Here is what is going on this week in Minneapolis/St Paul, ending on March 29, 2026: • Semler at 7th St Entry (Mar 25, 2026) • NOTHING at Fine Line (Mar 26, 2026) • Mike Doughty at The Cedar Cultural Center (Mar 27, 2026) • Cowboy Junkies at The Fitzgerald Theater (Mar 28, 2026)

Semler at 7th St Entry (Mar 25, 2026)

March 25, 2026 Wednesday
Semler
with anni xo and Kipp the Conjurer
at 7th St Entry
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Queer singer-songwriter and content creator Semler (Grace Baldridge) will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on March 25, 2026.

anni xo

anni xo and Kipp the Conjurer to open. We recently saw anni xo in Dec 2025 and wrote, “anni was joined on stage with Maddie Thies on bass (any pronouns), Aurelio Sandoval (he/him) on drums, Riley Jacobson Pogatshnik (he/him)on guitar and Hunter SinClair Hawtorne (he/him) on keys, dancing and all-around fun times. anni kept looking over to Hunter between songs and eventually confessed to the audience that they hates tuning guitars and has an onstage bet with Hunter as to who can finish first: Anni tuning her guitar or Hunter chugging a beer. Game on. And after a few stops and starts, the duel ended in a tie per Sam, a fan watching from the front row. anni xo has had quite the busy December, releasing the EP what’s become of us and LP SOMETHING PROFOUND. They played songs from both with “Bedside Light” from the EP and “Daydream” and “Sentimental” from the LP. And like the previous bands, Anni xo’s set was far too brief, but they finished with a song that had members of anni’s fan club raising cue cards for the audience to sing along to “Asshole.””.

Tour Dates

19 MARCH Nashville, TN, US Exit/In
22 MARCH Chicago, IL, US Cobra Lounge
23 MARCH Madison, WI, US Gamma Ray
25 MARCH Minneapolis, MN, US 7th St. Entry
26 MARCH Omaha, NE, US Reverb Lounge
27 MARCH Lincoln, NE, US The Lutheran Center

NOTHING at Fine Line (Mar 26, 2026)

March 26, 2026 Thursday

NOTHING
with Full Body 2, Cryogeyser and Violent Magic Orchestra
at Fine Line
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Shoegazing band Nothing will be headlining the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on March 26, 2026.

We first mentioned the band in November 2014 when they teamed up with Whirr. Now, Nothing has released A Short History of Decay on Run For Cover Records.

Full Body 2, Cryogeyser and Violent Magic Orchestra to open.

Tour Dates:

3/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Belasco ~
3/19 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom ~
3/21 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall ~
3/22 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile ~
3/26 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line ~
3/27 – Chicago, IL @ Metro ~
3/28 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop ~
3/29 – Detroit, MI @ El Club ~
3/30 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House ~
3/31 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz ~
4/2 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair ~
4/3 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw ~
4/4 – Philadelphia @ Union Transfer ~
4/9 – Dublin, IE @ Button Factory ~
4/10 – Belfast, UK @ Oh Yeah Centre ~
4/12 – Glasgow, UK @ Stereo ~
4/16 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Socila Club ~
4/15 – Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Bach ~
4/16 – London, UK @ Moth Club ~
5/15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount *
5/16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount *
5/22 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom *
5/23 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom *
5/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium *
5/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium *
^ with Whirr
~ with Full Body 2, Cryogeyser, VMO
* Slide Away Festival with Hum, Chapterhouse and more

Mike Doughty at The Cedar Cultural Center (Mar 27, 2026)

March 27, 2026 Friday
Mike Doughty
at Cedar Cultural Center
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Mike Doughty from Soul Coughing will be headlining the Cedar Cultural Center, in Minneapolis, on March 27, 2026. Doughty announced that this is a solo tour, but he will be accompanied by Andrew “Scrap” Livingston (of Ghost of Vroom). The two may be playing some Soul Coughing, but will mostly stick to his solo release (as well as his work with Ghost of Vroom).

This show is an evening with Mike Doughty.

Note: This is a SEATED show.

The ticket limit is strict. Any attempt to exceed the posted ticket limit per customer or household, or to game the system in any way, will result in cancellation of orders without notice. There is a transfer delay for all tickets prior to the show.

Mike Doughty

We saw Mike Doughty in Mar 2019 and wrote, “It’s hard to believe that it’s been 25 years since Soul Coughing released Ruby Vroom. Based on hearing the audience singing along and knowing the album front to back, the album is beloved and hearing the entire album played live is a sight to behold… especially experiencing it with fan’s feedback. You can always tell which songs there the favorites, even for the more obscure tracks. If you love Soul Coughing and their debut album, you definitely need to see Mike Doughty’s on this tour. The Ruby Vroom continues tonight and runs until the end of March.”

Tour Dates:

03/24 – St. Louis, MO – City Winery
03/26 – Milwaukee, WI – Vivarium
03/27 – Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
03/28 – Chicago, IL – Garcia’s
03/30 – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
03/31 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
04/02 – Cleveland, OH – Music Box
04/03 – Rochester, NY – Anthology
04/04 – Montgomery, NY – City Winery
04/06 – Amherst, MA – The Drake
04/07 – Fall River, MA – Narrows Center
04/09 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
04/10 – Phoenixville, PA – Colonial Theatre
04/11 – Annapolis, MD – Rams Head On Stage
04/12 – Alexandria, VA – The Birchmere
05/05 – Austin, TX – 3TEN
05/06 – Dallas, TX – Kessler Theater
05/08 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
05/09 – Los Angeles, CA – Sid The Cat Auditorium
05/10 – San Francisco, CA – Swedish American Hall
05/12 – Portland, OR – Polaris Hall
05/13 – Seattle, WA – The Triple Door
05/15 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
05/16 – Denver, CO – Holiday Theater

Cowboy Junkies at The Fitzgerald Theater (Mar 28, 2026)

March 28, 2026 Saturday
Cowboy Junkies
at Fitzgerald Theater
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Iconic Canadian band Cowboy Junkies will be headlining the historic Fitzgerald Theater, in St Paul, on March 28, 2026.

Note: This event is an “evening with”, meaning there are no opening acts.

Cowboy Junkies will take the stage at 8PM.

Cowboy Junkies at the Guthrie Theatre (Oct 6, 2003)

The band have been together since 1986, and we’ve been fans since we heard their cover of “Sweet Jane” (it would be many years later did I eventually realized it was a Velvet Underground song). We got to see Cowboy Junkies at the Guthrie Theatre, in Minneapolis, in 2003. If you’re not familiar with the Minneapolis area, this is a performance & theater of the arts building. It’s quite big and contains several stages within the building, so we’ve seen smaller shows like Dar Williams, to medium sized show like Kid Koala, to big shows like the musical production of A Christmas Carol. The big stage features a unique thrust stage design that you can see the entire stage, no matter what seat you were assigned to. It was pretty cool and it was the first time I’ve seen a rock concert with Cowboy Junkies. I remember it was pretty mellow, with the band sitting on chairs, playing a double set (no opening band).

Tour Dates