Herbie Hancock returns to Minneapolis Wednesday, topping another busy Minnesota weekly live music roundup from Jam in the Stream.

This week’s Minnesota music roundup includes Japanese heavy psych band Acid Mothers Temple, veteran jam band moe., New York’s Geese (not to be confused with Goose), and Delicate Steve.

Local shows include Only Every Monday, Bruce Woodman, The Old Town Tuesday Night Jam, International Reggae All Stars, TWINE, WE Collective, Buffalo Galaxy, Dylan Salfer, Dr. Mambo’s Combo and Shotgun Ragtime Band.

Khruangbin just announced a brief U.S. tour in November, to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their debut LP, The Universe Smiles Upon You.

Tickets are probably going to be hard to come by because of the size of the venues chosen for this tour. Read the full story to get all of the details including links for an exclusive ticket allotment available only to members of the band’s fan club.

Buffalo Galaxy’s Johnny “Hothands” Kovarik talks about his band’s upcoming show supporting red-hot Magoo at Minneapolis’ 7th Street Entry Oct. 24. The band also has three others shows elsewhere in Minnesota (in Duluth and Grand Marais) in October, and plans to release full show videos from the band’s tours, as well the compilation of live audio recordings.

It’s a lighter week of live music around Minnesota — or is it?

Read about shows including touring acts such as Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass and Joe Russo’s Almost Dead. But also, The Second Stringers, Hunny Bear, Chicken Wire Empire, Brothers Allmanac, Afflatus, Cigarette Picnic, TWINE, WE Collective, Belfast Cowboys, Shotgun Ragtime Band and Dr. Mambo’s Combo.

Get the details on The Big Wu’s touring plans in October, which include a pair of shows in South Dakota and one closer to their home in Minnesota.

Check out a photo gallery from John Medeski’s recent visit to Minnesota. Medeski, Todd Clouser, Jorge Servin and Mark Joseph played a private backyard in St. Paul on Sept. 15.

French electronic duo Polo & Pan hit the Palace Theatre in Saint Paul tonight, topping off a robust week of live music options around Minnesota. Find out what else is happening this week in psychedelic music.

Hannah Cohen and Viagra Boys make it a touch decision Wednesday night. Find out what other shows are happening in Jam in the Stream’s weekly Minnesota live music roundup.

Neal Francis has a pair of shows in the area, with Duluth’s Saltydog opening the second of those at Big Top Chautauqua Friday, and Palmer’s Bar has its 119-year run coming to a close Sunday on the West Bank.

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.

Check out a short writeup and an extended photo gallery from Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna on the second day of King Gizzard’s Field of Vision festival in Buena Vista, Colo., August 16, 2025.

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.

Organ great John Medeski rekindles his musical friendship with Minnesota native Todd Clouser, this time in an intimate backyard setting in St. Paul. The Big Wu’s Mark Joseph is special guest. Both Clouser and Joseph chatted briefly with Jam in the Stream about this special show, which is limited to about 70 attendees.

Check out a photo gallery from the first night of King Gizzard’s Field of Vision festival in Buena Vista, Colo. King Gizz played a three-hour marathon set that included a sit in from Jello Biafra, the former Dead Kennedys singer.

Will Effertz’ return to TWINE at Bunkers tonight tops my weekly roundup of live, psychedelic music around Minnesota.

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.

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.

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, Minnesota’s legendary improvisational rock band, delivered a pair of sets while headlining The Minnesota Zoo’s “Wild Nights” series in Apple Valley Friday. Read a review of the show and see a photo gallery of the show from Jam in the Stream.

Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country announced an extensive fall tour with stops in the Northeast, Southeast and Midwest in September and October. The first round of pre-sales (via his fan club) went live today (June 25), venue presales are Thursday (June 26) and the general sale is Friday (June 27). The tour concludes in the Midwest with a return to First Avenue in Minneapolis Oct. 30 and Milwaukee’s Turner Hall Ballroom on Halloween.

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.

Trampled by Turtles annual Bayfront Festival Park show in Duluth (July 5) has been expanded into three nights of music, with side projects Dead Man Winter playing a Boundary Waters benefit show at Bent Paddle Brewing (July 4) and LazyLightning420 paying tribute to the Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound at Jade Fountain (July 6). Get the details.

