Cedar-Riverside
A neighborhood in Minneapolis
Cedar-Riverside, known informally as the West Bank, has been a center of Minneapolis music and counterculture since the 1960s, when the blocks around Cedar and Riverside Avenues hosted folk and rock clubs during the same era that drew Bob Dylan to the University of Minnesota nearby. Palmer's Bar, another neighborhood institution, closed in September 2025 after 119 years, but three live-music rooms carry the block forward. The Cedar Cultural Center opened September 16, 1989, as a central venue for live music on the West Bank. It is Minnesota's premiere venue for global music and dance, operating as a nonprofit. In 2014, The Cedar introduced Midnimo, a program that uses music to increase understanding of Muslim and Somali cultures, reflecting the neighborhood's identity as home to the largest Somali diaspora in the U.S. The Cedar also co-launched the Global Roots Festival in 2009, a free annual series featuring international artists touring the U.S. each September. The Cabooze has hosted national and local artists since 1974. It books everything from reggae to metal to jam bands, with an indoor stage and adjacent outdoor plaza that make it a versatile year-round venue. Notable past performers include Sheryl Crow, Gov't Mule, and Snoop Dogg. Acadia Cafe is a casual bar and music venue known for frequent live shows and an approachable neighborhood feel, hosting a wide range of local and touring acts with a focus on indie, punk, and alternative music. It is a good setting to catch newer talent and local acts in a relaxed environment.
Venues3
- Acadia Cafe329 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis
- The Cabooze913 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis
- The Cedar Cultural Center416 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis
Upcoming shows88
Today · Monday, July 20 · 1 show
Tomorrow · Tuesday, July 21 · 1 show
Taco Tunesday
No cover
Wednesday, July 22 · 1 show
☀️Summer at The Cedar : THE FOXGLOVES☀️
All-female Midwestern Americana band from Twin Cities
Thursday, July 23 · 1 show
First Avenue presents WILD CHILD with motenko
Folk · Indie · Punk
Friday, July 24 · 1 show
MAGIC TUBER STRINGBAND with Mother Shipton
Folk band probing regional folk traditions and natural histories
Saturday, July 25 · 1 show
SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM with Wendy Eisenberg
Art-rock exploring sonic fringes from noise metal to free improv
Sunday, July 26 · 1 show
Monday, July 27 · 1 show
Tuesday, July 28 · 1 show
Taco Tunesday
No cover
Wednesday, July 29 · 1 show
☀️Summer at The Cedar : TAIGA☀️
Electronic duo blending traditional sounds with modern techniques
Thursday, July 30 · 1 show
ML BUCH with Lee Noble
Dream pop and shoegaze with 7-string guitar and digital landscapes
Saturday, August 1 · 1 show
CONSPIRACY TO ROCK: An antifacist hootenanny to benefit the MN 15
Benefit concert featuring local and antifascist musicians
Monday, August 3 · 1 show
Tuesday, August 4 · 1 show
Taco Tunesday
No cover
Wednesday, August 5 · 1 show
☀️Summer at The Cedar : DANIEL VILLARREAL☀️
Musician moving fluidly across psychedelia, jazz, Latin rock, and soul
Friday, August 7 · 2 shows
BOMJA 004: INTO THE WILD
$17.19 to $20.88
MATT GOLD & DUSTIN LAURENZI with Alpha Consumer
Instrumental hypnotic interplay from Chicago creative collaborators
Saturday, August 8 · 3 shows
SUNSET SOCIAL CLUB
$0 to $23.49
CREEKBED CARTER's Hot Dog Ball with pine & Fire and Jo Kellen
Quiet act of defiance blending storytelling and community
Monday, August 10 · 1 show
Tuesday, August 11 · 2 shows
Taco Tunesday
No cover
MICKY AND THE MOTORCARS with Savannah Smith
Texas brothers performing Western Swing averaging 100+ shows yearly
Friday, August 14 · 2 shows
Le Moment
$31.25
An Evening with FINK
English songwriter celebrating ninth album with trio performance
Saturday, August 15 · 2 shows
BOMJA 004: INTO THE WILD
$17.19 to $20.88
RABECA with Full Catholic and Third Date
Minneapolis quintet celebrating third album release with guests
Monday, August 17 · 1 show
Tuesday, August 18 · 1 show
Taco Tunesday
No cover
Friday, August 21 · 1 show
AFRO DEAD with Demitrious Rallis Band
Grateful Dead reimagined in Afro-Pop styles including soukous and Afrobeat
Saturday, August 22 · 2 shows
SICARD HOLLOW with The Johnson Brothers
Nashville psychedelic punk-grass rockers
Monday, August 24 · 1 show
Tuesday, August 25 · 1 show
Taco Tunesday
No cover
Saturday, August 29 · 1 show
AFROMATIC FT SAM OPOKU
$23.49
Monday, August 31 · 1 show
Tuesday, September 1 · 1 show
Taco Tunesday
No cover
Wednesday, September 2 · 2 shows
The Global Get Together with OBI ORIGINAL & THE BLACK ATLANTICS
Minnesota artists bringing afro-pop, highlife, and funk to State Fair
SON LUX
Band questioning music-making assumptions with emotional intimacy
Thursday, September 3 · 1 show
The Global Get Together with SABABA 5
Paris-based ensemble mixing Middle Eastern psychedelia with analog groove
Friday, September 4 · 1 show
YELLOW SWANS with Feel Free Hi Fi
Influential experimental music at axis of noise, psychedelia, and drone
Monday, September 7 · 1 show
Tuesday, September 8 · 2 shows
Taco Tunesday
No cover
SETTING with Keith Fullerton Whitman
Experimental ensemble blending strings, keys, tapes, percussion, synthesizers, and live electronic music.
