Pride officially starts this weekend, with Ms. Carly Rae Jepsen putting on the big show and lots of other musical events of all sizes jamming packed the weekend. Plus the Twin Cities Jazz Festival returns to Lowertown and environs. Busy busy!
Tuesday, June 21
Stand Atlantic with Confidence @ Amsterdam
International Reggae Allstars @ Bunkers
Solstice Songwriter Circle hosted by Ellen Stanley @ Cedar Cultural Center
St. Dominic’s Trio @ Driftwood
Jesse Whitney, Ritika Ganguly, IOSIS @ Icehouse
Jerry Paper with Sister Ray @ 7th St Entry
Day TVVO and Lost Stars @ Studio B
June Conspiracy Series featuring Red Daughters @ 331 Club
Worker’s Playtime, Dan Schwalbe @ 331 Club
Trevor McSpadden & Mary Cutrufello @ White Squirrel
Loser Magnet (Tuesday Residency) @ White Squirrel
Wednesday, June 22
ALLEGAEON, Arkaik, Aenimus @ Amsterdam
Femi Kuti & Positive Force featuring Mádé Kuti with DJ Salif Keita @ Cedar Cultural Center
Ethan Iverson, Anthony Cox and Kevin Washington @ Crooners
Kurt Elling – SuperBlue feat. Charlie Hunter @ Dakota
Anthony Jame Roo & Red Quarters, Institutional Green @ Driftwood
Municipal Waste with INTEGRITY and Bewitcher @ Fine Line
The Nunnery, Kitchen Congregation, Jerrika Mighelle @ Icehouse
Surly Grrly (June Residency) with Wannabianca, Mad Mojo Jett @ Mortimers
Desert Island's 200th Episode Party @ Palmer’s
Ocean Alley with Le Shivt @ 7th St Entry
KFAI House Party Presents The Beavers @ 331 Club
The Unlikely Candidates with White Line Darko @ Turf Club
Nights With Tim @ White Squirrel
Thursday, June 23
The Wrecks with Girlhouse and Mothé @ Amsterdam
The Scarlet Goodbye @ Aster Cafe
Blue Mood @ Bryant Square Park
Jay Bee & the Routine @ Bunkers
Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas Quintet @ Crooners
River - The Music of Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Carly Simon @ Crooners
House of Music Band Camp, Moxie, Leslie Rich/13 Howell @ Driftwood
The Damned River Band Featuring Dan Gaarder and Bill Quinn @ Eagles 34
Sarah Shook & the Disarmers and Joshua Ray Walker with Aaron Vance @ Fine Line
Harriet Tubman + Black Prince Albert @ Icehouse
Steve Kenny Quintet, Kenny Horst Quartet, Jon Weber Trio @ KJ's Hideaway
Freda @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
Maud Hixson & Arne Fogel with the Wolverines Trio @ Mancini's
The New Standards, Small Screens with Dylan Hicks @ Mears Park
MN Hard Bop Collective @ Metronome Brewery
Brian Just Band @ Minnehaha Park
American Cream, Sexual Jeremy, Scaphe, Mal @ Mortimers
The Front Porch Swingin’ Liquor Pigs @ Palmer’s
Eyelids with Muun Bato @ 7th St Entry
Minneapolis Songwriter Rounds: AJ Scheiber, Tyler McAninch, John Siqveland, Dayna Koehn @ 331 Club
Minnesota Jazz Orchestra @ Wabasha Street Caves
Friday, June 24
Radkey with Loki’s Folly, Ryan Smith @ Amsterdam
Andy Ulseth with Emily Haavik @ Aster Cafe
Scottie Miller @ Big River Pizza
Johnnie Brown Experience @ Bunkers
Denny Malmberg Trio @ Citizen Supper Club
Jazz Central All Stars Featuring Mac Santiago @ Dark Horse
Rainy Days and Mondays - The Music of the Carpenters @ Crooners
Sinatra! with Andrew Walesch Orchestra @ Crooners
St. Paul & The Minneapolis Funk All-Stars @ Dakota
The Roundabouts, Kerns & the Hemispheres, Dallas Orbiters @ Driftwood
Mechanix June Edition @ Eagles 34
Jon Weber @ Episcopal Homes Stage
The Klituation—Pride Party @ First Avenue
Blue Ox Jazz Trio @ Herbie's on the Park
Wayne Hancock @ Hook and Ladder
Thelma and the Sleaze @ Hook and Ladder
Pit Stop, Butter Boys, Betty Wont @ Icehouse
Jazz Festival Jam Session, Joan Hutton & Sue Orfield, Sophia Kickhofel Group @ KJ's Hideaway
Minnesota Sinfonia @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
Midnight Tyrannosaurus @ The Loft
Jack Brass Band, Charanga Tropical @ Mears Park
