Cedar Cultural Center

Stephin Merritt at Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (15 May 2015)

Stephin Merritt just played a themed "A to Z" concert, twenty-six songs in alphabetical order, at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, last night. Of course, fans of The Magnetic Fields (Merritt's band) shouldn't be surprised by this theme. After all, the band is known for doing these concept albums, notably for their ambitious 69 Love Songs (a three-disc set featuring 69 songs) and i (14 songs starting with "I").

José González w/ Ólöf Arnalds at the Cedar, Minneapolis (16 Apr 15)

Indie folk singer-songwriter and guitarist José González is currently on a sold-out US tour, stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center for a two night residency (April 16 and April 17). González has a new album Vestiges & Claws (Mute); his first album in seven years. We caught the Swedish/Spanish singer on Thursday night.