Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul from January 23 to January 24, 2025: • The Current’s 21st Anniversary Celebration at First Avenue (Jan 23, 2026) • Cate Le Bon at Fine Line (Jan 24, 2026) • Dean Johnson at Turf Club (Jan 24, 2026)

The Current’s 21st Anniversary Celebration at First Avenue (Jan 23, 2026)

January 23, 2026 Friday
The Current’s 21st Anniversary Celebration
with Brigitte Calls Me Baby, JOSEPH and Colin Bracewell
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Update 01/21/2026: This show is now cancelled due to safety concern, as a result of federal border patrol and ICE agents patrolling.

Each January, The Current looks forward to celebrating our anniversary at First Avenue with music fans from across our community.

This year, we’ve decided that now is not the right moment for us to host a celebration. As a result, The Current’s 21st Anniversary Celebration on January 23 has been canceled.

All ticket buyers will receive a full refund. Ticket holders will receive a follow-up message shortly with details on timing and next steps.

We’ll continue doing what we do best—amplifying local music across Minnesota. You can find music anytime at thecurrent.org.

We hear our community, and we’re here with you.

Radio station The Current is finally legal! Celebrate their 21st birthday at First Avenue, this January 23, 2026, with Brigitte Calls Me Baby, JOSEPH and Colin Bracewell.

Brigitte Calls Me Baby at Surly Brewing (July 13, 2023)

We last saw The Cactus Blossoms in July 2023 and wrote, “Chicago’s Brigitte Calls Me Baby at Surly Brewing Co. in Minneapolis, as part of the special Summer of Sound set for The Current: Happy Hour. The free event was hosted by Jill Riley, who provided the soundtrack, and Brigitte Calls Me Baby provided the live set. The Current described Brigitte Calls Me Baby as a unique grade of pop, while Brody compared them to The Smiths (Morrissey).”

The Current writes:

Tickets for The Current’s 21st Anniversary Celebration at First Avenue are now on sale to everyone! Join us on Friday, January 23 for an incredible night of music with Brigitte Calls Me Baby, Joseph, and Colin Bracewell . This is a party you don’t want to miss!

The Current’s 21st Anniversary Celebration is supported by Surly Brewing Company.

Cate Le Bon at Fine Line (Jan 24, 2026)

January 24, 2026 Saturday
Cate Le Bon
with Frances Chang
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Welsh musician Cate Le Bon is touring in support of Michelangelo Dying (Mexican Summer). She’ll be headlining the Fine Line on January 24, 2026.

Cate Le Bon at Cedar Cultural Center (May 10, 2016)

We saw Cate Le Bon in May 2016 and said, “It was an incredibly healthy turn out for the Los Angeles, by the way of Wales, Cate Le Bon. Words must have spread since her last appearance in Minneapolis, in January 2014… despite the fact that Cate Le Bon physically could not say the words ‘Minneapolis’. Le Bon, in her thick Welsh accent said, “Wish ah could sae your city’s name. Ah just carn’t say it.” The first half of her set was almost exclusively songs from Crab Day, including the first three songs ‘Crab Day’, ‘Love Is Not Love’ and ‘Wonderful’ (which also appeared in the same order on the Drag City album). The second half of her set, starting with ‘Are You With Me Now?’ were mostly from her last album Mug Museum.”

Frances Chang to open.

Tour Dates

Oct. 9 – Cardiff, UK @ Llais – Wales Millennium Centre
Oct. 10 – Manchester, UK @ New Century
Oct. 11 – Leeds, UK @ Howard Assembly Rooms
Oct. 13 – Glasgow, UK @ St. Luke’s
Oct. 14 – York, UK @ The Crescent
Oct. 15 – Gateshead, UK @ Glasshouse
Oct. 17 – Brighton, UK @ Chalk
Nov. 6 – Madrid, ES @ Mon
Nov. 7 – Barcelona, ES @ Paral·lel 62
Nov. 9 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
Nov. 10 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
Nov. 12 -Berlin, DE @ Säälchen
Nov. 13 – Hamburg, DE @ Nochtspeicher
Nov. 14 – Cologne, DE @ Gebäude 9
Nov. 16 – Paris, FR @ Cabaret Sauvage
Nov. 18 – London, UK @ Barbican
Jan. 12 – Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre
Jan. 13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Jan. 15 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
Jan. 16 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Jan. 17 – Hudson, NY @ Basilica Hudson
Jan. 19 – Montréal, QC @ Le National
Jan. 20 – Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall
Jan. 22 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Jan. 23 – Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium
Jan. 24 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
Jan. 27 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
Jan. 28 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
Jan. 30 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Jan. 31 – Los Angeles, CA @The Belasco

Dean Johnson at Turf Club (Jan 24, 2026)

January 24, 2026 Saturday
Dean Johnson
with Lily Seabird
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Seattle-based songwriter Dean Johnson will be headlining the Turf Club, in St Paul, on January 24, 2026, in support of his Saddle Creek album I Hope We Can Still Be Friends.

We saw Johnson in Sep 2025 and wrote, “Once again, I found myself not knowing anything about an opening act and, once again, I was pleasantly surprised. Dean Johnson looks (at least from 200-feet) like he could’ve just stepped off of a horse he had ridden in from Wyoming. You know, tired, thirsty and dusty. No wait, I mean he looks like a cowboy, yeah that’s it. Turns out he’s from Seattle, the son of a powerful mayonnaise magnate from Camano Island, who has spent the last 20 years tending bar and honing his craft. Reading the article in the link just above, helped me appreciate some of his stage banter. It describes him as a perfectionist, which puts his comments to the crowd about messing up a lyric or chord into context. I certainly didn’t notice any mistakes. Of course, as I said, he was new to me. Maybe everyone else was laughing to themselves about his mistakes. Why is everyone so mean? He has a really nice voice, which tends towards falsetto at times. His songs are pure Americana and his accompanying band were all professionals; their sound was tight. I don’t have a complete setlist because he didn’t tell us the names of his songs, just what they’re about, and he played a new song so setlist.fm can’t help us. One song that stuck out for me was “So Much Better”, which he told us is about the exaggerated effects of electroshock therapy on the song’s protagonist and its set to a lovely tune. The band played for about 45 minutes and did themselves proud. They were an opening band worth seeing. Thanks, Mr. Johnson. I hope you enjoy the ride back to Wyoming. I mean Seattle.”

Lily Seabird to open.

Tour dates