Chan Poling, John Munson and Steve Roehm of The New Standards performing at their Holiday Show at State Theatre in Minneapolis on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.
Chan Poling, John Munson and Steve Roehm of The New Standards performing at their Holiday Show at State Theatre in Minneapolis on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Steve Cohen for MPR

The Gig List for December 5: The New Standards; Dillinger Four; Pert Near Sandstone; Black Market Brass

Friday, December 5
12:00 pm

All showtimes listed below are Central Standard Time (CST).

  • Impaler presents Merry Krampus 2025 (with Plague of Stars, VVolf Mask, and special guests Minnesota Krampus): 5:30 p.m. at Amsterdam Bar & Hall, St. Paul

  • Earlybirds Club: 6 p.m. at Fine Line, Minneapolis 

  • The Gated Community with Marco Man: 6 p.m. at White Squirrel Bar, St. Paul (FREE)

  • Anita Velveeta Residency Night One with Hey, Ily, Products Band, and Agora Bomb: 6 p.m. at Pilllar Forum, Minneapolis

  • Vin Solshade, The Motion Mosaic, Southpaw Giants, Knife: 6:30 p.m. at Underground Music Venue, Minneapolis

  • Gunhild Carling: 7 p.m. at Dakota, Minneapolis 

  • Leo Kottke with the OK Factor: 7 p.m. at Ordway Theater, St. Paul

  • Singer/Songwriter series: Marv and Kaat: 7 p.m. at American School of Storytelling, Minneapolis

  • The Tolerables with Delilah Daybreaks, Portside Dive, and Duck Bomb: 7 p.m. at Day Block Brewing, Minneapolis

  • O Brother Where Art Thou? 25 Year Musical Celebration: 7:30 p.m. at Granada Theater, Minneapolis

  • Pullstring, Oister Boy, Display Case, DSM, and The Grieving Pines: 7:30 p.m. at Zhora Darling, Minneapolis

  • Becky Schlegel & The 48s: A Very Merry Bluegrass Christmas: 8 p.m. at 318 Cafe, Excelsior, Minn.

  • Black Market Brass ft. Obi Original with Purple Funk Metropolis and BMB DJs: 8 p.m. at The Cedar, Minneapolis

  • Clay Fulton & The Lost Forty and Ryan Necci & The Buffalo Gospel with Chris Porterfield: 8 p.m. at 7th St. Entry, Minneapolis 

  • Debbie Briggs Vintage Jazz presents “A Very Vintage Christmas”: 8 p.m. at The Hook & Ladder Theater, Minneapolis

  • Diane: 7 p.m. at Animales BBQ, Minneapolis

  • Dillinger Four with Supportive Parents, Panel, and Tommy: 8 p.m. at Turf Club, St. Paul

  • Hazelcreak, Seven Pines, and Herchert: 8 p.m. at Icehouse, Minneapolis

  • Kathleen Johnson’s Holiday Hang: 8 p.m. at Aster House, Minneapolis 

  • Mae Simpson, People Brothers Band, Modern Joey: 8 p.m. at Green Room, Minneapolis

  • The New Standards Holiday Show: 8 p.m. at State Theatre, Minneapolis

  • Pert Near Sandstone with Jon Stickley Trio and Clare Doyle: 8 p.m. at First Avenue, Minneapolis 

  • Short Timer with Self-Evident, Forbidden Seas, and Adam Prince: 8 p.m. at Cloudland Theater, Minneapolis 

  • A Dizzy Holiday Special: 8:30 p.m. at Aster Cafe, Minneapolis 

  • Lumasi with STVSH, Schmuck, and Dutchess: 9 p.m. at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis 

  • Christmas Punk Show: My Kid Banana with Lost Evidence and The Stabotuers: 9 p.m. at White Squirrel Bar, St. Paul (FREE)

  • Jon Elconin, Matt McIntyre, and Cattle Dog: 10 p.m. at 331 Club, Minneapolis (FREE)

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