14-04-2025
Must-see concerts this week: Kendrick Lamar, Paul Simon, Bob Mould
Here's a look at what's hitting Twin Cities stages this week.
Tuesday, April 15 at The Cedar Cultural Center
After a tour with Alan Sparhawk and the release of Halo on the Inside, the powerfully voiced Haley Fohr brings her dark, spectral music to the Cedar. The Chicago-based artist has an unmistakably powerful voice with an impressive range. The new record — produced by MN-based artist Andrew Broder — alternately feels influenced by Ministry, Aphex Twin, Philip Glass, and Kate Bush.
Saturday, April 19 at Palace Theatre
Bob Mould isn't just getting an honorary degree from Macalester College this spring; he's bringing his three-piece — with longtime collaborators Jon Wurster and Jason Narducy — to the Palace on the back of his 15th solo album, Here We Go Crazy, an album that feels reflective without navel-gazing or throwing his punk roots so far aside as to feel staid. Poster Children open.
Saturday, April 19 at U.S. Bank Stadium
The Grammy-winning rapper and star of February's Super Bowl Half Time Show will open his new tour at U.S. Bank Stadium. He'll be accompanied by SZA, who guests on two tracks of K Dot's new album, GNX. Expect a theatrical presentation from one of the most influential contemporary names in hip-hop.
Sunday, April 20 and Tuesday, April 22–Wednesday, April 23 at Orpheum Theater
The legendary songwriter retired from touring years ago, in part because of "severe hearing loss." Nonetheless, he's back on the road with a show designed by his team in collaboration with the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss, which allows him to comfortably perform. It'll be Simon's first performance in Minnesota since his 2018 farewell tour.
Sunday, April 20 at The Armory
My Morning Jacket recently released is, the group's 10th studio album. Co-produced by Brendan O'Brien — a departure from having Jim James play a big role, if not the only role, in producing the past nine albums — it's notably different than their last few records. It doesn't rekindle the fire of their early records but does capture the kind of consistency that has made them something of an institution. I suppose that all means that the songwriting is tight, often catchy, but is without the adventurous spirit that blended alt-country with bombastic indie rock and a willingness to draw on more eclectic influences. That's not a terrible thing, especially for longtime fans who want to revel in what they already like about the Louisville rockers. Grace Cummings on Monday, April 14:
ZDAY feat. Zora, booboo, Ori the Ghost, and Jupiter at Hook and Ladde
The Great Guitars: Bireli Lagrene, Martin Taylor, and Ulf Wakenius at The Dakot
Mumblin' Drew's Oldfangled Orchestrators at The White Squirrel Bar (free)
shugE and Roe Family Singers at 331 Club (free)
Concerts on Tuesday, April 15:
Circuit des Yeux with Leya at The Cedar Cultural Center
James McMurtry at Fine Line
Improvement Movement at Turf Club
Billy Prine presents: Songs and Stories of John Prine at The Dakota
Rock Melon with Fiona Hayes & Despondent at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Taylor Robert album release with Wain McFarlane, Rox Prickel, and Jared McCloud at Green Room
International Reggae Allstars at Bunker's
Bad Weather, Spud & His Buds, Ramson, and Nobody From Nowhere at Palmer's Bar
Danielle Durack, Blair Borax, and The Penny Peaches at Underground Music Cafe
Rebecca Lake Fritz at 331 Club (free)
Unattractive Giant Monster with Chris Cashin Band and Sparrowhawk at The White Squirrel Bar (free)
The New Havoline Supremes at The White Squirrel Bar (free)
Concerts on Wednesday, April 16:
Sofia Isella with Brendan Abernathy at 7th St. Entry
Big Richard with Caleb Caudle at Turf Club
Hometeam Quarterback, Alpine Shepherd Boy, and Backgrounds at Zhora Darling
Vincent Mason with Cole Goodwin at First Avenue
Nim Vind, Evelyn's Casket, They Live, and Die Ghost at Hook and Ladder
An Evening with Cheryl Wheeler and Kenny White at The Cedar Cultural Center
Kassa Overall at The Dakota
Marijuana Death Squads at Icehouse
A/V Excursions with Altruit and Jump Loop at Berlin
Twine at Bunker's
Kerosene Heights, The Casper Fight Club, and Tiny Voices at Underground Music Cafe
AJ Stone, Blame The Witness, and In the Distance at Can Can Wonderland
Tea Doggy with Ghosting Merit and Yellow Ostrich at The White Squirrel Bar (free)
Concerts on Thursday, April 17:
Elderbrook with Jerro and Tonez at First Avenue
Cindy Lawson with Bruiser Queen and The Reach Outs at Cloudland Theater
Bossman DLow at The Uptown Theater
Travis Anderson Trio at The Dakota
Wayside album release at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
BluLuna at Berlin
Tanzklub, vol. 6 at Hook and Ladder
Goldie with Submotive at Fine Line
Constant Insult, Dauber, Christy Costello, and Step Sister at Zhora Darling
Rosie Daze Band album release at Bryant Lake Bowl
The Lagoons at 7th St. Entry
Jay Bee & the Routine at Bunker's
Ruth Mascelli/Mary Hanson Scott with Starflower at Berlin
Phase Meridian, Onlytime, Thundergoat, and As Bullets Baptize at Underground Music Cafe
Ghost Wagon single release party w/ Pat Lenertz and Friends at Icehouse
Beneath Green with Matcha Fever, Tarias and the Sound, and Self Titled at Turf Club
Bizhiki at Davies Center in Eau Claire, Wis.
