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Uptown

Uptown's live-music calendar runs from intimate seated rooms to a 440-person rock hall, spanning jazz, outlaw country, and indie rock without much overlap between venues. The James Ballentine "Uptown" VFW Post 246 is the neighborhood's biggest and most unpredictable room, a 440-capacity space that has hosted Thurston Moore, Riverboat Gamblers, Supersuckers, Wayne Hancock, Drivin' N Cryin', and Dead Boys, with rowdy rock and outlaw country as its backbone alongside DJ sets and karaoke nights. Green Room, a 400-capacity, two-level venue in the old Pourhouse Uptown space on Girard Avenue, is owned and operated by musician Tanner Montague and comes with a modernized sound system and a generous stage. The room is filled with greenery, chandeliers, and murals, and books both local and national acts across 18+, 21+, and all-ages shows. Uptown Theater completed its transition from movies to live music in June 2023 and now handles larger touring acts through Live Nation at its 2900 Hennepin Ave address. Bryant Lake Bowl, a bowling alley, restaurant, bar, and 90-seat theatre in Uptown, hosts regular shows by musicians alongside theater companies, and has had several live albums recorded there, including Dan Wilson's 1998 live set, Oddjobs' 2001 recording, and Koerner, Ray & Glover's 1996 album. Barbette, the French bistro on W. Lake Street, features late-night music on Wednesday and Sunday nights starting at 10 p.m. The Brownstone Jazz Club, a newer arrival on Hennepin Avenue, focuses on jazz and R&B.

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Upcoming shows91

Tomorrow · Friday, September 4 · 3 shows

Paul Harper
8:30pm

Paul Harper

Paul Harper is a prominent Twin Cities-based saxophonist, flutist, and composer known for his extensive work in Minnesota's jazz scene. A long-time member of the Illicit Sextet, he leads the Paul Harper Quartet and has performed with various ensembles including Spirit Jazz and Roos & Harper.

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Saturday, September 5 · 3 shows

Volstead's Emporium Uptown
8:30pm

Paul Hecht Trio

Showtime: 8:30 *Dinner and drinks are available throughout the performance* An initially self-taught pianist, Hecht fell in love with jazz in high school and pursued traditional music education in college in Amherst, Massachusetts, studying with, notably, Yusef Lateef (even as Lateef famously scorne

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Sunday, September 6 · 1 show

Tuesday, September 8 · 1 show

Wednesday, September 9 · 2 shows

Thursday, September 10 · 1 show

Friday, September 11 · 3 shows

Volstead's Emporium Uptown
8:30pm

Parisota Hot Club

Free admission, reservations recommended *Dinner and drinks available for purchase during the show* Parisota Trio is the alternate, electric version of the Parisota Hot Club featuring founding member, bandleader and guitarist Robb Henry. Long time compadre Matt Senjem rounds out the trio on string b

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Saturday, September 12 · 6 shows

Volstead's Emporium Uptown
8:30pm

Park Evans (Fire Bell)

Showtime: 8:30 *Dinner and drinks are available throughout the performance* Fire Bell is a collaborative modern jazz trio from the Minneapolis/Saint Paul scene featuring guitarist Park Evans, bassist Graydon Peterson, and veteran drummer Jay Epstein. Originally from Ithaca, New York, Evans studied c

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Sunday, September 13 · 1 show

Tuesday, September 15 · 2 shows

Thursday, September 17 · 1 show

Friday, September 18 · 4 shows

Volstead's Emporium Uptown
8:30pm

Katia Cardenas

Showtime: 8:30 *Dinner and drinks are available throughout the performance* A luminous, multi-genre vocalist, and international touring artist based in St. Paul, MN, Katia Cardenas inspires audiences with her smooth, powerful voice and infectious, uplifting energy. Recognized for her impeccable rang

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Saturday, September 19 · 6 shows

Volstead's Emporium Uptown
8:30pm

Chris Graham

Showtime: 8:30 *Dinner and drinks are available throughout the performance* Guitarist Chris Graham brings an intimate guitar trio to Jazz Central Studios featuring bassist Calvin Caron and drummer Adam Nussbaum. This group will deliver an evening of creativity, interplay and groove - rooted firmly i

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Sunday, September 20 · 1 show

Tuesday, September 22 · 1 show

Wednesday, September 23 · 1 show

Thursday, September 24 · 3 shows

Volstead's Emporium Uptown
8:30pm

Body Heat! Live Band Burlesque Funk Show

Bessie Snow and Volstead's presents an evening of Funk & Brazen Tease for one clandestine evening. BODY HEAT sets the stage ablaze with scandalous rhythm and dazzling display. A live band of first-rate players will stir the room with funky grooves — horns wailing, drums, bass bumping! Burlesque perf

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Friday, September 25 · 5 shows

Volstead's Emporium Uptown
8:30pm

Mill City Hot Club

Showtime: 8:30 *Dinner and drinks are available throughout the performance* "Mill City Hot Club plays the music of Django Reinhard and more. American hot jazz from the 1930s and 40s with a French twist. Joyful, upbeat and danceable, their music will definitly make you smile. The cast of musicians is

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Saturday, September 26 · 3 shows

Leslie Vincent
8:30pm

Leslie Vincent

Free admission, reservations recommended *Dinner and drinks available for purchase during the show* A prolific jazz songwriter and vocalist, Leslie Vincent's lyrical creativity, rich alto tone, and magnetic stage presence have made her a standout in the modern-day jazz scene. Alongside her 5-piece b

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Sunday, September 27 · 1 show

Tuesday, September 29 · 1 show

Wednesday, September 30 · 1 show

Friday, October 2 · 1 show

Sunday, October 4 · 1 show

Tuesday, October 6 · 1 show

Wednesday, October 7 · 1 show

Friday, October 9 · 1 show

Saturday, October 10 · 2 shows

Sunday, October 11 · 1 show

Tuesday, October 13 · 1 show

Wednesday, October 14 · 1 show

Friday, October 16 · 5 shows

Saturday, October 17 · 2 shows

Sunday, October 18 · 1 show

Thursday, October 22 · 1 show

Friday, October 23 · 1 show

Saturday, October 24 · 1 show

Friday, October 30 · 1 show

Saturday, October 31 · 1 show

Sunday, November 1 · 1 show

Friday, November 6 · 1 show

Wednesday, November 11 · 1 show

Thursday, November 12 · 1 show

Friday, November 13 · 1 show

Saturday, November 14 · 2 shows

Sunday, November 15 · 1 show

Friday, November 20 · 1 show

Saturday, November 21 · 1 show

Tuesday, November 24 · 1 show

Friday, December 4 · 1 show

Saturday, December 12 · 1 show

Friday, December 18 · 1 show

Saturday, December 19 · 1 show

Tuesday, February 23 · 1 show

Thursday, May 27 · 1 show

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