Cedar-Riverside
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 shows120
Tomorrow · Friday, September 4 · 3 shows
YELLOW SWANS with Feel Free Hi Fi
Influential experimental music at axis of noise, psychedelia, and drone
Saturday, September 5 · 2 shows
Sunday, September 6 · 1 show
Monday, September 7 · 1 show
Tuesday, September 8 · 3 shows
Taco Tunesday
No cover
SETTING with Keith Fullerton Whitman
Experimental ensemble blending strings, keys, tapes, percussion, synthesizers, and live electronic music.
Wednesday, September 9 · 1 show
Half Ivory
No cover
Thursday, September 10 · 1 show
Friday, September 11 · 1 show
Saturday, September 12 · 2 shows
DJ OG Carter
No cover
Sunday, September 13 · 3 shows
COMMUNION SEASON 20:15
$41.75
Summer Cypher Presents Cedar Cypher
We are back on the block for Cedar Cypher!!! Authentic, undiluted Hip-Hop. In collaboration with Open Streets MPLS & Cedar Fest, bringing you a day to remember on the Southside. This activation is funded by the City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs Department.
Monday, September 14 · 2 shows
Illusion of Fate
Melodic death metal · Melodic black metal
Tuesday, September 15 · 3 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 · 2 shows
Alejandro Meola
No cover
Thursday, September 17 · 1 show
Friday, September 18 · 2 shows
The Gated Community and Friends
Minneapolis Americana band celebrating 20th anniversary with guests and full catalog
Saturday, September 19 · 2 shows
Sunday, September 20 · 1 show
Autumn Equinox Soundbath with Marc Anderson & THird Eye Collective
Sound artist and percussionist Marc Anderson returns to the Cedar with Natalie Nowytski and Jeremy Ylvisaker to celebrate the Autumn Equinox.
Monday, September 21 · 1 show
Tuesday, September 22 · 4 shows
Taco Tunesday
No cover
Croz Boyce (Avey Tare and Geologist of Animal Collective)
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Psychedelic · Indie · Alternative
Doors 7:00pm
First Avenue presents CROZ BOYCE with Powers/Rolin Duo
What if 40 minutes of instrumental music made by two friends passing files across state lines could capture the range of human experience, or at least a disproportionate chunk of it—worry and camaraderie, hope and frustration, tenderness and absurdity? Croz Boyce is Animal Collective’s Dave Portner
Wednesday, September 23 · 1 show
Unite 2 Fight Paralysis presents the 2nd Annual Rock for Spinal Cord Injury Research featuring Eric Howk (Portugal, The Man), Freaque, and Zoë Says Go
Benefit concert for spinal cord injury research featuring artists living with spinal cord injury.
Thursday, September 24 · 2 shows
Friday, September 25 · 2 shows
Big Wiz & Tla
No cover
Perfect Person Live
Doors 7:00pm
Saturday, September 26 · 3 shows
Greenvale Manitou with Loop Th3ory
$10 cover
Willi Carlisle — The Universal Bubba Tour with William Matheny
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 · 2 shows
Tuesday, September 29 · 2 shows
Wednesday, September 30 · 1 show
An Evening with Sangjaru
Korean folk fusion band merging traditional music with gypsy swing, funk, rock, and improvisation
Friday, October 2 · 2 shows
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley with Obi Original and the Black Atlantics
GYEDU-BLAY AMBOLLEY is a musical luminary hailing from Ghana, West Africa, with a staggering 29 albums under his belt. Known affectionately as the "Simigwa Do Man,” Ambolley’s musical journey began in the vibrant port city of Sekondi-Takoradi, in the Western Region of Ghana. For the first time in th
Saturday, October 3 · 1 show
IAMJOY with Anna Houston and Maddie Thies
Minneapolis artist IAMJOY will be debuting her album What Is Getting Home? in the intimacy of The Cedar. Immerse yourself in her exploration of genres and introspective lines.
Sunday, October 4 · 1 show
W.I.T.C.H.
Legendary Zamrock pioneers fusing Western rock with African sounds
Monday, October 5 · 2 shows
AJJ — Dirty Old Power Tour with Greet Death
Eighth studio record with apocalyptic themes and imagery that shimmer with hope.