Matthew Whitaker Quintet, Emmet Cohen w/Bruce Harris, JazzMN Featuring Lila Ammons @ Mears Park
Sarah M. Greer, Ginger Commodore @ Metronome Brewery
Hearing Horns @ Minnehaha Park
The Ergs!, the Copyrights, Jon Snodgrass @ Mortimers
Bronco with Labrys @ 7th St Entry
Joel Shapira & Larry McDonough @ Station 81
Keith Sweat, Tevin Campbell, Tamar Braxton, 112, Silk, and Next @ Target Center
New Salty Dog, Teague Alexy @ 331 Club
Tangles with Charlie Doesn’t Surf and Loser Magnet @ The Treasury
Doug Collins and the Receptionists with Lolo’s Ghost and Annie Fitzgerald @ Turf Club
DecaDance: A Night of Classic Grooves with Modern Moves @ Uptown VFW
Pierre Lewis Organ Trio, BZ3 Organ Trio @ Urban Wok
Amy Buchanan’s Comedy + Music Night Part II @ White Squirrel
Saturday, June 25
Midwest Deathfest 2022 @ Amsterdam
Rock Camp Experience @ Bunkers
Brazilian Jazz Trio @ Citizen Supper Club
The Great American Songbook: The 1960s with Maud Hixson @ Crooners
Rainy Days and Mondays - The Music of the Carpenters @ Crooners
Lori Dokken Presents 50th Anniversary of Pride All-Star Cabaret Show @ Crooners
Exactly 5 Reasons, Thee Mod Garage @ Driftwood
Steve Clarke & the Working Stiffs @ Dual Citizen
Jon Weber @ Episcopal Homes Stage
Flip Phone XXL ⏤ Pride Edition ft. Naomi Smalls @ First Avenue
VIAL, Lily Blue, Zora, Mike Kota, & Mory @ Hook and Ladder
Cornbread Harris Ensemble @ Icehouse
David Huckfelt & the Unarmed Forces (June Residency) @ Icehouse
Soul Friday (On a Saturday) Pride Party @ Icehouse
Maryann And The Money Makers, Selby Ave Brass Band, Salsa del Soul @ Mears Park
Peter Kogan Quintet, The David Milne Quintet @ Metronome
Grant West, Lucia Newell and Joan Griffith @ Momento
High On Stress, Cola Horse, Curve, King Brown @ Mortimers
Violent Femmes and the Breeders @ Palace Theatre
Caballo Cosmico @ St. Paul Farmer's Market
Diane Coffee with Maeve Aickin @ 7th St Entry
Lindsay Pedalty Trio @ Station 81
Quarterback Club (EP Release), Warcake, Serious Machine @ 331 Club
Thomas Abban with Kokou Kah @ Turf Club
Pig's Eye Jass Band @ Urban Growler
No Room For Squares, Red Hot Django Peppers @ Urban Wok
Westwind String Band @ Wabasha Street Caves
Mary Louis Knutson @ Wells Piano
Woolly Mack with Lost Island Society & Lucy Red @ White Squirrel
Sunday, June 26
Swing Brunch with Patty and the Buttons @ Aster Cafe
Honky-Tonk Jump - The Texas Swing Music of Bob Wills @ Crooners
Lori Dokken Presents 50th Anniversary of Pride All-Star Cabaret Show @ Crooners
Jeff Harnar - I Know Things Now: My Life in Sondheim's Words @ Crooners
Connie Evingson and Jon Weber @ Crooners
Max Weinberg’s Jukebox @ Dakota
Super Duty, Shotgun Ragtime @ Driftwood
Roosevelt with Caroline Loveglow @ Fine Line
Travis Anderson Trio @ Holman's Table
Custer Had It Coming! @ Hook and Ladder
Red Hot Django Peppers @ Icehouse
Colores: A Service Industry Dance Night @ Icehouse
Tanner Montague & Friends, Alrio Trio Pete Hennig Group @ Keg & Case
Jennifer Parker, Charmin Michelle & Joel Shapira, Leslie Vincent @ Keg & Case
School of Rock: Youth Performances @ Keg & Case
Jazz on the Prairie Big Band @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
Funktion Junktion @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
Lee Engele, Reynold Philipsek & Guests @ Landmark Center
Cornbread Harris: Church of Cornbread @ Palmer’s
Mississippi Valley Orchestra @ Parkway
Monday, June 27
Parisota Trio: Django Meets Jimi @ Dakota
Slenderbodies with Mokita @ Fine Line
Josh Granowski’s Jazz Mondays @ Icehouse
Detroit Don King Band @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
Joe Rainey with FPA, NESS NITE, The Don @ 7th St Entry
The Roe Family Singers @ 331 Club
Matt Arthur Contraption @ 331 Club
Sciurus Sequencia: Monday Night Jazz and Improvised Music Series @ White Squirrel