Azymuth, the latest Jazz is Dead show to hit Minnesota, showed they were far more than a nostalgia act 50 years into their existence. The band delivered the heavy psychedelic samba funk at Amsterdam Bar in Saint Paul. Jam in the Stream was granted photo credentials for the show. Check out editor Javier Serna’s photo gallery.

Minnesota Live Music Roundup: Lots of options, including the latest legendary funk band to hit the Twin Cities: Azymuth, which plays Amsterdam Bar Friday. But other highlights include Gary Clark, Jr., an Enormous Quartet reunion show, Chinese American Bear, In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel tribute) and a Buffalo Galaxy show a stone’s throw from Duluth.

“I felt like I was in a dream being up there with all of those greats,” harpist Mikaela Davis on her appearance with John Scofield, Christian McBride, Marco Benevento and Joe Russo at the Newport Jazz Festival in 2021.

Davis, who heads out on tour with her band Southern Star in June — including a date at the Icehouse Courtyard in Minneapolis on June 28 — took five (plus) questions from Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna, including how she wound up playing with jam bands and that 2021 Newport Jazz Festival “Jam Jawn.”

This week’s Minnesota live music roundup includes the likes of Mae Simpson and Feed the Dog at The Hook and Ladder’s Under the Canopy stage, and, as always, there are a lot of options around the state for live, psychedelic music.

The Big Wu’s Mark Joseph chatted with Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna regarding the band’s summer touring plans in the Upper Midwest, upcoming live releases, current studio efforts, and the love the band has nurtured among its fans in places such as Wisconsin and Colorado. He also told a tale of a white-knuckle drive over Rabbit Ears Pass in Colorado last March.

The New Orleans Suspects, Leo Kottke, Dope Lemon and Primus bring an eclectic mix of music to Minnesota this week. But there’s also a lot of incredible local music happening this week, including a pair of free mid-week, lakeside shows in Minneapolis and a pair of residencies from TWINE and Boss Mama and The Jebberhooch.

Mik Bondy of The Garcia Project chatted with Jam in the Stream ahead of the band’s two-night run at the Granada Theater in Minneapolis this Friday and Saturday. Bondy talked about one of the ways the band attempts to emulate the sound and feel of the various eras of the Jerry Garcia Band.

There are so many options starting tonight in Minnesota for live music, including many free shows in part thanks to the Art-A-Whirl festival in Northeast Minneapolis. Saltydog plays a free Sunday afternoon show at Indeed Brewing’s Whirlygig, while legendary Detroit hip-hop group Slum Village celebrates the life of their legendary, late producer J Dilla at Icehouse Saturday, as well as The Wailers of Bob Marley fame hitting Dakota also Saturday,

Dream of the Wild’s final Psychedelic Sundays edition, this week at Zhora Darling in Minneapolis, brings Confucisaurus, Hunny Bear and Poison Ivy and The People to the stage. Tonight, Charlie Parr plays at a church in Saint Cloud, and Saltydog has a Homegrown show in Duluth.

Check out a photo gallery from the first night of Camp Cosmic — Daniel Donato’s two-night camping festival at The Caverns in Tennessee.

Dream of the Wild kicking off four Sundays of psychedelic music at The Cabooze tops Jam in the Stream’s weekly live music picks around Minnesota. but there’s a lot of options all over the state, including shows from Cory Wong in Rochester and the great Bob Dylan in Mankato, to name a few high-profile concerts this week.

Cold Sweat, aka Ryan Tetzloff, sat in with Saltydog at the third of their four Thursday residency shows at The Zen Arcade/Mission Room in South Minneapolis. Check out a photo gallery of the show,.

It’s a crazy week of music in Minnesota and here are three highlights, Orions Belte at 7th Street Wednesday, Shamrock Shakedown at Green Room Friday and Andy Frasco & The U.N. at the Fine Line Saturday. But there’s so much more.

Saltydog got their Thursdays in March residency off to an excellent start, playing two sets at The Hook and Ladder Theater’s Zen Arcade/Mission Room. TWINE’s Will Effertz sat in with Saltydog in the second set. See a photo gallery from the show.

Check out a photo gallery from last Wednesday’s TWINE residency show at Bunkers in Minneapolis’ North Loop. The show fell on the birthday of frontman Will Effertz, and there were a number of special guests — all of which appear in this roll.

