirrel Bar (free) Concerts on Saturday, June 7: Breakaway Music Festival with Tiësto, John Summit, Alison Wonderland, and more at Allianz Field Force Fields Music Festival w/ Marshmello, Rezz, and others in Cadott, Wis. One Ok Rock with Stand Atlantic at The Armory Surly Brewing 19th Anniversary Party feat. The Suburbs, Solid Gold, Gramma's Boyfriend, and more at Surly Brewing Lake Street Roots, Rock & Deep Blues Music Festival 12 at Hook and Ladder Panchiko with Alison's Halo at First Avenue Annie DiRusso at Fine Line Runner and Bobby with Silverwar House and Call Me Fritz at Zhora Darling The Rolling Stoners at The Dakota TaikoArts Midwest presents Taikogroover, a concert dance party at The Cedar Cultural Center Joust, Heavy Lag, Bad Crime, and TV Cop at Cloudland Theater Chris Rawlins with Wren & Wilde at Aster Cafe Momentum at Green Room Gasolina Reggaetón Party at Varsity Theater Petty Treason's Big Queer Burlesque Bonanza at Turf Club Dog Gamn record release with Din-Din, Full Catholic, Girdle of Judith, Ghosting Merit, and Watches at Palmer's Bar Johnny Manchild and The Poor Bastards and Fake Shark at Underground Music Cafe Rootstock feat. Poetic Roots, BakkwoodDrift, SoulFlower, and more at Icehouse Naethan Apollo at 7th St. Entry Kev Fest feat. Cole Diamond, Crush Scene, Molly Maher, Quietchild, and more at The White Squirrel Bar (free) New Primitives at Graze Food Hall (free) Concerts on Sunday, June 8: Alison Krauss & Union Station at The Ledge Amphitheater Caamp with Blind Pilot and Gardener at Surly Brewing Festival Field Nona Invie residency feat. Molly Raben and Nat Harvie at Berlin One World: The Best of Sting & The Police at The Dakota Dylan Salfer at The Hewing Hotel's rooftop Nobro, Bad Waitress, and Gen and the Degenerates at 7th St. Entry Jesus Son EP release with Toilet Rats, GARF, and Despondent at Zhora Darling Dead on the Block at Icehouse The Church of Cornbread with Cornbread Harris at Palmer's Bar (free) Chickaboom & Troglodyte with Dan Israel & Mike Lane and Keith Johnson at The White Squirrel Bar (free) Emmy Woods and Adam Bohanan at 331 Club (free) Record Prophets with Aftergreens and Pencilneck at The White Squirrel Bar (free)Just announced concerts: June 20: Talkin' All That Jazz hosted by Drunken Monkee with Sole2Dotz, Miss Mari, Se'Anna on Da Mic, and more at Icehouse July 11: Bainbridge and High Zombie at The Loft at Skyway Theatre July 13: Mid-Summer Sound Bath at The Cedar Cultural Center July 17: Real Numbers, Tom Henry, and Quinn A. Robinson at Cloudland Theater July 18: Tsimba and Thred at The Loft at Skyway Theatre July 31: David Lowery of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven at Fine Line Aug. 14: Keith Wallen with Level at Turf Club Aug. 15: Monica LaPlante, Monsoon, and Oyster World at Cloudland Theater Aug. 27: The Cedar presents The Global Get Together with Alma Andina at the Minnesota State Fair Aug. 28: The Cedar presents The Global Get Together with Brass Solidarity at the Minnesota State Fair Sept. 11: Ni/Co at 7th St. Entry Sept. 16: Daisy the Great at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Sept. 17: Max McNown at First Avenue Oct. 6: Hazlett at First Avenue Oct. 11: Laufey with Suki Waterhouse at Target Center Oct. 18: Vader, Kataklysm, and more at Studio B at Skyway Theater Oct. 19: Aminé at The Fillmore Oct. 22: Cuco at First Avenue Nov. 7: Mon Rovia at First Avenue Nov. 13: Chase Rice with Charlie Worsham at The Fillmore Nov. 17: Avatar with Alien Weaponry and Spirit World at The Fillmore Dec. 11: Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles with Nona Invie at The Fitzgerald Theater Feb. 2: Lord of the Lost and The Birthday Massacre with Wednesday 13 at First AvenueThis story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
