Geoffrey Wilson of Laamar performing at LC's Venue as part of the Rochester Thaw Music Festival on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
Geoffrey Wilson of Laamar performing at LC's Venue as part of the Rochester Thaw Music Festival on Saturday, March 22, 2025.Rosei Skipper for MPR

The Gig List for May 3: Laamar; Ichiko Aoba; Reggie Watts

Saturday, May 3
12:00 pm

All showtimes listed below are Central Daylight Time (CDT).

  • Westside Cinco de Mayo Festival: 10 a.m. at Cesar Chavez Street, St. Paul (FREE)

  • Chosen By The Funk Presents: Flowers & Friendship – A Family Dance Party: 12 p.m. at Hook and Ladder, Minneapolis

  • Bill Giese & the Tin Can Telephone with Roady Excel & the Houdeks: 1 p.m. at White Squirrel Bar, St. Paul (FREE)

  • Cinco de Mayo Celebration with The Goombas and Uncle Chunk: 2 p.m. at Parajito, St. Paul

  • Kith + Kin Chorus with Laamar (Early Show): 4 p.m. at Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis

  • JC Sanford/Christopher Olson: 4:30 p.m. at Berlin, Minneapolis 

  • Yung Bae: 5 p.m. at Green Room, Minneapolis

  • Cassie Brady Trio with Cass Magpie and Friend Dog: 6 p.m. at White Squirrel Bar, St. Paul (FREE)

  • Homegrown Music Festival: 6 p.m. in Duluth, Minn.

  • Palmer’s Patio Opener 2025 featuring In the City, Longview, Chelsea Drugstore, and Kraftjerk: 6 p.m. at Palmer’s Bar, Minneapolis 

  • Adam Greuel & The Space Burritos with Cowboy Thoughts: 7 p.m. at 56 Brewing, Minneapolis

  • Davina & The Vagabonds with Boss Mama: 7 p.m. at Hook and Ladder, Minneapolis

  • Dead History, Ela, VIN: 7 p.m. at Cloudland Theater, Minneapolis

  • Deafheaven: 7 p.m. at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis

  • Fabiana Palladino with Yves Jarvis and Zak Khan: 7 p.m. at Icehouse, Minneapolis

  • Joan of Profile: 7 p.m. at Badger Hill Brewing, Shakopee, Minn. (FREE)

  • Lone Rock Bride with Harlow and Jackson Atkins: 7 p.m. at Pilllar Forum, Minneapolis

  • Reaping Asmodeia, With Dead Hands Rising, Den of Thieves, and Caustic Abyss: 7 p.m. at Zhora Darling, Minneapolis 

  • Stella Cole: 7 p.m. at Dakota, Minneapolis 

  • The Aristocrats: 7 p.m. at Amsterdam Bar & Hall, St. Paul

  • YHWH Nailgun with Morgan Garrett: 7 p.m. at 7th St. Entry, Minneapolis 

  • Max Johnson 3: 7:30 p.m. at Berlin, Minneapolis 

  • Chris Trapper: 8 p.m. at 318 Cafe, Excelsior, Minn.

  • Fox Stevenson with Yue: 8 p.m. at Turf Club, St. Paul

  • The Hold Steady: Separation Sunday 20: 8 p.m. at First Avenue, Minneapolis 

  • Ichiko Aoba with Owen Pallett: 8 p.m. at Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul

  • Kith + Kin Chorus with Laamar (Late Show): 8 p.m. at Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis

  • Wilkinson James: 8 p.m. at Aster Cafe, Minneapolis

  • Reggie Watts: 8:30 p.m. at Fine Line, Minneapolis 

  • Cole Diamond: 9 p.m. at White Squirrel Bar, St. Paul (FREE)

  • Stella Cole: 9 p.m. at Dakota, Minneapolis 

  • TUGG with The Prizefighters & Jon Wayne: 9:30 p.m. at Hook and Ladder, Minneapolis

  • Gently, Gently: 10 p.m. at 331 Club, Minneapolis (FREE)

  • inMotion: Denim: 10:30 p.m. at Icehouse, Minneapolis

  • Late Night Lounge: XARED MT: 10:30 p.m. at Berlin, Minneapolis (FREE)

On TV

  • I’m With Her on CBS Saturday Morning (CBS)

  • Austin City Limits Hall of Fame Honors Garth Brooks on Austin City Limits (PBS)

  • Benson Boone (with host Quinta Brunson) on Saturday Night Live (NBC)

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The Gig List for May 3: Laamar; Ichiko Aoba; Reggie Watts