Marv Nissel Band at Farmamerica Prairie Day

Farmamerica 7367 360th Ave., Waseca

TRAM RIDES, THE MARV NISSEL BAND, 1919 ROOT BEER FLOATS*, ICE CREAM*, PIE*, WASHBOARD LAUNDRY, YARD GAMES, WOOL CARDING, RUG WEAVER, HORSE CART RIDES, & MORE! :)  This 4th of July weekend event is perfect for the WHOLE FAMILY!  Admission:  General Public: $5  |  2 & Under: FREE  |  FA Members/Season Passholders: FREE Day of Event: $10 *Available for purchase.

Taste of Minnesota 2024

Taste of MN 2024 Downtown Minneapolis Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis

Sat, July 6th Great Clips Main Stage 12:00 pm – Koo Koo1:00 pm – Belladiva2:30 pm – Gear Daddies3:45 pm – Sophia Eris4:45 pm – The Wallflowers6:30 pm – Martina McBride      Featuring: DJ Kessel  Jazz88 Stage 12:00 pm – Jack Brass Band1:30 pm – Jennifer Grimm3:00 pm – BZ3 Organ Trio4:30 pm – HEYARLO6:15 pm – L.A. Buckner & BiG HOMiE Xcel EnergySinger / Songwriter Stage 11:15 – 12:15 Sammie Jean Cohen12:30 – 1:30 Max Rewitzer1:45 – 2:45 Yev Yelena3:00 – 4:00 Soot & Scratch (Jesse Barstad)4:15 – 5:30 Caribou Gone5:45 – 7:00 Zoe Says Go Sun, July 7th Great Clips Main Stage 12:30 pm – Sounds Of Blackness2:30 pm – Johnny Holm Band5:00 pm – Morris Day & The Time6:30 pm – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis      Featuring: DJ Shannon Blowtorch  Jazz88 Stage 12:00 pm – MacPhail’s First Ave Ensemble1:30 pm – Aja Parham3:00 pm – Purple Funk Metropolis4:30 pm – International Reggae All-Stars6:15 pm – Minneapolis String Project Xcel EnergySinger / Songwriter Stage 11:15 – 12:15 Scarlett Woods12:30 – 1:30 Scott Zosel1:45 – 2:45 Steven Weeks-Johnson3:00 – 4:00 Greg Volker & the River4:15 – 5:30 John Loo & the Breakers5:45 – 7:00 Joan of Profile

Early Show w. Scott Hefte and the Bury ‘Em Deep, Tempest Foundation, Shoveler

Scott Hefte and the Bury ‘em Deep Bio: From the ashes of such bands as Seymore Saves the World, Superdanger, Me and My Arrow, and Beasthead, rises a dark and brooding indie-western soundtrack for your apocalypse. Scott Hefte and the Bury ‘em Deep have combined to create hellish landscapes of a dystopian nightmare while not forgetting the righteous influences of old school country, indie-pop, and noise rock. The resulting sound is one of Johnny Cash, Phil Collins, and Godspeed You Black Emperor, fighting a bloodless three way cage match for superiority. No one wins but you, when you dig the music of Scott Hefte and the Bury ‘em Deep.

Rock the Docks at Charlies on Prior

Charlie's on Prior 3950 Green Heights Trail SW, Prior Lake

Rock the Docks with Headliner High & Mighty at 7:30pm and opener, Chris Lawrence at 5:30pm!No cover, tables first come first serve!

Live Music at Umbra: Jennifer Grimm

Umbra Minneapolis 708 Third Street South, Minneapolis

Jennifer Grimm is a nationally acclaimed vocalist and songwriter with credits including performing at New York’s Carnegie Hall, scoring hits internationally and having her music featured on networks such as NBC, USA, and SHOWTIME.   She will perform original work, favorites off her respective records, and familiar tunes, with a few surprises along the way.   Umbra hosts complimentary live music every single Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings. Learn more by visiting our website.

