As seems always to be the case, there are a lot of amazing live music options around the state of Minnesota this week — with jam legends The Disco Biscuits at The Fillmore at the top of that list.

This week’s roundup includes space dedicated both to the Biscuits and an up-and-coming local jam band, The Menagerie.

There are some other touring acts in town of note, including jazz trumpeter, producer and composer Maurice “Mobetta” Brown at Icehouse and electronica string duo The Spooklights, formerly MK Ultra, at 7th Street Entry.

Local shows include Red Eye Ruby, ELOUR, Amanda Standalone, International Reggae All Stars, The Old Town Tuesday Night Jam, TWINE, The Menagerie, Anything You Want, Funk N Spuds, Alpine Shepherd Boy, Javier Trejo, Glitterati, Saltydog, Jay Bee and the Routine, Buffalo Galaxy, Entheos Enclave, TH3, Shotgun Ragtime Band and Dr. Mambo’s Combo.

It’s an abbreviated Halloween edition of Jam in the Stream’s live music roundup heading into the weekend. Read about shows from Daniel Donato, TWINE, New Orleans Suspects, Ganja White Night, Saltydog, People Brothers Band, Kung Fu Hippies, Mikel Wright and the Wrongs, Danny Frank & the Smoky Gold, Barefoot Bluegrass, Shotgun Ragtime Band and Dr. Mambo’s Combo.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

King Buffalo, a pych rock trio from Rochester, N.Y., returns to Saint Paul’s Turf Club Tuesday, Jan. 18. The show tops Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna’s Minnesota live music picks this week. Find out what other shows are happening.

The Headhunters, which Herbie Hancock formed in 1973, play the Dakota Tuesday night, topping Jam in the Stream’s weekly live music picks in Minnesota. Read more about The Headhunters and other live music options this week.

Hotel Minnesnowta got off to a rousing start Thursday night with Minneapolis’ TWINE and Duluth’s Saltydog kicking off the event, with the two bands co-mingling at Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West’s Creekside Lounge. Read a short writeup of the show and check out a photo gallery from Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna. Also, find a ticket link to the final night of the hotel fest, which closes with a late, late-night jam featuring The Johnson Brothers and Ryan David Young of Trampled by Turtles.

Jeff Franca of Thievery Corporation will perform alongside Momentary Lapse of Floyd at the three-day Hotel Minnesnowta music fest at Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West in Plymouth. The hotel fest tops Jam in the Stream’s weekly music picks. Find out what other live music is happening in Minnesota this week.

Jam in the Stream has a special, Year End edition of the weekly Minnesota live music pics. There’s a lot of good music options from now until the end of the year. The editor is hoping he’ll be up for a trip down to Winona on New Year’s Eve to catch one of his faves: Duluth’s Saltydog.

Saltydog’s sendoff of Duluth’s Ripple Bar is No. 11 on Jam in the Stream’s list of a dozen memorable shows in 2024. Read more about what made that show special.

It’s another busy week on Minnesota’s live music scene, with the GZA and a backing band with a fiddler at the Dakota, Saharan desert blues pioneers Tinariwen at the Cedar. Get the details on those and more shows at Jam in the Stream’s weekly live show picks article.

MonoNeon tops Jam in the Stream’s live music picks this week in Minnesota, but find out what other shows come highly recommended.

Crumb’s show at the Varsity Theater Friday tops Jam in the Stream’s list of live music picks this week in Minnesota. Read the fully story at www.jaminthestream.com

Etran de L’Äir, known for a brand of “dessert blues,” is playing Turf Club Wednesday, the first of several live music picks this week from Jam in the Stream. Find out more about the band from Niger, and the rest of Jam in the Stream’s show recommendations.

Check out Jam in the Stream’s live music picks for this week in and around Minnesota.

Duluth’s SaltyDog released Pepper on June 3. Jam in the Stream reviews the band’s second LP, which features solid song writing, lyrically, as the band has grown to include a pair of guitarists, a hand percussionist and a keyboardist, the latest addition to the band, Jam in the Stream’s verdict: Go buy this album, which includes songs such as “Barfly,” “Yeehaw,” and “Farmer Norm,” among others.

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.