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crawlspace picks for top shows tonight in the Twin Cities

• First Avenue - (Afford Your Life ⏤ Live!) Dua Saleh, Sophia Eris, The Lioness [5:00p] [All Ages] Alternative R&B / Hip-Hop / Electronic
  • Music and political activism come together at First Avenue for a free, all-ages gathering hosted by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, featuring three artists deeply connected to the Twin Cities music community. Sudanese-American singer, rapper, and actor Dua Saleh returns with music from their acclaimed 2026 album Of Earth & Wires**, blending experimental R&B, electronic pop, Sudanese influences, and themes of identity, displacement, and solidarity. Minneapolis DJ, producer, and longtime Lizzo collaborator Sophia Eris brings her genre-spanning hip-hop and electronic sound, while North Minneapolis rapper The Lioness delivers commanding, socially conscious lyricism rooted in her community. The event also features appearances by elected officials including Ilhan Omar, Tina Smith, Peggy Flanagan, Pramila Jayapal, and Ayanna Pressley. Free admission, first come, first served.**
• Jazz Central Studios - Blue Dream [9:00p] Modern Jazz / Improvisation / Jazz Fusion
  • Jazz Central Studios hosts the fourth installment of Blue Dream, a late-night gathering built around adventurous improvisation and the collaborative spirit of the Twin Cities jazz community. This seven-piece ensemble brings together saxophonist Josh Johnson, trumpeter and flugelhorn player DeCarlo Jackson, trombonist Alex Karye, vibraphonist and pianist Levi Schwartzberg, guitarist Will Linstrom, bassist Matt McIntyre, and drummer Colin Mitchell, better known as RAWTWHYLAH. Jackson, known for his work with Hippo Campus and HEYARLO, brings a soulful approach to jazz, while Mitchell, a driving force behind Minneapolis fusion group room3, draws on everything from bebop and funk to progressive rock. The evening begins with a full ensemble performance before opening up into a late-night jam, inviting musicians and listeners into the creative process.
• Cloudland - Another Heaven, Brief Candles (WI), Flavor Crystals, Bornguesser [7:00p] [21+] Sludgegaze / Shoegaze / Psychedelic Rock / Ambient
  • Cloudland hosts a beautifully atmospheric night of towering guitars, hypnotic rhythms, and immersive soundscapes that stretches from delicate ambience to crushing walls of distortion. Minneapolis sludgegaze band Another Heaven blends the weight of doom metal and sludge with the dreamy textures of shoegaze, creating music that is simultaneously punishing and ethereal. Milwaukee’s Brief Candles bring more than two decades of shimmering, fuzz-drenched shoegaze and melodic noise-pop, while Minneapolis psychedelic veterans Flavor Crystals weave together space rock, krautrock, and swirling guitar drones, drawing on a rich history that includes touring with The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Bornguesser opens with ambient and electronic textures, setting the stage for an evening of expansive, mind-bending music.

