A quick glance at the listings below makes one thing clear: We're outta the doldrums now. Live music has been back for a while, but now the calendar's filled to bursting. I blurbed a few of the best for this week's Event Horizon but the whole shebang is worth scrutinizing.
Tuesday, March 1
Briston Maroney with Genevieve Stokes @ Amsterdam
International Reggae All Stars @ Bunkers
Soulfly, 200 Stab Wounds @ Cabooze
The Microphones with Emily Sprague @ Cedar Cultural Center
Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey & Gregg Bissonette @ Dakota
St. Dominic’s Trio @ Driftwood
The Birthday Massacre with Julien-K and Plague of Stars @ Fine Line
Cordae with Justine Skye and BLK ODYSSY @ First Avenue
Southside Aces: Mardi Gras Edition @ Icehouse
The Brass Messengers & Brasszilla @ Palmer’s
Maisie Peters with Jonah Kagen @ 7th St Entry
Silvana Estrada with Alejandro y María Laura @ Turf Club
Gang of Four @ Varsity Theater
Trevor McSpadden & Mary Cutrufello @ White Squirrel
Prints (Tuesday Residency) @ White Squirrel
Wednesday, March 2
MN Songwriter Showcase hosted by Nick Hensley @ Aster Cafe
Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey & Gregg Bissonette @ Dakota
Trailer Trash, John Magnusson @ Driftwood
Candlelight Jazz Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong @ Granada
Ryley Walker and Bitchin Bajas @ 7th St Entry
The Wonder Years @ Skyway Theatre
KFAI House Party Presents Katey Bellville and her S.O.B.s @ 331 Club
Radio 5 Watt Presents @ 331 Club
Wain Anthony McFarlane @ White Squirrel
Thursday, March 3
John Moreland with Will Johnson @ Cedar Cultural Center
Scottie Miller Band @ Crooners
Lolo’s Ghost, the Swallows @ Driftwood
Watch What Crappens @ Fitzgerald Theater
Demitri Rallis & Friends @ Hook and Ladder
Erik Koskinen (Thursday Residency) @ Icehouse
Khruangbin with Nubya Garcia @ Palace Theatre
The Front Porch Swingin’ Liquor Pigs @ Palmer’s
Loss Leader, Tim Holehouse, Greg Rekus, and Rad Owl @ Palmer’s
Begonia with speakeazie and Alina Maira @ 7th St Entry
Eli Gardiner, Sam DuBois @ 331 Club
The Arcadian Wild with Brotherhood of Birds @ Turf Club
Friday, March 4
Fistful of Datas, Muzzle, Plezzer @ Amsterdam
Cassandra Cole + Rabeca @ Aster Cafe
Jay Bee & the Routine @ Bunkers
Joshua Radin with Tow'rs @ Cedar Cultural Center
The Soave Brothers: Tom Hunter & Frank Johns Quartet @ Crooners
Celebrating Sondheim: Act I @ Crooners
Old School/Hazy Phaze, 7000 Apart & Bloodline @ Driftwood
Best New Bands of 2021 @ First Avenue
Claire Rosinkranz with Aidan Bissett @ 7th St Entry
The Beths with Lunar Vacation @ Fine Line
Ryan Acker (of The Last Revel) with Michael Gay, & Annie Frazier @ Hook and Ladder
Khruangbin with Nubya Garcia @ Palace Theatre
Gregg Hall & The Wrecking Ball with The Lake Effect @ Palmer’s
Panther Ray, the Magic Castles, Muun Bato @ 331 Club
Humbird, Sam Weber and J.E. Sunde @ Turf Club
Who Are They with Kinda Kinky @ Uptown VFW
Big Salt (Friday Residency) @ White Squirrel
Saturday, March 5
Common Choir withWASTE, Inflict, Halcyon Wander, and VVakefield @ Amsterdam
St. Olaf Jazz Ensemble @ Crooners
Celebrating Sondheim Act I @ Crooners
Ginger Commodore Quartet @ Dakota
Retrofizz, Dr. V & the Prescription @ Driftwood
Gaelic Storm @ Fitzgerald Theater
Maud Hixson & the Wolverines Trio @ Granada
Porky’s Groove Machine, Purple Funk Metropolis, and Radiochurch @ Hook and Ladder
Surge & the Swell, Jason Streitz & the Long Odds @ Icehouse
Betty Won't (Winter Residency #2) with Fletcher Coulee and Jeannie Reno @ Palmer’s
Hold Your Lady Tight (90's Country Dance Party & Trivia!) w//DJ Sh'Dance @ Palmer’s
Katy Kirby and Sun June with allie @ 7th St Entry
Mayday Parade @ Varsity Theater
Chris Holm with guests @ White Squirrel
Sunday, March 6
Swing Brunch with Patty and the Buttons @ Aster Cafe
Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas @ Cedar Cultural Center
Michael Banjo Young @ Crooners
Joywave with Almost Monday @ Fine Line
Katey Belleville & Those SOB’s @ Icehouse
Power Rager Sundays @ Icehouse
Cornbread Harris: Church of Cornbread @ Palmer’s
Michael Gay’s Old Country Buffet @ Palmer’s
illuminati hotties and Fenne Lily with Pom Pom Squad @ 7th St Entry
Leif Vollebekk with Covenhoven @ Turf Club
Folios with Partial Blessings @ White Squirrel
Monday, March 7
Dave Power’s March Madness Mondays @ Icehouse
Joe Purdy with Earl Buck @ Parkway Theater
Sports with j ember @ 7th St Entry
The Roe Family Singers @ 331 Club
