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Concerts to see this week: A Prince celebration, Breakaway Music Fest, Alison Krauss
Concerts to see this week: A Prince celebration, Breakaway Music Fest, Alison Krauss originally appeared on Bring Me The News. We've probably said this before, but June feels like the start of the summer concert season. There are hints of it that start in May, but it's clear that things are truly getting underway this week with the kickoff of outdoor shows at The Ledge Amphitheater, the arrival of the Twin Cities first big summer music festival, and a cities-wide celebration of Prince. Here are the concerts you shouldn't miss this week around the Twin Cities. Tuesday, June 3, at Turf Club Peelander-Z is an experience. They're the kind of band where some fans might not even listen to the albums, but never miss a live performance. Their shows are uncontrolled chaos that might feature costumed dancers, a giant squid, human-sized bowling, and ballistic energy from Peelander-Yellow. (Every member is named after a color that they almost exclusively wear.) There's really nothing quite like Peelander-Z and the group's high-energy, tongue-in-cheek punk songs. Over at Zhora Darling, the six-piece, L.A.-based Dutch Interior arrives just after the release of Moneyball, packed with modern Americana songs that feel somehow distant from the label. Despite having six members — who have all been lifelong friends — the music is sparse, almost low-fi, and has an undercurrent of quiet punk energy. Poor Image and Harlow open. Thursday, June 5–Sunday, June 8, at various locations Paisley Park's annual celebration of Prince returns for four days of events that start on Thursday with a dance party featuring a Transmission tribute to Prince at First Avenue. The big attraction is a Friday night concert at Paisley Park that includes Morris Day and the Time, as well as The Family, a group that only released a single 1985 album co-produced by Prince. (That album features the original recording of "Nothing Compares 2 U.") However, they reformed in 2011 as fDeluxe. Many other events are taking place at Paisley Park and around Downtown Minneapolis. Though the tickets don't come cheap. General admission passes for the full weekend cost $752.75. Meanwhile, a single-event ticket for the Friday concert will run you $109.75. Friday, June 6, at First Avenue Cue debates about whether or not Samia Finnerty will count as a local artist. (Minnesotans love to adopt artists, so the answer will be "yes.") Finnerty, who performs as just Samia, moved relocated to the Twin Cities relative recently, partly recording her new album, Bloodless in the state. Samia hits her stride on Bloodless, with seamless indie-pop songwriting that has an appealingly dark streak. That's clear right from the outset on the song "Bovine Excision" (look that up if haven't just eaten), which includes lyrics like "picking leeches off white underwear" and "I just wanted to be your friend / cup of tea in your cold hand / and drained, drained bloodless." Friday, June 6–Saturday, June 7, at Allianz Field Festival Grounds For a second year, the Breakaway Music Fest, which is held in a bunch of cities around the country, is making a stop in St. Paul. The EDM fest's 2025 lineup includes some big names in electronic dance music like John Summit, Tiësto, and Alison Wonderland. It'll be a bass-heavy, two-day dance party around the parking lot of Allianz Field. However, this year, EDM fans are going to have to make a tough call. Breakaway is happening on the same two days as the inauguralFestival in Cadott, Wis. The alien-themed fest has a similarly deep lineup, headlined by Marshmello, Rezz, Liquid Stranger, and RL June 8, at The Ledge Amphitheater Alison Krauss and Union Station are touring together for the first time since 2015. That's cause for celebration among folk and bluegrass lovers, as is the release of their first new album since 2011's Paper Airplane. They're arrival is also the kickoff of an impressive summer season at The Ledge Amphitheater in Waite Park. Alison Krauss and Union Station will follow Sunday's show with two more performances in Minnesota. They'll play Mankato's Vetter Stone Amphitheater on June 10 and Duluth's Bayfront Festival Park on June 11. Russell Moore opens. Sunday, June 8, at Surly Festival Field The pop-folk group just released their first new music since 2022, with the EP Somewhere. It's a gentle album that falls neatly in line with what has led the band to an arguably quiet popularity. The Ohio group has billions of streams and millions of monthly listeners. That might not offer any insight into their catchy, emotional songs, but if you haven't given their records a spin and are wondering how they're headlining a huge outdoor venue, well, there you go. Blind Pilot and Gardener on Monday, June 2: Leslie Vincent + Dylan Hicks & Small Screens at The Dakota Kitty Craft at 7th St. Entry Jared Justen with Nikki Lemire at The White Squirrel Bar (free) Dan Israel with Billy Johnson at Lake Harriet Bandshell (free) Soul Trouvére at 331 Club (free) Roe Family Singers at 331 Club (free) Concerts on Tuesday, June 3: Peelander-Z at Turf Club Dutch Interior with Poor Image and Harlow at Zhora Darling Drillbit with Defiled Sacrament and Mortura at Pilllar Forum Enemy of Fate at Underground Music Cafe Accordo, presented by the Schubert Club at Icehouse Johnny Lied and George McKelvey at Aster Cafe International Reggae Allstars at Bunker's John Magnuson Trio at 331 Club (free) Concerts on Wednesday, June 4: An Evening with Robyn Hitchcock at Turf Club Dr. Mambo's Combo: A Birthday Tribute to Prince at The Parkway Theater Alejandro Brittes at The Cedar Cultural Center Matteo Mancuso at The Dakota Fuchsia with Jake Baldwin Quartet and Green Line Quartet at Zhora Darling Psychostick with Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre and Rad Enhancer at The Cabooze Ice Horse at Icehouse's Starlight Room Dan Tedesco and Eva Markham at Aster Cafe Martin Kember and The Unit - 'Purple Msicology' at Green Room West 22nd with Pretty Jane and Daphne Jane at 7th St. Entry Martin Kember and The Unit 'Purple Musicology' at Green Room Twine at Bunker's The Second Stringers at The White Squirrel Bar (free) Hunny Bear residency at The White Squirrel Bar (free)Concerts on Thursday, June 5: Prince Celebration Kick-Off DJ Dance Party feat. 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.
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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 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
