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Telula brings the funk with a dose of psychedelic pop to 7th Street Entry Sunday.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MINT TALENT GROUP

Live in MN: Marley Brothers, Telula, Mikel Wright and the Wrongs with Saltydog, a few highlights this week

September 02, 2025 in live events, blog

Telula brings their blend of poppy psychedelic funk to 7th Street Entry Sunday, Saltydog opens for Mikel Wright & The Wrongs, a pair of Bob Marley’s sons perform and a festival honoring the memory of Max Graham all go down this week. Read on for the details and more music options around Minnesota this week.

East L.A. legends Los Lobos play a pair of free shows at the State Fair starting tonight.
PHOTO BY PIERO F. GIUNTI; COURTESY OF LOS LOBOS

Live in MN: State Fair ups the live music options this week, Saltydog closes out High-Key Mondays

August 25, 2025 in live events, blog

East L.A. legends Los Lobos play a pair of free shows at the Minnesota State Fair tonight, and Saltydog wraps up their month-long Monday residency at Bent Paddle. But there’s much more including gigs from Los Lobos, Joe Scarpellino, Mark Joseph & The American Soul, Jaybee and The Routine, Ozomatli, Hiahli, Socktopus, BZ3 Organ Trio, TWINE, Boss Mama and The Jebberhooch, Camille Baudoin & Friends, Dream of the Wild, Will Effertz, Reed Grimm and Friends, Emma Jean of Yonder, International Reggae All-Stars,. Dylan Salfer, Shotgun Ragtime Band, Dr. Mamno’s Combo and more.

Billy Strings headlines Minneapolis’ Target Center Saturday, just a week after participating in Dead & Company’s Golden Gate Park shows commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead. There’s a pair of free, unofficial pre- and post-show options downtown at Kieran’s Pub and Gluek’s, featuring Buffalo Galaxy, WE Collective and others.
PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER MORLEY/ COURTESY OF WARNER RECORDS

LIVE IN MN: Billy Strings coming in hot in loaded week of music

August 04, 2025 in live events, blog

Lots of live music options this week in Minnesota, with Billy Strings returning to Minneapolis and playing his first show at Target Center Saturday. Read on to find out all of the psychedelic music options around the state from Grand Marais, down to Duluth and the Twin Cities.

Live in MN: Glass Beams hit First Ave tonight

July 28, 2025 in blog, live events

This week’s Minnesota psychedelic and live music roundup includes shows from: Read on below for shows from Glass Beams, Pixies, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Sierra Ferrell, Jumpsuit, TWINE, Saltydog, BZ3 Organ Trio, Boss Mama and the Jebberhooch, Alex Rossi, Mango Jam, ELnO, Apollo Cobra, Mossonello, Barefoot Bluegrass, New Primitives, Buffalo Galaxy, China Rider, Shotgun Ragtime Band, Teague Alexy and the Common Thread, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and Dr. Mambo’s Combo.

A few members of Duluth’s Saltydog sat in with TWINE during their Wednesday night Bunkers residency back in March. This week, they are scheduled to bring the same love to WE Collective’s Thursday night gig at Gluek’s in downtown Minneapolis. PHOTO BY JAVIER SERNA/@jaminthestream

Live in MN: Saltydog's Mahon brothers hit Gluek's and Bunkers this week

July 22, 2025 in live events, blog

Members of Saltydog will be playing in the WE Collective at Gluek’s in downtown Minneapolis Thursday. That’s one highlight in a local music-heavy week of live music in Minnesota.

Find out what else is happening around the state in psychedelic music.

Duluth’s Saltydog plays the Lake Harriet Bandshell in Minneapolis tonight at 7:30 p.m.
PHOTO BY JAVIER SERNA/@jaminthestream

Live in MN: Duluth's Saltydog play free show at Lake Harriet tonight

July 14, 2025 in live events, blog

Another busy week of live music in Minnesota kicks off with a free show tonight from Duluth’s Saltydog at the Lake Harriet Bandshell. Find out what else is happening in psychedelic music.

Los Bitchos opening for King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard at Poppodium 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands back in March 2023.
PHOTO BY JAVIER SERNA/@jaminthestream

Live in MN: Los Bitchos a highlight in a busy week of music

July 07, 2025 in live events, blog

Los Bitchos’ gig at 7th Street Entry Thursday is a highlight in a very busy week in Minnesota psychedelic music from the Twin Cities to Duluth down to Winona. Find out what all else is happening from weekly residencies from TWINE and Jumpsuit to some killer jazz options at Icehouse and Berlin.

Boss Mama and The Jebberhooch perform at The Rugged Spruce Golf Club in Mahtowa on Saturday, which is a very busy day for music “Up Nort” in Minnesota. Pictured: Boss Mama sits in with Saltydog at Zen Arcade March 27. PHOTO BY JAVIER SERNA/@jaminthestream

MN Music Roundup: Duluth Heats Up

June 30, 2025 in live events, blog

In Jam in the Stream’s weekly Minnesota live music roundup, a big music weekend in Duluth is outlined, as well as Mark Joseph’s plans up north following The Big Wu’s big Zoo show last Friday, and the options around the Twin Cities, including some of the weekly residency shows worth checking out.

The Big Wu keyboardist Al Oikari at First Avenue last December. The Big Wu headlines the Minnesota Zoo Friday. PHOTO BY JAVIER SERNA/@jamithestream

MN Music Roundup: The Big Wu, Mikaela Davis, Stanley Clarke and Saltydog

June 23, 2025 in live events, blog

It’s another packed week of music in Minnesota. The Big Wu headlines the Minnesota Zoo “Wild Nights” series Friday, one of the top jazz bassists ever plays the Dakota Wednesday and Thursday, mesmerizing harpist Mikaela Davis plays the Icehouse Courtyard Saturday and Saltydog has a pair of shows at Up Yonder in Grand Marais. And there’s more.

Confucisaurus is one of four performers this Saturday afternoon at Pimento on the Lake, part of a recurring series next to Lake Bde Maka Ska that is being curated by Geoffrey Fischbein of Only Every Monday. PHOTO BY JAVIER SERNA/@jaminthestream

Live in MN: The list of options goes on

June 03, 2025 in live events, blog

It dawns on me every week, when I write this live music column, how lucky Minnesotans are to have such an incredible amount of varied styles of music, which I know extends well beyond my own almost narrow interests — ya know, my love for improvisational and psychedelic music of so many stripes.
But forgive me for rambling — below I’ll give details for Eddie Christmas, Dr. Mambo’s Combo, Ice Horse featuring Mikkel Beckmen, the Jones Gang, the TC Gumbo Jam, Confucisaurus, Kung Fu Hippies, Chase & Ovation, JoJo Green, Saltydog, The Big Wu, Dylan Salfer , Boss Mama and The Jebberhooch, and more.