Apr 18 Saturday
8:00 PM Show
If Eye May is a Twin Cities-based rock band that’s been playing across the Midwest for over a decade. The five-piece group blends electric and acoustic guitar, bass, drums, and raw vocals to deliver a sound that's both familiar and fresh. || Grand Holler is a rock band known for their gritty sound and style that’s been described as “dirt road rock”. The band features a lineup of talented musicians: Andy Spaeth, who handles vocals and guitar, Mark Erickson on bass, Jesse Annala on drums, and Travis Farleigh on keys. || Hailing from St. Paul, MN, Michael "Chris" Cain leads a dynamic blues-rock ensemble steeped in Southern tradition. Drawing inspiration from legends like The Allman Brothers, American Aquarium, and Blackberry Smoke, the band crafts a sound that’s both soulful and electrifying. With Gabe Voland on guitar, Gunnar Bergman pounding the drums, Gavin Peterson holding down the bass, and Doug Grimm adding depth on keys, they create a musical journey that resonates with authenticity and grit.
The Cedar Lounge
Apr 22 Wednesday
BP Tropical Getaway!Come see what the big SPLASH is all about. Featuring a night dedicated to the, musicality and resilience of Reggae Music & Culture. Positive vibes curated by Al Pajamas & Friends on the TNT HiFi Sound System. Now in Cinemascope!Wednesday Nights House DJ Jam Session. Expect songs of peace, love, humanity, happiness and rebellionAll Welcome | No Cover | Good Vibes OnlySalsa every 3rd Wednesday of the month!
Apr 23 Thursday
Apr 24 Friday
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
“Misisipi” Mike Wolf is a traditional folk and country singer/songwriter who performs both solo and in enough bands to fill a summer music festival lineup. He writes songs with the same heart and humor as greats like John Prine, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. Wolf recently won first place in the Duluth Dylan Fest songwriters contest and holds down weekly residencies throughout the Twin Ports, most recently at the Cedar Lounge. His local band projects include Boxcar, Neatneatneat, Actual Wolf, Crooked Mile and Eldri Snow’s Wintry Mix.
At the Cedar Lounge
No Cover
Performing as The Old 13 String Bandits, his live show can vary from a foot-stomping one-man-band spectacle—resonator guitar, harmonica, kazoo, and foot percussion—to sometimes expanding into a full string-and-horn outfit featuring upright bass and fiddle. Drawing comparisons to Bob Wills, Jimmie Rodgers, Fats Waller, and Tom Waits, his music carries the grit of street performance and the fire of his punk years, but now leans toward redemption, rural life, fatherhood, and hard-won joy.
Keep in' it Cosmo-tastic since 2024! The Cosmic Otter Club is a musical collective featuring a rotating cast of musicians from the woodland waterways of the upper Midwest hosted by Pete 'thunder'n'lightnin' Whiteman of Buffalo Galaxy.
Kyle Ollah is a multi-faceted strings player from Duluth, Minnesota. Equally versed as a solo artist as he is as a music collaborator, his fingerstyle guitar work and folk fiddling have become well-lit fixtures in clubs and dance halls across the upper-midwest.
Apr 29 Wednesday
May 01 Friday
May 08 Friday
May 15 Friday
Lazy Lightning 420 isa Duluth-based duo consisting of Marc Gartman and Erik Berry (from Trampled by Turtles) who perform full Grateful Dead concerts by re-creating setlists from Archive.org. The duo uses an array of effects pedals and technology to achieve a sound that is more than just a guitar-and-mandolin duo, incorporating a rock band feel into their performances.