Michael Sherwood at Pioneer Place

Veranda Lounge MN

Michael Sherwood started playing music in 2010 in his hometown of Big Lake, Minnesota as a kid. Most of his inspiration comes from 70s and 80s rock and roll and has incorporated other sounds throughout the years. His range as an artist goes from rap to pop, with majority of his favorite work being rock and alternative rock. He released “Anywhere” in September 2020. He is currently playing shows all across Minnesota. His new album “It’s About Time” is scheduled to release in March 2024.

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WACO BROTHERS with Jake La Botz and Jon Langford & Alice Spencer

The Cedar Cultural Center 416 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis

WACO BROTHERS stumble out of the desert with a fierce thirst and an epic album: The Men That God Forgot. "Clash meets Cash" - Rolling StoneThe Cedar PresentsWACO BROTHERS with Jake La Botz and Jon Langford & Alice Spencer of the Bright ShinersSaturday, July 6, 2024 / Doors: 7:00 PM / Show: 8:00 PMAll AgesStanding$23 Advance, $28 Day of ShowThis is a standing show with an open floor. To request seating or other access accommodations, please go to our Access Page.For Cedar presented shows, online ticket sales typically end one hour before the door time, and then, based on availability, tickets will be available at the door.ABOUT THIS SHOWShaking off the plague days like a snake sheds its skin, the WACO BROTHERS stumble out of the empty, burning desert with a fierce thirst and an epic new album: The Men That God Forgot, their first collection of original tunes since 2016."It's the mission of the Waco Brothers — a Chicago-based outfit that Jon Langford started in the mid-90s — to bring blood, sweat, and tears back into country music.…" - KenTucker, NPR"Clash meets Cash" - Rolling StoneWACO BROTHERSShaking off the plague days like a snake sheds its skin the WACO BROTHERS stumble out of the empty, burning desert with a fierce thirst and an epic new album: THE MEN THAT GOD FORGOT.It’s the first collection of original WACO tunes since 2016’s GOING DOWN IN HISTORY and comes to you via their own label Plenty Tuff Records.The Waco Brothers got together in Chicago in the mid-90s; battle weary punk musicians who wanted nothing more than to play classic country covers for free beer in their adopted home city. Their residencies at bars like the Wrigleyville Tap and Augenblick became legendary for the sheer volume, speed and energy they brought to this task. After an early and particularly deranged appearance at SXSW, Rolling Stone dubbed the Wacos “Clash meets Cash” and they unleashed a fistful of ferocious albums and endlessly entertaining live gigs that defined the Insurgent Country movement.Every night is still Friday night for the WACO BROTHERS but these new songs lace that reckless exuberance with a more sober awareness of the tsunami of cynical corruption & materialism that infects our everyday existence. BEST THAT MONEY CAN BUY rips its verses from what’s left of honest journalism while IN THE DARK provides a requiem for functioning democracy AND boasts the best twin-lead guitar solo since Thin Lizzy. The album ends with NOWHERE TO RUN a deceptively gentle dance number (inspired by a night on the Outlaw Country Cruise where the Wacos backed up their hero Lee “Scratch” Perry) that presents the struggle for social and economic justice as neverending. GEORGE WALKS WITH JESUS is a song about George Jones walking with Jesus.“It's the mission of the Waco Brothers — a Chicago-based outfit that Langford started in the mid-90s — to bring blood, sweat, and tears back into country music.