Saturday, September 12 · 1 show
MARIA CHÁVEZ, SHAZAD ISMAILY, & GREG SAUNIER and ELORI SAXL & HENRY SOLOMON
Cutting-edge artists blending jazz, minimalism, and contemporary pop
Monday, September 14 · 1 show
Tuesday, September 15 · 2 shows
Taco Tunesday
No cover
BEAR GHOST — Tiny Hitman Tour with Sarah and the Safe Word and Spaceman Bob
Adventure Rock band fusing fun musicianship with complex melodies
Wednesday, September 16 · 1 show
SONDRE LERCHE Acrobats '26 Tour
Norwegian indie-pop celebrating eleventh album release
Saturday, September 19 · 1 show
Monday, September 21 · 1 show
Tuesday, September 22 · 2 shows
Taco Tunesday
No cover
First Avenue presents CROZ BOYCE
Instrumental music by Animal Collective members Avey Tare and Geologist
Thursday, September 24 · 1 show
GORDI + S. CAREY
Two songwriters exploring tender pop and nature themes
Saturday, September 26 · 2 shows
Willi Carlisle — The Universal Bubba Tour
Folksinger Willi Carlisle holds tight the conviction that love is bigger than hate, and no-one is expendable.
Sunday, September 27 · 1 show
TaikoArts Midwest presents TaikoGroove with EnsŌ Daiko and Savage Aural Hotbed
Genre-defying collision of taiko tradition and industrial power
Monday, September 28 · 1 show
Tuesday, September 29 · 2 shows
Taco Tunesday
No cover
TANGI LE GALL-CARRE & TYPHAINE CORRE with Danny & Jimmy
Breton duo redefining traditional sound with accordion and vocals
Sunday, October 4 · 1 show
W.I.T.C.H.
Legendary Zamrock pioneers fusing Western rock with African sounds
Monday, October 5 · 1 show
Friday, October 9 · 1 show
An Intimate Evening with COPELAND with special guest Jenny Dee
Indie rock with lush arrangements and emotive lyricism
Saturday, October 10 · 1 show
Monday, October 12 · 1 show
Tuesday, October 13 · 1 show
JESSE ROPER with Mae Simpson
Canadian songwriter connecting personal story to engaging narratives
Thursday, October 15 · 1 show
JOSHUA BURNSIDE
Joshua Burnside is a Northern Irish folk singer-songwriter based in Belfast. His music incorporates elements of Irish and Scottish folk music, Americana, sound collage and electronica.
Saturday, October 17 · 1 show
LAURA VEIRS with Karl Blau
Singer-songwriter with introspective songs and social commentary
Sunday, October 18 · 1 show
Richard Shindell — All Acoustic
Richard Shindell is a meticulous craftsman of song whose six studio albums and one live recording have been revered by critics and fans alike. Innovative, original and occasionally spiritual, Shindell's songs weave tales that interchangeably champion the downtrodden, exalt the disaffected or wax empathetic to those lost to society's fringes.
Monday, October 19 · 1 show
Tuesday, October 20 · 1 show
An Evening with WINDBORNE
Ensemble with 20-year background studying polyphonic music
Monday, October 26 · 1 show
Monday, November 2 · 1 show
Saturday, November 7 · 1 show
The Cedar and Walker Art Center Present LEENALCHI
Leenalchi is a seven-piece band from Seoul that draws on the folk storytelling tradition of pansori, and will remind you of the Talking Heads. Their line-up is as singular as their sound – featuring two bassists, drums, keys, no guitar, and three singers.
Sunday, November 8 · 1 show
TEDDY THOMPSON with jenna nicholls
Gifted singer-songwriter with bracing warm tenor
Monday, November 9 · 1 show
Tuesday, November 10 · 1 show
Great Lake Swimmers — caught light tour 2026
Folk/pop/rock band inspired by 1970s warmth and natural themes
Saturday, November 14 · 1 show
Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes with Jack Klatt
Songwriter from Midwest exploring fields and factory themes
Monday, November 16 · 1 show
Thursday, November 19 · 1 show
JAKE BLOUNT with Sprig of That
Jake Blount is a performer and scholar of Black folk music based in Providence, RI. Initially recognized for his skill as a string-band musician, Blount has synthesized his scholarly and artistic pursuits into a diverse performance practice.
Monday, November 23 · 1 show
Monday, November 30 · 1 show
Monday, December 7 · 1 show
Monday, December 14 · 1 show
Monday, December 21 · 1 show
Monday, December 28 · 1 show
Saturday, March 13 · 1 show
First Avenue presents DAN AND PEGGY REEDER
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The cult-favorite-folk songwriter Dan Reeder performs alongside his angelic-voiced daughter, Peggy Reeder, whose voice has brought a fresh spark to his sound in their live shows these past two years.
Thursday, April 1 · 1 show
The Cedar and Walker Art Center Present SML
SML is a quintet composed of luminaries from Los Angeles's thriving jazz, improvised, and indie music scenes: bassist Anna Butterss (Jeff Parker, Jason Isbell, Phoebe Bridgers, Makaya McCraven), synthesist Jeremiah Chiu (Ariel Kalma, Marta Sofia Honer), saxophonist Josh Johnson (Meshell Ndegeocello, Flea, Leon Bridges, Carlos Niño), percussionist Booker Stardrum (Wendy Eisenberg, Horse Lords, Nels Cline) and guitarist Gregory Uhlmann (Sam Wilkes, Meg Duffy, Perfume Genius).
















