Another Week, Another Complete Concert Calendar: March 21-26

Pretty much all the live music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.

By Keith Harris

11:42 AM CDT on March 21, 2023

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Mavi, Willi Carlisle

I'm feeling much better this week, thanks for asking!

Tuesday, March 21

Jimmy Barnett with Jackson Atkins, and Matthew French @ Amsterdam

International Reggae Allstars @ Bunkers

Christian McBride’s New Jawn @ Dakota—FEATURED IN THIS WEEK'S EVENT HORIZON

St. Dominic’s Trio @ Driftwood

Airlands (March Residency) with The Nunnery @ Icehouse

Mavi @ 7th St Entry—The 23-year-old North Carolina rapper’s second full-length, Laughing so Hard, it Hurts, straddles contemporary rap styles with the ease and comfort you'd expect from a talent coming into his own. As a lyricist he can be dense but never cryptic, and a team of producers, anchored by Dylvinci and Wulf Morpheus, keeps his grooves experimental but never cluttered.

January Conspiracy Series featuring Chemistry Set, the Canyon Trio @ 331 Club

Worker's Playtime, Dan Israel @ 331 Club

Flamin' Oh's with Jon Berg @ Turf Club

Trevor McSpadden & Mary Cutrufello @ White Squirrel

Trash Catties (Tuesday Residency) with Mark Deveraj, Whiskey Rock ‘n’ Roll Club, Ghost Kitchen @ White Squirrel

Wednesday, March 22

Clan of Xymox with special guests: The Bellwether Syndicate, Depotek @ Amsterdam

MN Songwriter Showcase hosted by Nick Hensley @ Aster Cafe

Dylan Salfer @ Bunkers

Tarta Relena, Iosis @ Cedar Cultural Center

Maggie's Wednesdays: Mia Dorr @ Crooners

Christian McBride’s New Jawn @ Dakota—FEATURED IN THIS WEEK'S EVENT HORIZON

OIlsen GIllman Band, Ry Edwards @ Driftwood

Future Superstar Tour 2023 Hosted by Nick Cannon @ Fillmore

Wax Tailor with Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise @ Fine Line

Betty Who with Shea Couleé @ First Avenue

Mike Derus @ Granada

AetherSound Presents Paris1919, Crystal Myslajek, Places Above the Air @ Icehouse

Crush Scene with Rachael G, Tang & the Tabs, DJ Dorn @ Mortimers

Shawn Mullins + Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams @ Parkway

Lostboycrow with Brooke Alexx and Kid Cadaver @ 7th St Entry

Toto @ State Theatre

Harold’s House Party on KFAI with Connor McRae Trio @ 331 Club

SlipJig @ 331 Club

They Are Gutting a Body of Water with Knifeplay and Anita Velveeta @ The Treasury

Zippo Man, Of The Orchard, Colin Bracewell, and the Cold Casuals @ Turf Club

Christopher Michael Jensen's Subjective Art For Mass Consumption, Vol. 2 @ Underground Music Cafe

Nights with Tim @ White Squirrel

Thursday, March 23

MNAKED curated by Nick Hensley featuring Maybe, Nebraska and Rachel Kurtz @ Aster Cafe

Jay Bee & the Routine @ Bunkers

The Residents @ Cedar Cultural Center

Brad Holden Quartet @ Crooners

Wayne Anthony: Standards and Sting @ Crooners

Krasno/Moore Project @ Dakota

The Long Honeymoon, Barrel Flash @ Driftwood

HYLTN '90s Country Dance Night @ Eagles 34

RetroFizz @ 11 Wells

The Church @ Fine Line

Masego, Ogi @ First Avenue

Oyster World, River Sinclaire, Egg Girl, Shrimp Olympics @ Icehouse

Katy Vernon @ KJ's Hideaway

Los Angeles Azules @ Orpheum Theatre

Willow Creek Brothers (Album Release) with Tommy Goodroad and Molly Brandt @ 7th St Entry

Minneapolis Songwriter Rounds with Katie Drahos, Clare Doyle, Abha K., Becky Schlegel; hosted By Emmy Woods @ 331 Club

bugsy, Scam Likely, Oister Boy, and Allergen @ Turf Club

White Line Darko, Electric Church, & Burning Blue Rain @ Underground Music Cafe

Crane Killers @ Underground Music Cafe

Mik Cool, Poison Ivy, Lulu and the Shoe, & fruitform @ Uptown VFW

Niko Moon @ Varsity

Ensemble Signal Plays Steve Reich: Reich Richter Runner @ Walker Art Center—The 18-piece Ensemble Signal tackles two pieces from the minimalist great Steve Reich: Reich Richter, which explores the composer's affinities with artist Gerhard Richter via an accompanying Corinna Belz, and Runner.

Mullet with In Lieu, Kill Palace @ White Squirrel

Friday, March 24

Jake Wesley Rodgers with Stacey Ryan @ Amsterdam

Chris Mason with Beemer @ Aster Cafe

Hunny Pot @ Bar Fly

Alex Rossi @ Bunkers

Peanut Butter and Birthday Jam @ Cabooze

Gary Rue & Randy Sabien @ Crooners

River: The Music of Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon @ Crooners

Maggie's Afterglow: Dorothy Doring @ Crooners

Brian Larson & Going to the Sun, Tiny Traces @ Driftwood

Mae Simpson Band @ Dakota

Mechanix with NC-17, JMorgan, Nick Merchant & Deep_North_Radio @ Eagles 34

J.I.D. & Simino @ Fillmore—FEATURED IN THIS WEEK'S EVENT HORIZON

Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers with Parker Ryan @ Fine Line

Lettuce with Nigel Hall (DJ Set) @ First Avenue

Thomas Abban @ Green Room

Two Harbors, Manias, & Superfloor @ Hook and Ladder

Sad Action, Dingus, Warcake, & Baltic Avenue Neighborhood Watch @ Hook and Ladder

Zacc Harris Trio @ Icehouse

Aiden Intro X Kwey with Parachutes @ Icehouse

Hekler @ The Loft

Adam Azra’el (EP Release) @ KJ’s Hideaway

SPCO Presents Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony with Tabea Zimmermann @ Ordway

Schubert Club Presents Benjamin Beilman, violin and Yekwon Sunwoo, piano @ Ordway

Boiled in Lead @ Parkway

Willi Carlisle with Willy Tea Taylor @ 7th St Entry—Narrowing his point of origin down no further than "the Midwestern plains," Carlisle is a disciple of folk populist Utah Phillips. His latest, Peculiar, Missouri, brims with an openhearted welcome to everyday folks and wise distrust of the rich and powerful. And just in case you thought no one is updating the folk tradition, "Life on the Fence" is great song about being torn between love for a woman and lust for a man.

Tay Tay Party @ Studio B

Luke Callen. Goatroper @ 331 Club

Friends vs the Bill @ The Treasury

Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes and Eleganza! with Baby Grant Johnson @ Turf Club—The farmer in question, Cody Diekhoff, has been kicking around for a couple decades but his songwriting has really come into its own in the past few years. Class-conscious and comical, he gripes about "$13 Beers" puts in a good word for "Flyover Country." And judging by his 2018 live double, Quarter Past Tonight, he knows how to tell a story and hold a crowd. The meat-and-potatoes rock of Eleganza! should set the mood perfectly.

Bar Wars @ Underground Music Cafe

Welcome to NYC: An East Coast Dance Party @ Uptown VFW

The Collaboratory 4th Fridays @ White Squirrel