Tuesday, October 6 · 2 shows
Wednesday, October 7 · 1 show
Thursday, October 8 · 2 shows
Anna Johnson “Swarm of Tongues” Album Release with Matthew Rahaim & Davu Seru and GLASS (Annie Enneking & Kari Tweiten)
Minnesota-reared and Chicago-based, Anna Johnson celebrates the release of her debut LP Swarm of Tongues with a special hometown concert. She will be accompanied by Ben Baker Billington (percussion), Andrew Scott Young (bass) and Paige Naylor (vocals, synthesizers). Joining the night are Hindustani
Friday, October 9 · 2 shows
An Intimate Evening with COPELAND with special guest Jenny Dee
Indie rock with lush arrangements and emotive lyricism
Saturday, October 10 · 2 shows
Sunday, October 11 · 1 show
WAVE FEST
$13 to $18.25
Monday, October 12 · 2 shows
Tuesday, October 13 · 2 shows
JESSE ROPER with Mae Simpson
Canadian songwriter connecting personal story to engaging narratives
Wednesday, October 14 · 2 shows
Salin
Thai drummer and producer exploring Northeast Thailand sounds merged with West African psychedelia.
Thursday, October 15 · 2 shows
An Evening with 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. RIYL: Nick Drake, Tom Waits, Elliott Smith
Friday, October 16 · 1 show
Saturday, October 17 · 2 shows
LAURA VEIRS with Karl Blau
Singer-songwriter with introspective songs and social commentary
Sunday, October 18 · 1 show
An Evening with 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 emp
Tuesday, October 20 · 2 shows
An Evening with WINDBORNE
Ensemble with 20-year background studying polyphonic music
Thursday, October 22 · 2 shows
Second Breakfast String Band
Folk / Americana · Country
RZ Shahid & Friends with Jandeltha Rae, Righteous Emcee, and Brandyn Lee Tulloch with Poetic Roots
Welcome to RZ Shahid & Friends: a night celebrating the music of RZ Shahid and his talented friends. In a lineup built to uplift Black talent and music in Minnesota, expect a blend of Reggae, Hip-Hop & R&B from some of your hometown heroes, guaranteed to make you move your feet and nod your head. Co
Friday, October 23 · 1 show
Maggie Koerner – Upstate Tour
New Orleans-based songwriter Maggie Koerner released her debut solo album in 2011. Shortly thereafter, she had the opportunity to take over as the frontwoman for Galactic, gaining international attention for her fiery performances and commanding presence touring alongside Widespread Panic, Charles B
Saturday, October 24 · 1 show
Tuesday, October 27 · 1 show
Thursday, October 29 · 2 shows
Friday, October 30 · 1 show
Saturday, October 31 · 1 show
Tuesday, November 3 · 2 shows
Jeremiah Chiu and Josh Johnson
Jeremiah Chiu is an LA-based synthesist widely recognized for his versatile electronic music as a solo artist, textured recordings in a duo with violist Marta Sofia Honer, and the experimental quintet he co-leads, SML. Josh Johnson is a saxophonist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and Grammy Award-
Thursday, November 5 · 1 show
Friday, November 6 · 1 show
❗SOLD OUT❗ Bill Callahan
Inimitable songwriter Bill Callahan returns to The Cedar for an intimate solo performance.
Saturday, November 7 · 1 show
The Cedar and Walker Art Center
with
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
Tuesday, November 10 · 1 show
Great Lake Swimmers — caught light tour 2026
Folk/pop/rock band inspired by 1970s warmth and natural themes
Friday, November 13 · 1 show
Saturday, November 14 · 2 shows
Dusky Waters
$15
Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes with Jack Klatt
Songwriter from Midwest exploring fields and factory themes
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.
Saturday, November 21 · 2 shows
An Evening with JOHN GORKA
New Folk movement singer-songwriter
Sunday, November 22 · 1 show
An Evening with Alla Boara
Italian regional folk music with modern arrangements
Friday, November 27 · 1 show
Monday, December 14 · 1 show
Thursday, December 17 · 1 show
The Perpetual Iron Tour
Doors 5:30pm
Friday, December 18 · 1 show
Monday, December 21 · 1 show
Monday, December 28 · 1 show
Tuesday, January 5 · 2 shows
Tuesday, January 12 · 2 shows
Tuesday, January 19 · 2 shows
Tuesday, January 26 · 2 shows
Tuesday, February 2 · 1 show
Saturday, March 13 · 1 show
Thursday, April 1 · 1 show
The Cedar and Walker Art Center
with
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).








