Jam in the Stream

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.

Jumpsuit, a Duluth-area funk band, plays the fourth of five Mondays in March on Bent Paddle’s Cosmic Lounge stage tonight.

It’s a busy week of live music, with Bob Dylan returning to his birth state for a show at Mayo Civic Center in Rochester Tuesday, and the London-based psychedelic instrumental quartet Yuuf hitting 7th Street Entry Thursday, with The Swongos opening.

I always try to mention TWINE’s Wednesday Bunkers residency because the band reliably delivers a dose of deep improvisation every week until 1 a.m.

And Saltydog, Duluth’s rising jamband, concludes its month-long residency at The Hook and Ladder Theater Thursday, with a couple of friends from the band Afflatus opening up.

Other performers/shows include Teague Alexy, Bruce Woodman, International Reggae All Stars, the Old Town Tuesday Night Jam, JC Sandford’s EQ, Elsa Krantz and Boss Mama, The Mahon Brothers, Flip Arukulary’s Space Wizard Wednesday residency, Leslie Vincent, Jacuzzi Puma, Pert Near Sandstone’s Winter String Gathering featuring The Fretliners, The May North, Armchair Boogie and Triple Fiddle, Space Between Fourth Anniversary featuring WE Collective, Efmi, Serious Buddah, Brady Perl, Zeppo, Bobby J’s West Bank Social Club, Obi Original with The Black Atlantics Residency, Shotgun Ragtime Band, and Dr. Mambo’s Combo.

Saltydog kicks off a month of Thursdays at The Hook and Ladder Theater this week, funking up the mid week in Minneapolis.

Minnesota talent carries the week, but we have Detroit hip hop legends Slum Village and singer-songwriter Jason Isabel incoming, too.

Read on below for the details on performances including Jumpsuit, the Old Town Tuesday Night Jam, Bruce Woodman, Hunny Bear, Wise Jennings, Alex Rossi, Confucisaurus, Ditch Pigeon, Mikel Wright & The Wrongs, Dead Days of Winter: Country is Dead, Willows, Afflatus, Obi Original with The Black Atlantics, Shotgun Ragtime Band and last but not least Dr. Mambo’s Combo.

There is music this week in Minnesota despite some shows late last week being rescheduled and postponed due to the statewide general strike Friday and even more Saturday in the aftermath of the mob-like execution of Alex Pretti.

Big Richard, a Colorado-based all-female bluegrass quartet named to make misogynists uncomfortable, will grace Saint Paul’s Turf Club Wednesday — which tops my list of national touring acts coming through this week.

But most of the shows on my list are from local musicians: International Reggae All Stars, The Old Town Tuesday Night Jam, TWINE, Creekbed Carter Hogan, EFMI, Dream of the Wild’s Terrapin Stallion, The Jones Gang, Majoon Travelers, Ditch Pigeon, Hunny Bear, Wandering Eye, TH3, Uff-da!, Mikel Wright and the Wrongs, Atmosphere, Shotgun Ragtime Band and Dr. Mambo’s Combo.

It’s been a scary time in Minneapolis for the past several weeks, but I’ve never been more proud of this place — and really its people — that I relocated to 15 years ago.

In the aftermath of holidays, there’s still lots of great local music options, despite it being a light week for touring bands coming through Minnesota.

Three highlights include TWINE resuming their weekly Bunkers residency Wednesday night, Saltydog’s headlining spot at Turf Club Friday with Chicago’s Hot Like Mars and Duluth’s Between Howls, and Charlie Parr’s second of four Sundays at the Turf Club.

Listen, there’s a lot of great music coming this week, as I’ll point out, but if you’re not surprised that I led with those three artists, then you just know my taste.

