On this episode of United States of Americana I featured a bunch of artist performing in the Twin Cities & surrounding area this Summer! We’ll check out new songs from Charley Crockett, who performs at Surly Brewing Festival Field on August 23rd, Alison Krauss and Union Station at the Ledge Amphitheatre in Waite Park on June 6th, & a bunch more!

Program Playlist, hour 1

Program Playlist, hour 2

Americana Gig List 

2025 

Gated Community - Rich Mattson and Germaine Gemberling - 6/1 - Parkway Theatre

Anchorhead / The Vibro Champs / El Drifte / Lazy Ike / Cadillac Kolstad / Clay Williams - Fri 6/6 - Uptown VFW

Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials - 6/6 - The Dakota

Dwight Yoakam / The Mavericks / 49 Winchester - Sat 6/7 - Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center, Rochester 

Roots Rock and Deep Blues Festival - 6/7 -  Hook and Ladder 

Alison Krauss - 6/8 - Ledge Amphitheatre, Waite Park

Alison Krauss - 6/10 - Vetter Stone Amphitheatre 

Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals - 6/11 - Palace Theatre

Gasoline Lollipops / Clarence Tilton / Becky Kapell - Thurs 6/12 - Uptown VFW 

Molly Brandt / Mojo Hand / Luke Callen - 6/12 - 7th St. Entry

Church of Cash - 6/12 - The Dakota

Katy Tessman - 6/12 - Hopkins Sunset Series at Downtown Park, Hopkins, MN

I’m With Her / Mason Via - 6/14 - Fitzgerald Theatre

Watchouse - 6/14 - Palace Theatre

Jim Messina - 6/15 - The Dakota

Will Wood / The Ruen Brothers - 6/16 - First Avenue 

Iris DeMent / Ana Egge - 6/19 - Parkway Avenue

Infidels: A Bob Dylan Tribute feat. Terry Walsh, Dan Israel, Steve Brantseg - 6/21 - The Dakota

Steve Earle - Thurs 6/26 - Uptown Theater 

Blue Ox Festival feat. Pert Near Sandstone, Margo Price, Orville Peck, Greensky Bluegrass, Cole Chaney, Hurray for the Riff Raff etc. - 6/26 - 6/28 - Whispering Pines Campground,  Eau Claire, WI 

Katie Tessman - 6/29 - Harriet Bandshell (Free)

Sam Amidon & Guests - 6/29 - The Dakota 

Jenny Don’t & the Spurs / Cole Diamond - Mon 6/30 - 7th St. Entry

Mekons - 7/9 - Fine Line

Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes - 7/9 - Parkway Theatre

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram / Samantha Fish - Wed 7/9 - Pantages Theatre

Langhorne Slim - 7/10 - Turf Club

Pure Prairie League - Thurs 7/10 - Parkway Theatre 

Sonny Landreth Trio - Fri 7/11 - Parkway

Turnpike Troubadours / Old Crow Medicine Show - 7/11 - The Ledge Amphitheater, Waite Park

Chris Knight - 7/11 - Turf Club

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / JJ Grey & Mofro - 7/11 - Surly Brewing Festival Field 

Lissie - 7/11 & 7/12 - The Dakota

Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys / Lena & the LoveKills - Sunday 7/13 - The Hook and Ladder

Carolyn Wonderland - Sun 7/13 - The Dakota

Trapper Schoepp - Thurs 7/17 - Hopkins Sunset Series, Downtown Hopkin, MN

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Brit Taylor - 7/17 - Fitzgerald Theatre

Dale Watson and His Lone Stars - Thurs 7/17 - Uptown VFW

Murder By Death - 7/19 - First Avenue 

Railroad Earth / Yonder MT String Band - Sun 7/20 - Utepils

Lord Huron - 7/22 - Armory

Big Star Quintet - 7/24 - First Avenue

Music By the Mississippi feat. Shane Smith and the Saints, James Whitton Band, Trenton Fletcher 7/25 Shakey Graves,  Soul Asylum, Wild Horses, Charlie Parr, Mike Munson - 7/26 - Treasure Island Amphitheatre, Welch MN  

David Lowery - 7/31 - Fine Line

Sierra Ferrell - 8/2 - Surly

The Deslondes - 8/4 - 7th St. Entry

Will Evans - 8/4 - Turf Club

The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band - Wed 8/6 - Turf Club

The Jayhawks - 8/7 - Utepils

The Ozark Mountain Daredevils / Pure Prairie League - Fri 8/8 - Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts

Ruthie Foster - 8/14 & 8/15 - The Dakota 

Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush - 8/17 - Pantages Theatre

Charley Crockett - 8/23 - Surly Brewing Festival Field

TIm O’Brien Quartet - Fri 8/29 - Parkway Theater

The Bellamy Brothers - 9/6 - The Medina 

Bonnie Raitt - 9/20 - The Ledge Amphitheater, Waite Park 

Farm Aid 40th Anniversary Show feat. Willie, Neil, Mellencamp, Mathews, Jesse Welles, Nathaniel Rateliff, Margo Price etc. 9/20 - Huntington Bank Stadium  

Micky and the Motorcars - 9/23 - Icehouse

Willi Carlile - Tues 9/30 - Fine Line

Eilen Jewell - 10/1 - Hook and Ladder

Greensky Bluegrass - 10/11 - Palace Theatre

Neko Case - 10/17 - First Avenue

Folsom Prison Experience (feat. Church of Cash) - 10/24 - Fitzgerald Theatre

Dylan Gossett - 10/30 - Palace Theatre

The Del McCoury Band - 11/6 - Parkway Theatre

SG Goodman - 11/8 - Fine Line

Hayes Carll - 11/19 - Amsterdam

Residencies

Roe Family Singers (early) Matt Arthur & Friends (late) - Mondays - 331 Bar

The Front Porch Swingin' Liquor Pigs - Every other Thursday - Palmer’s Bar/ 

Mary Cutrufello Band - Tuesdays - White Squirrel Bar, St Paul (Early shows, 6pm)

St. Dominic's Trio - Tuesdays - Driftwood, Minneapolis