Read Jam in the Stream’s Minnesota live music picks for this week, which focuses largely on residency and recurring shows. But there’s more.

Check out a gallery of pictures from last Saturday’s inaugural Bluegrass Bingo at The Joint in Minneapolis. Bluegrass Bingo (and Brunch) is a free bingo gamed hosted by Feed the Dog guitarist Jon Miller and friends that pick from a hat and perform north of 50 bluegrass songs.

Check out Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna’s camera roll from Cymande’s concert at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis from Feb. 19, 2025. The legendary British funk band did not dissapoint.

Øyvind Blomstrøm of Norway’s Orions Belte chatted with Jam in the Stream ahead of the band’s 23-shot U.S. tour that kicks off in Los Angeles Feb. 21 and ends in Philadelphia March 23. Blomstrøm covered a lot of ground in the interview, including discussing the band’s sound and how it wound up with it’s name, inspired by stars visible in the Northern Hemisphere.

Fabled British funk band Cymande hits the Varsity Theater Wednesday, topping Jam in the Stream’s weekly list of live music recommendations in Minnesota. But there are many great options this week.

Read about Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, which bring their tribute to Italian film to the Fitzgerald Theater on Feb. 12. Find out what else is happening this week around Minnesota in Jam in the Stream’s weekly live music picks.

Mark Joseph (The Big Wu) chatted with Jam in the Stream ahead of his gig that included legendary JGB organist Melvin Seals, billed as a special guest Saturday night at the Fitzgerald Theater. Joseph and Heatbox both released albums at the historic St. Paul venue.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard announced the bulk of its touring plans for 2024, with shows in Europe, four festival appearances in South America and two legs of touring in North America. Most of those shows are in the U.S., though there are a few dates in Canada. They also plan on playing three acoustic shows in the U.K., Detroit and San Diego. This is an addition to the previously announced marathon 3-hour shows in Hamburg, Germany, Forest Hills Stadium in New York, Chicago, Washington’s Gorge, and Austin, Texas.

Billy Strings closed out his Renewal Festival in Buena Vista, Colo., with surprise appearances before and after his band’s two-set headlining set, that included originals and covers of Pink Floyd’s “Brain Damage,” and John Hartford’s “All Fall Down,” among many others.

Billy Strings’ opening day of third annual Renewal Festival in Buena Vista, Colo., was a jam-packed day, with lots of music, sit-ins withe likes of Leftover Salmon’s Vince Herman and Drew Emmitt, and playing and pickin’ deep into the night.

A lot happened while Jam in the Stream’s editor was away, off the grid, for a month. Here’s a wrap-up of the biggest news regarding Phish and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard during that time.

Minneapolis-based Mae Simpson released “Cap Guns,” the first song off their upcoming album. Guitarist Jorgen Wadkins chatted with Jam in the Stream about the single, and the band’s upcoming album, which was produced by saxophonist Brian “Snowman” Powers.

Monday night is not a normal Monday night.

It’s followed by the Fourth of July, so there’s two shows of interest happening in the Twin Cities.

First, Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade is at the Palace Theatre.

Then, Minneapolis jam band Twine will be playing an after-show at KJ’s Hideaway, a short walk away, right afterwards.

Tuesday is our nation’s birthday (hopefully, you have that day off). So everybody wins!

King Gizzard’s tour finale at Hollywood Bowl Wednesday was one part tribute and one part victory lap, a three-hour exclamation point on an incredible tour that never let off the gas, rain or shine, for 15 shows.

Especially the last.

The show started off with a four-song tribute to Broderick Smith, who initially was to perform (likely those same) songs from the 2013 Eyes Like The Sky LP, the band’s second album.

Smith wrote and narrated the album, which is something like a Spaghetti Western audio book.

Smith is the father of the band’s entertainer/vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Ambrose Kenny-Smith. Smith profoundly influenced both Kenny-Smith and the band itself, and it is plain to see. Smith was a British-born Australian entertainer, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who fronted several Australian rock bands such as Sundown, Carson, and the Dingoes.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard saved something special for their last of three shows at Remlinger Farms in Carnation, Wash.

Despite having one show left in their tour – a marathon set at Hollywood Bowl Wednesday – this was the last show on the “residency” portion of their tour, where they played multiple nights at four locations.

