Plenty to Give Thanks for in Your Complete Concert Calendar: Nov. 25-Dec. 1

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

12:08 PM CST on November 25, 2025

Mack OC; Burna Boy

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It's Thanksgiving week, and while that means not too many touring acts, there are plenty of pre- and post-holiday local events worth checking on. There's even music on Thanksgiving.

Tuesday, November 25

Open Mic @ Acadia

DJ Cam Jones @ Acadia

DJ Spellbook @ Acadia

The Black Note, Milk, Obadiah Gamble @ Amsterdam

Greatest Jam on Earth @ Blues Saloon

International Reggae Allstars @ Bunker’s

A Night of Classic Rock @ Dakota

St. Dominic’s Trio @ Driftwood Char Bar

Karaoke with On Call Karaoke @ Eagles 34

Ne Obliviscaris with Rivers of Nihil and Psycroptic @ Fine Line

Nate Walker and Friends @ Green Room

Twin Cities Latin Jazz Orchestra @ Jazz Central

Dirty Shorts Brass Band @ Minnesota Music Cafe

Pop Punk Princess @ Mortimer’s

Irish Trad Session @ Padraig’s

Algernon Cadwallader, Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra, Star 99 @ 7th St Entry

Artist Showcase @ Sociable Cider Werks

November Conspiracy Series featuring mike munson @ 331 Cafe

Worker’s Playtime with Charlie Parr @ 331 Club

Ali Gray’s Country Jamboree @ White Squirrel

Third Date (Residency) @ White Squirrel

Wednesday, November 26

N3RD4KING @ Acadia

Al Church & Band @ Animales BBQ

Yung Gravy Presents: Gravy Fest 2 @ Armory

10th Annual Bob Dylan Songwriter’s Tribute @ Aster Cafe

Tommy Tunes Quartet @ Berlin

The Cherry Pit Open Jam @ Berlin

The Night Before Turkey Dance Party @ Black Hart

DJ D-Mil, Revved Up @ Boardwalk

Twine @ Bunker’s

Chris Bertrand @ Carbone’s

Scrounge, Panel, Another Heaven @ Cloudland

Kat Perkins Presents Friendsgiving @ Crooners

One Moment in Time: A Tribute to Whitney Houston @ Crooners

Irish Christmas in America @ Dakota

The Cellar Kings, Get-Up Mondays @ Driftwood Char Bar

The Twin Cities Céilí Band @ Dubliner Pub

Miss Shannon's Swing Night with Kate Voss & The Hot Sauce @ Eagles 34

The Ike Reilly Assassination with the Melismatics and the Belfast Cowboys @ First Avenue

Dj Fatz x Dj Sha x Dj Breezy @ Gidi

Drinksgiving with ELnO + DJ TimeMachine @ Hook and Ladder

Thanksgiving Eve Party with Clash Minne Rockers, Love Band, The Unnamed DJ Megan O @ Hook and Ladder

Akie Bermiss, Yazmin & Beat Zero, Havana Quartet @ Icehouse

Flexzone & Friends @ The Loft

Drink 182 @ Mainstreet Bar and Grill

Pat Donohue and Friends @ Midway Saloon

The Good the Bad & the Funky @ Minnesota Music Cafe

Drunksgiving @ Mortimer’s

Deejay St. Joel @ Mystic Lake

Los Dorados y Los Ultimos del Topochico @ Myth Live

Apple Blossom, Station Zero, Mystery Meat, Josiah Shipp @ Pilllar Forum

BZ3 Organ Trio @ Schooner Tavern

Mack OC ⏤ Osinachi II @ 7th St Entry—How many album release parties are actually parties? But Ozone Creations never does things halfway, so when crew member Mac OC offers up an introduction to his latest album, Osinachi II (the follow up to—what else— Osinachi) you know it’ll be a real p-a-r-t-y. Mac OC’s latest single, “BTM (Omalicha),” steeped in steamy Afrobeats goodness, gives you a taste of what to expect. He’ll be joined onstage by Qmoe, Osa Derae, Eshini BoBo, some dancers, and some other Ozone Creations members.. And that’s not even to mention openers Gifted Handz, Tailor Briann, Huhroon. The lil ol’ Entry is gonna be as crowded as a Marx Brothers stateroom, and we wouldn’t want it any other way.—Keith Harris

Bryan Adams @ Target Center

Tramps Like Us @ 331 Club

Harold’s House Party on KFAI with Nikki Matteson & Rich Rue @ 331 Club

Cole Diamond’s Twangsgiving feat. Tropical Depression @ Turf Club

Transmission Homecoming @ Uptown VFW

Mill City Hot Club @ Volstead’s

Family Dinner with Doug & Sarah @ White Squirrel

Nights With Tim @ White Squirrel

Thursday, November 27

DakhaBrakha @ Dakota—Nothing says Thanksgiving like “Ukrainian punk folk circus rock,” right? Though nine years old, this Tiny Desk concert will give you a taste of the humor and liveliness in this quartet’s music, as well as letting you know what their hats look like. While rooted in traditional Ukrainian styles, DakhaBrakha (all women, except for “director, ideologist, and founder” Vladyslav Troitskyi) takes in influences from all over the place without ever collapsing into a multiculti mess. And that’s by conscious design—the group’s name means “give/take.” And for you holiday traditionalists out there, the Dakota is offering a $42 turkey dinner. What’s Ukrainian for “thank you”?—Keith Harris

Joe Carey @ Dubliner Pub

LGBTQ+ Twin Cities Latin Dance @ Eagles 34

Karaoke with On Call Karaoke @ Eagles 34

Vinyl Night @ Gambit Brewing

Acoustic Thursdays @ Mainstreet Bar and Grill

Zodiac feat. Shannon Blowtorch and Dimitry Killstorm @ Mortimer’s

Scott Allen & the List, Billy Dankert Band @ Schooner Tavern

Friday, November 28

The Development @ Acadia

DoublePlusGood Burlesque @ Amsterdam

Matt Caflisch Band @ Animales BBQ

Burna Boy @ Armory—What is Mick Jagger doing on this Nigerian superstar’s latest album, No Sign of Weakness? Shaboozey is a welcome guest, and Travis Scott I understand without necessarily approving of. But Mick’s sepulchral groan isn’t doing anyone’s bank account or cultural cachet any favors. And yet, his inclusion is indicative of Burna Boy’s willingness to overreach, a characteristic I approve of in this cautious stay-in-your-lane era. More than any of his countrymen, Burna Boy wants to present himself as a certain kind of world-straddling African artist in the tradition of Angélique Kidjo and Youssou N’Dour, both of whom have appeared on previous records. He wasn’t exactly rewarded for this stance—No Sign of Weakness pretty much tanked in the states. But commercial ambitions don’t have to be successful to be engaging.—Keith Harris

BJ's Sideshow feat. David J Russ & Tom Peterson @ Aster Cafe

DJ Hannah Maria, DJDJ, DJ When The Whip Comes Down, Travo-Rama-Fa-Fa-Fa, DJ Lindy City @ Barely Brothers

StableMates @ Berlin

PRINTS (Album Release) @ Berlin

DJ StepMom @ Berlin

Michael Charles @ Blues Saloon

DJ D-Mil @ Boardwalk

A Very Carey Christmas Cabaret @ Bryant Lake Bowl

Jay Bee & the Routine @ Bunker’s

The Chronicles of Shlump Tour @ Cabooze

Halfway to PRIDE Skate Party @ Cheap Skate Roller Center

Dale Alexander @ Crooners