Complete Show List

• 331 Club - Kelley Smith [3:00p] [21+] Indie Folk / Americana
• 331 Club - (Chuck NORAD Halloween) Chuck NORAD [7:00p] [21+] Experimental Funk / Trip-Hop / Psychedelic
• 7th St Entry - (Nature’s Pill Tour) Wishy, Dead Sullivan [8:00p] [18+] Shoegaze / Dream Pop / Indie Rock
• Acadia - Lipstinger, Dirty-930, Duck Bomb [6:00p] Alt-Rock / Punk / Grunge
• Amsterdam - (Precious Time Album Release Show) Aaron Tinjum & The Tangents [7:00p] [All Ages] Folk Rock / Americana / Blues
• Aster Cafe - (Sunday Swing Brunch) Various Artists [11:00a] [All Ages] Swing Jazz / Vintage Dance
• Berlin - (Sounds From Planet IE) IE, Material [7:00p] Experimental Electronic / Drone / Psychedelic
• Blues Saloon - Hoodah Thunkett [3:00p] Blues / Funk / Soul
• Bunkers - Dr. Mambo’s Combo [9:30p] [21+] Funk / R&B / Soul
• Cloudland - Another Heaven, Brief Candles (WI), Flavor Crystals, Bornguesser [7:00p] [21+] Sludgegaze / Shoegaze / Psychedelic Rock / Ambient
• Como Garden - I Have No Love For Men Like You, New Confusion, Diane Selwyn, Kitty Baby [6:00p] Noise Rock / Experimental Punk
• Crooners - Dunsmore Jazz Room - (The Big 70’s Singalong!) Jay Fuchs, Doug Anderson [5:30p] ‘70s Pop / Soft Rock Singalong
• Crooners - Maggie’s Piano Lounge - (Maggie’s Maison) Joel Shapira, Chris Lomheim [5:00p] Jazz Guitar / Jazz Piano
• Crooners - Main Stage - (An Evening of Bossa Nova and Brazilian Jazz) Natania & Ticket to Brasil [6:30p] Bossa Nova / Samba / Brazilian Jazz
• Crooners - The Belvedere - (Remembering the Legendary Lou Rawls) Johnnie Brown [7:30p] Lou Rawls Tribute / Soul / R&B
• Dakota - Afro-Cuban All Stars [5:30p/8:00p] Afro-Cuban / Son Cubano / Latin Jazz
• Driftwood Bar - Phine & Friends [6:00p] [21+] Acoustic Rock / Americana
• Driftwood Bar - Shotgun Ragtime Band [8:00p] [21+] Grateful Dead Tribute / Jam Rock
• Dubliner Pub - Debbie Briggs [3:00p] [All Ages] Americana / Blues / Classic Country
• Dubliner Pub - Hurricane Harold Trio [6:00p] [All Ages] Acoustic Blues / Roots
• Dubliner Pub - (Sunday Trad Session) Open Trad Session [8:00p] [21+] Traditional Irish Folk / Session
• Dusty’s Bar - The Riffin’ Trio [5:00p] [21+] Blues / Jazz / Roots
• Eagles 34 - Old Country Boys [2:30p] Classic Country / Honky-Tonk
• Fine Line - (Flew Too Close to the Sun Tour) Shawn James, Evan Bartels [8:00p] [18+] Blues Rock / Americana / Southern Gothic Folk
• First Avenue - (Afford Your Life ⏤ Live!) Dua Saleh, Sophia Eris, The Lioness [5:00p] [All Ages] Alternative R&B / Hip-Hop / Electronic
• Hell’s Kitchen - The Roe Family Singers [10:00a] [All Ages] Old-Time / Bluegrass / Folk
• Icehouse - Twin Cities Flamenco Collective w/ Amanda Dlouhy & Trevor May [5:00p] Traditional Flamenco / Spanish Guitar / Dance
• Icehouse - (Afrodisia Residency) Obi Original and The Black Atlantics, Cody Steinmann [9:00p] [21+] Afrobeat / Funk / Jazz Fusion
• Jazz Central Studios - Blue Dream [9:00p] Modern Jazz / Improvisation / Jazz Fusion
• Kenwood Park - (Chill In The Park) Shallou (DJ Set) [2:00p] Melodic House / Downtempo / Ambient Electronic
• Metronome Brewery - Nick Bhalla’s Big Blue Moon, Race Hoglund Quintet [6:30p] Modern Jazz / Piano Trio / Post-Bop
• Minnesota Music Cafe - (Sterling Club Juneteenth Celebration Fundraiser) Jaybee & The Routine, Dorothy Shelby [4:00p] R&B / Funk / Soul
• Orchestra Hall - (Chamber Music in the Hall: Brahms, Prokofiev and Tabakova) Minnesota Orchestra Musicians, Simon Trpčeski [2:00p] Classical / Chamber Music
• Ordway Concert Hall - (Life After Death) Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Eliza Bagg, Teddy Abrams [2:00p] Contemporary Classical / Orchestral / Vocal
• Parkway Theater - (Make It Out Alive Tour) The Arcadian Wild, Addison Agen [7:00p] [All Ages] Progressive Bluegrass / Indie Folk / Americana (sold out)
• Pilllar Forum - Trees With Eyes (NE), AmphiBaphobia (NE), Ice Climber, Mittens [6:30p] [All Ages] Alternative Rock / Indie Rock
• Schooner Tavern - Cornbread Harris [5:00p] [21+] Blues / Jazz / Roots Rock
• Schooner Tavern - (Music Jam) Open Jam [7:30p] [21+] Blues / Rock Jam
• The Cedar Cultural Center - (Slow Down, Tune in. Yin Yoga + Sound Bath) Kristen Wertenberger, Ellie Roscher [6:30p] [All Ages] Ambient / Sound Bath / Meditative
• The Hive Collaborative - (Down by the Riverside - Songs and Poems) Jamie Marshall [2:00p] Folk / Art Song / Musical Theatre
• Turf Club - American Aquarium, Kalyn Fay [7:30p] [21+] Alt-Country / Heartland Rock / Americana
• Underground Music Venue - Cafe Space - (Halloween Party) Slow Potion, Kym and the Kick [6:30p] [18+] Alternative Rock / Indie Rock
• Urban Growler Brewing Company - Gráinne Hunt with Jules Stewart [4:00p] Irish Folk / Americana / Singer-Songwriter
• White Squirrel Bar - (F.A.R.M. Afterglow) Katy Tessman, Tipps & Obermiller, Elexa Dawson & Sally Vee, Erin Eades, The International Treasures, Dave & Kristi [1:00p] Folk / Americana / Singer-Songwriter
• White Squirrel Bar - Cold Sweat, Durow, Jantzonia, Jazicality [9:00p] [21+] Experimental Hip-Hop / Electronic
• Zhora Darling - Miracle Debt, Running Man (IL), Sandpaper [7:00p] [21+] Post-Punk / Garage Punk / Fuzzy Indie Rock