A pair of double-headers by jazz guitar great Pat Metheny, North Carolina’s The Nude Party, JRAD’s Tom Hamilton, Terrapin Stallion’s Bicycle Day Celebration, and the debut of L.A. Buckner’s Monday residency at Icehouse top off this week’s Minnesota music roundup.
But also included this week are: Jon Miller and Izzy Cruz at Only Every Monday, International Reggae All Stars, the Old Town Tuesday Night Jam, TWINE, WE Collective, Jaybee and The Routine, Nicholas David and Dan Ristrom, Atypical Daydream, EFMI, White Iron Band, Shotgun Ragtime Band and Dr. Mambo’s Combo.
Monday, April 13
We finally have a very busy Monday night in the Twin Cities.
Boone, N.C.’s The Nude Party, described by The Aspen Times as “a blend of garage rock, electro-pop and country” make their way to Turf Club in Saint Paul, with Tobacco City opening up. The doors are at 7 p.m., and show it at 8 p.m.
I like this band, which a fellow music blogger, Portugal’s Eliana Berto turned me onto. I met Berto at Ty Segall show a year ago in Nashville and our musical interests do criss cross a bit.
But I feel like my real calling tonight is checking out the opening of L.A. Buckner’s new Monday night residency at Icehouse. If you are unfamiliar, Buckner is a high-powered jazz drummer from the North side of Minneapolis. The music is from 8 to 11 p.m.
He’ll be playing with the Homework House Band with special guests sitting in. Icehouse’s description of the event promises “a historic blend of jazz, Gospel, hip hop and avant-funk.”
Last but not least, Only Every Monday returns to a public setting after taking a break and a couple of weeks conducted at a private location, at Gluek’s in downtown Minneapolis.
Jon Miller, Izzy Cruz and host Geoffrey Fischbein will all be performing starting at 9 p.m.
International Reggae All Stars always brings that island rhythm to Bunkers on Tuesdays. PHOTO BY JAVIER SERNA/@jaminthestream
Tuesday, April 14
Graydon Peterson’s Old Town Tuesday Night Jam at Whitey’s Old Town Saloon in Northeast Minneapolis is one of two great options for live music on Tuesday nights.
This jazz-forward open jam kicks off at 10 p.m.
The International Reggae All Stars have kept the good vibes going every Tuesday at Bunkers in North Loop for quite a while now. Their set kicks off at 9:30 p.m. and runs until about 1 a.m.
Timmy the Freak graced the opening of one of TWINE’s sets with one of his freak-spoken intros last Wednesday. PHOTO BY JAVIER SERNA/@jaminthestream
Wednesday, April 15
Tom Hamilton, the prominent jam guitarist from JRAD and other projects, brings Tom Hamilton Band to Turf Club in Saint Paul. The doors open at 7 p.m. and opener Nectarous, a Minneapolis “swinging blues rock band”, kicks things off at 8 p.m.
TWINE, which has a big week with a Friday show in Rapid City, S.D., and a late-night show at Colorado’s Palisade Bluegrass Bash Saturday, still has its weekly Bunkers show from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Thursday, April 16
The lineup for WE Collective was a work in progress as of press time — Will Effertz always manages to put together a solid lineup of musicians to play at this free weekly show at Gluek’s in downtown from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Friday, April 17
Nicholas David and David Ristrom perform together at Animales BBQ, in Minneapolis from 7 to 9 p.m. There’s no cover.
Grateful Dead tribute Atypical Daydream plays at Shaws in Northeast Minneapolis at 8 p.m.
Dream of the Wild’s Jay McKinney has been leaning into Terrapin Stallion, which includes the same lineup but focuses on Grateful Dead and Ween covers. PHOTO BY JAVIER SERNA/@jaminthestream
Saturday, April 18
Metheny, a noted jazz fusion guitarist, hits the Dakota with a pair of shows on both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, the doors are at 5:30 p.m., first show 6:30 p.m., and second show is 9 p.m.
Terrapin Stallion with Dream of the Wild: Bicycle Day Celebration at Zhora Darling in Northeast Minneapolis. Doors are at 7 p.m.
Newer local jamband EFMI is on a bill with Secret Formula at Sociable Cider Werks in Northeast Minneapolis, with music starting at 6 p.m. Initially, this show was scheduled for Terminal Bar.
Out in the far west metro, White Iron Band plays its annual April show at Floyd’s Bar in Victoria starting at 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 19
Pat Metheny returns to the Dakota Sunday with the doors at 4:30 p.m., first show at 5:30 p.m., and second show at 8 p.m.
Shotgun Ragtime Band plays consecutive Sunday No. 774, with music from Phine and Friends starting at 6:30 p.m.
Dr. Mambo’s Combo, one of the most legendary weekly residencies in the country, kicks off at Bunkers at 9:30 p.m.
For ticket and info links on all of these shows — and more — head here for my Minnesota Music Calendar, which is updated weekly.