Trailer Trash celebrate 30 years of honkytonking around the Twin Cities tonight at the Hook and Ladder. The band that made Lee’s Liquor Lounge the country music bar in Minneapolis welcomes scores of friends and former members to the stage to party. Catch ’em outdoors now—their annual Trashy Little Christmas…
As St. Paul’s kickoff to summer for the last 50 years, Grand Old Day makes its return in 2023 after a three-year absence. From Fairview Ave. to Dale St., the largest one-day festival in the Midwest will host music on seven stages, ranging from The Jayhawks, Bad Bad Hats, White…
Black Market Brass celebrates the release of their new 45rpm single on Colemine Records tonight at the Turf. The massive collective of self-described “psychedelic wasteland rascals” have been lifting crowds up with their brand of Afrobeat for the last decade and tonight should bring the house down. With Obi Original…
A true original from the pre-cow punk days through whatever is dubbed Americana these days, Alejandro Escovedo is a songwriter of the highest order. From his Bloodshot Records-era masterpieces through 2018’s The Crossing, his music has evolved and shifted with the dry, Texas winds. As a member of the True…
Lowertown and the livin’ is easy… Summertime in Lowertown is a vibe like no other. Just around the corner from Mears Park and down the street from CHS Field, you’ll find Dark Horse Bar and Eatery for all your patio needs. Often dog-friendly (check for hours) and with its own…
The ever-popular Thursday night series returns to Lowertown for the summer with a fantastic triple bill. Good Morning Bedlam will get Mears Park moving as they swing through town on their tour for the new single, ‘All My Friends’. Trevor and Mary bring their full-band Texas two-step boogie, and songwriter…
Moon Palace Books hosts author Emma Törzs to celebrate the release of her debut novel, Ink Blood Sister Scribe. Though her first foray into the longer format, Törzs’ fiction has won her a number of awards and an NEA fellowship in prose. The event will also feature short readings from…
Whether you want to chill out, enjoy ambiance, or straight-up disassociate, go to Icehouse for volume 3 of its Noise Party: i once knew a ghost, RRA, Eddie Weinstine, Head Shrink, TERR the OM, Not Yet All Things w/ glass.grl, Ice Climber, and Jeremy Ylvisaker offer an immersive experience of…
The mega-popular storytelling series The Moth returns to the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in downtown St. Paul tonight. Promoting the art of communal storytelling nationwide for more than 25 years, The Moth provides a theme each month to allow the storytellers a unique opportunity to “dance between documentary and theater.” This…
Seeking a Fitzgerald-era St. Paul spot? Look no further. The corner of Selby and Western is the king of all patios and the best place to get a taste of old-school St. Paul high society. For a special occasion—which, really, can be any occasion—hang, W.A. Frost’s Garden Patio is one of the…