Mentioned below are the following performers or jams: International Reggae All Stars, the Old Town Tuesday Night Jam at Whitey’s Old Town Saloon, Bruce Woodman’s Open Jam at Carmody’s Irish Pub in Duluth, Jay Bee & the Routine, Kung Fu Hippies, Greg Schutte, Katie Gearty, Max Krauth, Jason Dixon Line, Brandyn Lee Tulloch, Poetic Roots, Obi Original, Singing Tony, Jackson Hurst, Chase & Ovation, EFMI, Greater Goods, Sean Anonymous, a David Bowie Tribute featuring Audrey Robinson with Clay Fulton & The Lost 40, Hair of the Dog, Jo Jo Green and Faith Boblett, The Jambronies, The Daily Norm, Ced Ba’Etch’, The Infidels: A Bob Dylan Tribute featuring Dan Isreal, Terry Walsh and Steve Brantseg, Shotgun Ragtime Band, Dr. Mambo’s Combo and the Open Jam at the White Squirrel in Saint Paul.

On this Holiday week, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe makes a rare appearance at the Dakota Friday. Troubadour Charlie Parr also kicks off his month of Sundays at Turf Club in Saint Paul.

Otherwise, New Year’s Eve offers some really enticing shows around the state, with TWINE joining Saltydog and Boss Mama at Bent Paddle in Duluth, Dr. Mambo’s Combo playing at Bunker’s in North Loop, Dream of the Wild’s Terrapin Stallion at Zhora Darling in Northeast, The Dylan Salfer Band at Midway Saloon in Saint Paul, and a full day of music at Wesson’s Concert Cafe in Duluth.

Get the details, including for shows from Red Eye Ruby, Sam Licari, Sweet Tease, Mahon Brothers, Greater Goods with Jason Fladager and Jon Ross, Alex Rossi, Twin Citizen, JoJo Green, Pity Party, Sleeping Jesus, Sugar Lads, JT Bates, Chris Castino, Joe Dunn, Beth Supple, Eli Winter, and Shotgun Ragtime Band.

There’s some solid options for local music around the state even with most venues shut down Wednesday and Thursday for Christmas.

This edition of Weekly Roundup includes shows from Dream of the Wild, Old Town Tuesday Night Jam, Mahon Brothers, TWINE, Mae Simpson, Heatbox, JayBee and The Routine, China Rider, Shoeless Revolution, Caballo Cosmico, Tres Osos, Barefoot Bluegrass, Cats Under the Stars, Shotgun Ragtime Band, Mark Joseph & American Soul with Ryan David Young, and Dr. Mambo’s Combo.

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.

We have a busy week of live music in Minnesota starting with Geoffrey Fischbein’s Only Every Monday tonight at Gluek’s in downtown Minneapolis.

This week’s roundup includes The Big Wu, Ariel Posen, Chase & Ovation, Ghost-Note, TWINE, Geoffrey Fischbein, Izzy Cruz, Fern, Red Eye Ruby, Sawtooth Witch, the Old Town Tuesday Night Jam, Wendell, Hannah Hendrickson, David Robinson & The Dedicated Friends, WE Collective, Jason Fladager & Jim “Jimbo Jones” Hinkley, Emmy Woods & Friends, Shotgun Ragtime Band and Dr. Mambo’s Combo.

It’s not quite as busy as last week here in Minnesota, but we got plenty of live music options including jam, jazz, jamgrass, hip-hop and psychedelic rock.

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Wine Lips, and Kitchen Dwellers all roll through town this week, giving Minnesota a dose of jam, heavy psych and jamgrass.

The local options are deep as always starting with tonight’s Only Every Monday, TWINE, New Primitives, the Old Town Tuesday Night Jam, Ditch Pigeon, Jumbos, Alpine Shepard Boy, Emerson Island, BZ3 Organ Trio, JayBee and the Routine, Nur-D, Stringdingers, Maygen & the Birdwatcher, Joseph Huber Band, Turn Turn Turn, Penny Peaches, Shrimp Olympics, Them Coulee Boys, Shotgun Ragtime Band, Dr. Mambo’s Combo.

There’s star power in town this week — with David Byrne playing a pair of shows at the Orpheum.

But we also have Sam Grisman in Minneapolis, performing the songs of his father and Jerry Garcia, as well as The Del McCoury Band and Charlie Hunter.

Local performers include: Only Every Monday, TWINE, Hunny Bear, Outta Coentro, Funk N Spuds, WE Collective, Jimbo’s Forever Young, Pert Near Sandstone, People Brothers Band, Texas Toast, 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.

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.

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.