This last show contained several songs that hadn’t been played this tour, including saving one of their most beloved songs to close out the show.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard played “Static Electricity,” and “Work This Time,” in their second of three shows at Remlinger Farms outside of Seattle on Saturday. The band has two more shows left in their U.S. Residency Tour, with one more show at Remlinger Farms tonight, and a marathon set at Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s Stu Mackenzie and Joey Walker came out dressed in fishing bibs as they took to another rainy stage at Remlinger Farms in Carnation, Wash. They were opening a three-night run, the last extended residency stop, on their 15-show U.S. Residency Tour, which concludes Wednesday with a marathon show at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard played “Change” for the first time during the final of three shows at Chicago’s Salt Shed. It was somewhat of a reward for fans who had been soaked by rains for hours to see the band at the venue’s outdoor stage setup.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard returned to Chicago on a cold and windy night. Even as they played a venue that blocked the view of their backdrop, they won over new fans with a show that highlighted their heavy mode as well as improvisational talent.

King Gizzard played for the first or second time, “Satan Speeds Up,” a psychedelic classic the band put out back in 2014 at their day-time show at Red Rocks in Colorado Thursday. Read more about the show in this writeup.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard played to the Colorado crowd in their first of three shows at Red Rocks Wednesday night. They debuted two songs, “Motor Spirit,” and “Hate Dancin’.” The band has two more shows there Thursday, June 8.

King Gizzard’s final of four shows at The Caverns in Tennessee was a special one.

Not just because it was one of their rare acoustic performances.

There were so many things worth noting about this one, from some deep jams to a dedication.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard celebrated Pride Month in rural Tennessee by dressing in drag at their third show in a row at The Caverns Saturday.

The band debuted “Witchcraft,” the fourth song they have live-debuted in as many shows on this U.S. Residency Tour. The song is off the forthcoming LP, PetroDragonic Apocalypse, which is due out June 16.

And guitarist Joey Walker, looking ahead to tonight’s acoustic theme, wondered out loud about the whereabouts of the Nashville-based guitar virtuoso Billy Strings.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard gave fans the live debut of “Astroturf,” at the second of two shows in the underground amphitheater at The Caverns in Pelham, Tenn., June 2. It was the first time the band played live anything off their last album, Changes, released last October. That was one highlight in a show full of highlights, with inspired jamming and great song selection including four songs from the 2014 album I’m In Your Mind Fuzz to start the show and “K.G.L.W” to close it out loud.

Jam in the Stream’s show story for Night 1 at The Caverns June 1, 2023. This writeup is a working document, with updates forthcoming.

An exclusive interview with McBess, the illustrator behind the music project Mcbaise, the funky, jazzy indie psych band that anchors London-based Dirty Melody Records. Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna caught up with McBess at a pub in the Shoreditch neighborhood of London in late February, 2023. If you like chill, psychedelic music, and you know about Mcbaise’s music, you’ll want to read this. If you like chill, psychedelic music, and you don’t know about Mcbaise, you NEED to read this.

The Minnesota Zoo has brought back live music, which was ended during the pandemic. While five shows were held last year, there will be nine such events this year, each with a themed night and all local musical performers, including Chicken Wire Empire, The Cactus Blossoms, Frogleg and Mae Simpson.

Jam in the Stream was on site for Phish’s Hollywood Bowl run at the end of their 2023 Spring Tour on the West Coast. This is the first of three show write-ups of those shows, this being of the third and final show of the run, on April 23, 2023.

Jam in the Stream’s photo gallery from Frogleg’s headlining gig at The Hook and Ladder Theater in Minneapoilis Saturday, April 29. Duluth’s New Salty Dog and Minneapolis’ Apocalypse Girlfriend opened up.

The Kitchen Dwellers’ guitarist Max Davies answered some questions from Jam in the Stream amidst the band’s Spring ‘23 tour with Sicard Hollow, as the band headed for the east coast and Midwest.

Ghost Funk Orchestra bandleader and guitarist Seth Applebaum chatted with Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna ahead of the band’s first Minnesota gig at the Turf Club in Saint Paul.

Jam in the Stream weighs in not on the Goose show itself, per say, that rolled through Minnesota Sunday but the polarizing aspect that three up-and-coming bands have sparked the past few years. It’s OK to like, or not like, any or all of them. But it would be better if we all just remembered to be kind to one another.