Devaney & Friends at The White Squirrel Bar (free)
Amos Lucidi, piano at The Landmark Center (free)Concerts on Friday, April 18:
Mogwai at Varsity Theater
Coal Chamber with Fear Factory, Twiztid, Wednesday 13, and Black Satellite at Myth Live
Dawes with Michigander (duo) at First Avenue
Mssv with Charlie Parr Trio (ft. Greg Norton and Billy Dankert) at Turf Club
Lenard Simpson Quartet at Berlin
Look@Me, Poison Ivy and the People, and Linus at Zhora Darling
Hunny Bear with Fuchsia and Heliocene at Pilllar Forum
Olive Klug w/ Pine & Fine at Icehouse
Sam MacPherson with Abby Powledge at 7th St. Entry
Stage Fright: A Tribute to Bob Dylan and The Band at Hook and Ladder
Lake with Babytooth at Cloudland Theater
Tropidelic and Ballyhoo! With Joey Harkum at Fine Line
Farah Siraj with Genet Abate at The Cedar Cultural Center
Rosegarden Funeral Party with Summore and the Rope at Uptown VFW
Evernoir, Queen of Dreams, and Witch Syndicate at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Johnnie Brown: The Music of Gregory Porter at The Dakota
Early Evening Jazz: Zacc Harris's American Reverie at Berlin (no cover)
Concerts on Saturday, April 19:
Kendrick Lamar w/ SZA at U.S. Bank Stadium
Bob Mould Band with Poster Children at Palace Theater
A Tribute to Prince feat. former members of the original New Power Generation at Hopkins Center for the Arts
BRENN! With asiris at Fine Line
Corb Lund and Hayes Carll at The Cedar Cultural Center
Hollywood Undead and Tech N9ne at Myth Live
Alessia Cara at The Uptown Theater
Mae Simpson with Hot Like Mars at Hook and Ladder
Ben Nichols & Rick Steff with Colin Campbell (of The Shackletons) at Turf Club
Muun Bato, Honeymoon Madness, and Lumari at Hook and Ladder
Garrett Jones Quartet at Berlin
Planned Parenthood Benefit with Blood Cookie and friends at Palmer's Bar
Dashed album release with Lutheran Heat and Tight Whips at Cloudland Theater
Dan Israel at Hell's Kitchen
8turn at Varsity Theater
Maiden King with Robot Slide and Squinny at Pilllar Forum
The Shabby Road Orchestra performs The Beatles' Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band at The Parkway Theater
Social Animals (duo) and Creeping Charlie (solo) at Zhora Darling
Miss Georgia Peach album release with Kinda Fonda Wanda at Uptown VFW
Ben Nichols and Rick Steff with Colin Campbell (of The Shackletons) at Turf Club
Nachito Herrera: The Last of the 50s at The Dakota
Early Evening Jazz: Nick Bhalla (solo and trio) at Berlin
Concerts on Sunday, April 20:
Paul Simon at Orpheum Theatre
My Morning Jacket with Grace Cummings at The Armory
The Spine Stealers with Harlow and Walker Rider at Cloudland Theater
The Big Zen20! Feat. Dosh and The Mortiholics at Hook and Ladder
StoLyette with nectar at Berlin
Knox with The Wldlife at Fine Line
West Bank Social Club at Palmer's Bar
Dr. Mambo's Combo at Bunker's
Easter with Tina Schlieske and Friends at The Dakota
Eleven Degenerates at 331 Club (free)
The Church of Cornbread: Cornbread Harris and Friends at Palmer's Bar (free)Just announced concerts:
May 1: Munson Fest feat. Chan Poling and Steve Roehm of The New Standards, Aby Wolf, Matt Wilson and his Orchestra, The Dust of Suns, Dylan Hicks, and more at The Fitzgerald Theater
May 21: North Innsbruck, Magenta Vice, Night Audit, and Prodrome at 7th St. Entry
May 30: afters at 7th St. Entry
June 10: Sweet Spine at 7th St. Entry
June 11: An Evening with John Gorka at The Parkway Theater
June 12: Jessie Reyez with Raahiim at The Filmore
June 14: The Great Northern + The Strolling Clones at The Cedar Cultural Center
June 28: Porch Light at Fine Line
June 29: Pepper with Cydeways at Fine Line
July 20: Sam Barber at First Avenue
July 25: Nur-D Chunkadelic album release show with Dakotah Faye, iLLism, and DJ Hayes at The Fillmore
Sept. 11: Flatland Cavalry with William Beckmann at The Fillmore
Sept. 13: Age of Madness at Fine Line
Sept. 15: Mystery Skulls at Turf Club
Sept. 23: An Evening with PUULUUP at The Cedar Cultural Center
Sept. 24: Symphony X with Sonata Artica at Fine Line
Sept. 25: Mama's Broke with Chris Acker at The Cedar Cultural Center
Sept. 30: Willi Carlisle at Fine Line
Oct. 4: An Evening with John McCutcheon at The Cedar Cultural Center
Oct. 23: Arcy Drive with mercury at Fine Line