… They have a rather romantic view; I doubt that, this side of Merle Haggard, any American country act has written a furious hymn to organized labor like the song "Plenty Tough and Union Made.” - KenTucker, NPRThe WACO BROTHERS lost their powerhouse drummer Joe Camarillo to a stroke in January 2021 and it took some time to regroup. They’d often been joined onstage by violinist Jean Cook and drummer Dan Massey (ex-Robbie Fulks) who had deputized for Joe for years, so now the time seemed right to add them both as permanent members. The current line-up is:Jean Cook – violin & vocalsTracey Dear – mandolin & vocalsAlan Jesus George Jones Mr. Spanky Captain Giggles Sproketts Doughty Vega – bass & vocalsJon Langford – guitar & vocalsDan Massey – drumsDean Schlabowske – guitar & vocalsTHE MEN THAT GOD FORGOT is the 10th Waco Brothers full length album and was recorded with Mike Hagler at Kingsize Soundlabs in Chicago in 2022. The cinematic brass parts were arranged and performed by longtime collaborator Max Crawford with Dave Smith. Other Waco Cousins appearing are Barkley Mckay on piano and organ, Patty Vega on jingling tambourine and Andre Michot of the Lost Bayou Ramblers on accordion.“Where does this pack of goofy bastards get off thinking they can one-up our national heritage? But they do, damn it. Jon Langford has always utilized his extracurricular time with the Wacos to exorcise the C&W demons that have lurked in his work with the Mekons since the 1980s. Where great Mekons albums integrate a vaguely folkish, space cowboy vibe, the Waco Brothers sound like real-deal ten-gallon hatters with a grouchy streak and a subscription to The Nation. Sure, there's a William Blake nod on occasion, but mostly, Langford and co-singer/songwriter Dean Schlabowske invoke the spirit of the common man, crank up the hollow-body guitars and rock their wary ways.” - Pitchfork"The Waco Boys! The Rainbow Men!” - Lee “Scratch’ PerryTo learn more about the Waco Brothers:Visit their website hereJAKE LA BOTZJake La Botz’s rough and tumble Chicago upbringing took him from juvenile delinquency and punk rock to learning blues from the last of the Delta bluesmen. From there, with guitar in tow, he made his way across the U.S.A. until he hit the end of the line in Hollywood where an improbable acting career began to unfold.After getting clean from heroin at thirty years old, La Botz became a Buddhist meditation practitioner and teacher. He also took his bluesy guitar licks to the Greater Mt. Zion Church in South Central L.A. where he steeped himself in gospel music. Ever since then La Botz has been putting out his own brand of Gospel-noir Americana. The eccentric stories, characters, and underlying spiritual messages often heard in his songs come to a head on his latest album Hair on Fire.Among more than twenty film and TV credits, La Botz has acted in True Detective, Rambo, and On the Road. His most recent film, D.O.A., stars fellow musician John Doe from the punk band X.Beyond music and acting, La Botz is also a writer. A collection of short fiction is forthcoming from Cornerstone Press and a graphic memoir is also in the works.To learn more about Jake La Botz:Visit his Instagram page hereJON LANGFORD & ALICE SPENCER OF THE BRIGHT SHINERSJon Langford's been in more bands than you have digits- and that's true even if you were born with a few extras! From his early days in Mekons, Delta 5,Three Johns and even Sisters Of Mercy to a veritable explosion of one-off recordings and performances with more names than we could ever hope to list in full. A Wikipedia description for this group,The Bright Shiners (described therein as 'circa 2022 through at least 2023,in Northern California') provides some sense of the complex taxonomy needed just to keep track of Jon's massive oeuvre. Happily, that's an understated description of a serious new outlet for his endless creativity, and The Bright Shiners' recording activities have produced a full album, Where It Really Starts, the first recording in a collaboration with Tamineh Gueramy, Alice Spencer,and Jon's frequent musical partner, John Szymanski.Jon's never sung or written better, and the sense that the band realised they were onto something great is palpable in an instant. Each song is a minimalistic jewel-there's nothing here that doesn't need to be-yet the album is unsparing of aptly astonishing adornment - wonderful harmonies, horns, mellotron, bowed guitar, piano.looped percussion and more), by our reckoning this is one of Jon's finest works of art and his best outfit outside The Mekons themselves.To learn more about Jon Langford:Visit his Instagram page hereTo learn more about Alice Spencer:Visit her Instagram page hereSPONSORED BY