8:00 PM Show

The Cedar Lounge

Sophie Hiroko was born and raised in Duluth, MN by the waters of Lake Superior and the northern forests of ancient wisdom. She has been writing and creating her whole life, but began her music career nearly a year and a half ago, which has since launched into the career of her dreams! After winning the grand prize of Trampled by Turtles' Palomino grant in 2025, she moved to Minneapolis to pursue music full time. This past October, she took her debut EP "to the core" on tour which ended in Brooklyn NYC. Her music is a grungy and powerful expression of her life experiences that is catching the attention of many, in the realm of Minnesota music. Her current full-band iteration is a girlband which includes Skye of SLOG on drums and Kara of Momzilla on bass.

The Spine Stealers are an eerie folk band fronted by songwriter Emma O’Shea, whose songs conjure dark lakes, brain-burned nostalgia and fractured memories. In just three years, they’ve etched their name into the region’s folk scene, quietly amassing a devoted following. The band took on their first national tour through the Western US and released their second EP, Yellow Feather in 2025. They have been featured on Gems on VHS Long Playlist and October 2024 Playlist, won the 2023 Blue Ox Virtual Band Competition, as well as making the official Blue Ox Music Festival lineup in 2025 and supported acts such as Haley Heyndrickx, Chris Acker, Basia Bulat, The Last Revel, Them Coulee Boys, Dead Horses, Wild Horses, Charlie Parr, Palmyra and Arcadian Wild.