Yes, it's Independence Day weekend for this frustrating nation we're all stuck in. But it's also Somali Independence Day weekend, which means you can catch some Somali pop stars performing in the U.S. for the first time, including Sharma Boy at First Ave, and, biggest of all, Suldaan Seeraar at Target Center.
Tuesday, June 28
Ameet Kamath @ Bryant Square Park
International Reggae Allstars @ Bunkers
Jeff Perry’s Sonic Dream @ Dakota
St. Dominic’s Trio @ Driftwood
Modern English with DJ Jake Rudh @ Fine Line
Corb Lund with Lauren Morrow @ 7th St Entry
June Conspiracy Series featuring Red Daughters @ 331 Club
Craig Finn & The Uptown Controllers with Monica LaPlante @ Turf Club
Trevor McSpadden & Mary Cutrufello @ White Squirrel
Loser Magnet (Tuesday Residency) @ White Squirrel
Wednesday, June 29
Dingus, Loss Leader, and My Kid Banana @ Amsterdam
Classic American Rockers @ Crooners
Mia Dorr Presents The Evolution of the Diva: Dolly Parton @ Crooners
Kristen Ford, Vic Volare’s Swingdinger Night @ Driftwood
The Resonant Rogues + Steam Machine @ Icehouse
Surly Grrly (June Residency) with TIMISAROCKER, Black Widows @ Mortimers
Wallows with Spill Tab @ Palace Theatre
Desert Island's 200th Episode Party with Faith Boblett, Lazenlow and Theyself @ Palmer’s
KFAI House Party Presents Joe T Cook @ 331 Club
Bay Ledges with Doublecamp @ Turf Club
John Magnuson Trio with Matt Caflisch and Band @ White Squirrel
Thursday, June 30
Killed By Kiwis with Cazual Citizens & Lightning Rager Zarek + Green @ Amsterdam
The Scarlet Goodbye @ Aster Cafe
Planet Melvin @ Bryant Square Park
Jay Bee & the Routine @ Bunkers
The Belfast Cowboys @ Crooners
Lolo’s Ghost, Funkin’ Right @ Driftwood
Honky Tonk Thursdays Featuring Cole Diamond @ Eagles 34
Ellen Jewell @ Hook and Ladder
A Tribute to Roy Orbison by David K. @ KJ’s Hideaway
Katey B & Those SOB’s @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
The Fabulous Jackelopes @ Minnehaha Park
The Front Porch Swingin’ Liquor Pigs @ Palmer’s
Liily with Catcher @ 7th St Entry
Icon For Hire with Awake At Last and Sumo Cyco @ Turf Club
Jake Manders, Paul Lawrence @ 331 Club
Jowl with the Sex Rays, Tragic Hands, & High Tiny Hairs @ Uptown VFW
Friday, July 1
Danger Pins + Joe Fahey @ Aster Cafe
Rings of Saturn - Cyber Shred Tour @ Cabooze
Potluck String Band, New Salty Dog, St. Paul School of Rock Showcase @ Driftwood
The Great Went, VIN, Trash Catties, Falcon Arrow @ Eagles 34
XV Latvian Song and Dance Festival USA @ Fitzgerald Theater
Nina Luna + Laura Hugo @ Icehouse
New Primitives @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
The Violent Nines @ Minnehaha Park
PROBLEMS with C.Kostra @ Palmer’s
Dog Gamn (EP Release) with Foe and Uncle Jesse's Comb @ Palmer’s
DJ Dara and Danny The Wildchild @ 7th St Entry
Andualem Gosa & Fayyisa Furi @ Skyway Theatre
Phantom Fields, the Right Here, James Russell @ 331 Club
Steve Von Till (of Neurosis) with Helen Money @ Turf Club
Friday I’m in Love @ Uptown VFW
Robot Slide with We Are the Willows (solo) & Ellie Jackson and Caley Conway @ White Squirrel
Saturday, July 2
Aldrich + the Nunnery @ Aster Cafe
International Reggae Allstars @ Bunkers
Harry Allen Trio feat. Charmin Michelle @ Crooners
Erin Schwab Sings Bette Midler @ Crooners
Jay Young & the Lyric Factory @ Dakota
Crazy Chester, the GGs @ Driftwood
Honky-Tonk Jump/Western Swing Dance @ Eagles 34
Ty Segall & Freedom Band with Bill Nace @ First Avenue
Dark Energy Block Party @ Hook and Ladder
Smileywlips, Huhroon, Fruitpunchloverboy, Aiden Intro @ Icehouse
Pete Whitman’s Blue Note Review with Ted Godbout Quartet @ KJ’s Hideaway
Minneapolis Pops Orchestra @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
XV Latvian Song and Dance Festival USA @ Palace Theatre
Little Man, The Silent Treatment and Whiskey Rock and Roll Club @ Palmer’s
Last Chance For Love: A Killer Late Night Dance Party @ Palmer’s
Aaron Lee Tasjan with Connor McLaren @ Parkway Theater
Greer with Disq @ 7th St Entry
The Crimson Boys, Tony Sig, Matt Vold @ 331 Club
Suldaan Seeraar @ Target Center
Nightchurch: Dance Revival @ Uptown VFW
Joe Hysell and the Ramblin Mercenaries with Owl Beard and The Rowdy Gents @ White Squirrel
Latvian Grand Folk Dance Performance @ Xcel Energy Center
Sunday, July 3
Swing Brunch with Patty and the Buttons @ Aster Cafe
Cast Members from “12 Angry Men” @ Dakota
Super Duty, Shotgun Ragtime @ Driftwood
Sunday Country Dance @ Eagles 34
Harlow + Alina Maira + Poolboy @ Icehouse
Issho II @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
Minneapolis Pops Orchestra @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
Puscifer with Moodie Black @ Palace Theatre
Cornbread Harris: Church of Cornbread @ Palmer’s
Michael Gay’s Old Country Buffet @ Palmer’s
Hold Your Lady Tight @ Palmer’s
Trench Size Trio @ White Squirrel
Monday, July 4
Parisota Trio: Django Meets Jimi @ Dakota
Matt Arthur Contraption @ 331 Club
Opera Under the Stars @ Water Works
Sciurus Sequencia: Monday Night Jazz and Improvised Music Series @ White Squirrel
