The Headhunters, which Herbie Hancock formed in 1973, play the Dakota Tuesday night, topping Jam in the Stream’s weekly live music picks in Minnesota. Read more about The Headhunters and other live music options this week.
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Final Day of Hotel Minnesnowta in Pictures
Read a short piece and view an extensive photo gallery (shot by Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna) from the final day of Hotel Minnesnowta, which stretched into the wee hours of Sunday morning.
Read MorePHOTO GALLERY: Hotel Minnesnowta's Friday Festivities in Pictures
Check out a photo gallery of Hotel Minnesnowta’s Friday festivities shot by Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna.
Read MorePHOTO GALLERY: TWINE and Saltydog intermingle at Hotel Minnesnowta pre-party
Hotel Minnesnowta got off to a rousing start Thursday night with Minneapolis’ TWINE and Duluth’s Saltydog kicking off the event, with the two bands co-mingling at Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West’s Creekside Lounge. Read a short writeup of the show and check out a photo gallery from Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna. Also, find a ticket link to the final night of the hotel fest, which closes with a late, late-night jam featuring The Johnson Brothers and Ryan David Young of Trampled by Turtles.
Read MoreLive in MN this week: Thievery Corp's Jeff Franca and ETHNO featured at Hotel Minnesnowta
Jeff Franca of Thievery Corporation will perform alongside Momentary Lapse of Floyd at the three-day Hotel Minnesnowta music fest at Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West in Plymouth. The hotel fest tops Jam in the Stream’s weekly music picks. Find out what other live music is happening in Minnesota this week.
Read MoreLive in MN this week: Only Every Monday turns 700 tonight
Only Every Monday, which holds its 700th show in the series tonight (Monday, Jan. 6) tops Jam in the Stream’s Minnesota live music recommendations this week. But there are many other options this week, including a particularly busy Friday night in Minneapolis.
Read MoreThis week in MN music: Charlie Parr kicks off January Turf Club Residency
Charlie Parr and Martin Dosh top Jam in the Stream’s weekly Minnesota live music recommendations for the first week of January, 2025.
Read MoreNo. 9: Circles Around The Sun at The Turf Club
No. 9: Circles Around The Sun’s March 24 show at Saint Paul’s Turf Club makes Jam in the Stream’s list of 12 memorable shows that stick out for him in 2024.
Read MoreNEW YEAR'S EVE EDITION: Jam in the Stream's weekly MN live music pics
Jam in the Stream has a special, Year End edition of the weekly Minnesota live music pics. There’s a lot of good music options from now until the end of the year. The editor is hoping he’ll be up for a trip down to Winona on New Year’s Eve to catch one of his faves: Duluth’s Saltydog.
Read MorePHOTO GALLERY: The Big Wu brings the love to First Avenue
Check out Jam in the Stream’s photo gallery from The Big Wu’s show at First Avenue on Dec. 21, 2024.
Read MoreNo. 10: Opener Diles que no me maten blew my mind on July 10
Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna was excited to catch Etran de L’Aïr at the Turf Club back in July. The Saharan dessert blues band ripped, as expected, but so did the opener, Diles que no me maten, an experimental indie rock band from Mexico City. Read more about this show, which comes in at No. 10 on the editor’s list of 12 memorable shows in 2024.
Read MoreNo. 11: Saltydog ripped the Ripple one last time Feb. 29
Saltydog’s sendoff of Duluth’s Ripple Bar is No. 11 on Jam in the Stream’s list of a dozen memorable shows in 2024. Read more about what made that show special.
Read MoreJam in the Stream editor counts down 12 memorable shows in 2024
Karina Rykman’s Feb. 28 show at Minneapolis’ 7th Street Entry kicks off Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna’s list of 12 memorable shows he caught in 2024. Read more about Rykman, an exciting up-and-coming bass player, and what made that show stand out.
Read MoreAbout TWINE's sit-in last Wednesday with California Honeydrops' saxman Yanos Lustig
TWINE frontman Will Effertz did know California Honeydrops’ music but didn’t know saxophonist Janos “Johnny Bones” Lustig when he approached the stage at Bunker’s last Wednesday night. “I have had that happen in instances, and when it’s a saxophone, I am like, ‘Please, be good.’ It turned out he was a badass.” Read more about the unplanned sit-in from Lustig on a night when local vocalist/guitarist Joe Dunn and sound man Gage Schmitt (on flute) were already featured.
Read MoreThis Week in MN: The Big Wu headlines First Avenue Saturday
The Big Wu’s gig at First Avenue in Minneapolis tops Jam in the Stream’s weekly Minnesota live music roundup, which is back this week after a short hiatus. Find out what other shows are happening in Minnesota.
Read MoreNorway's Orions Belte schedules U.S. tour in 2025
Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna is stoked that Orions Belte, an instrumental trio from Norway, is hitting the U.S. early next year. Find out all of the details.
Read MoreLive in MN this week: Twine launches residency at Cabooze Wednesday
Jam in the Stream write about TWINE's new weekly Wednesday residency at the Cabooze. But find out what other options there are around Minnesota this week.
Read MoreKing Gizz brings out Jay Weinberg in insane Nashville show
King Gizzard played another insane show at Nashville's Ascend Amphitheater, covering many bases. They also had Jay Weinberg play drums on "Perihelion," in a rare sit-in, on a night fans hoped for a Billy Strings sit-in. Read about all the crazy things that happened at this wild show down south.
Read MoreKing Gizz keeps up heat in Milwaukee
King Gizzard's Milwaukee show was one of the best Gizz shows Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna has witnessed. It came after three amazing shows in Nashville, Chicago and Minneapolis. Find out what made this show so good.
Read MoreKing Gizzard goes distance on a Tuesday night in Minneapolis
King Gizzard played a wild and long show in Minneapolis on Tuesday night. Read all about it at www.jaminthestream.com
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