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The Gig List for February 21: Brandi Carlile; Esperanza Spalding; Runo Plum

Saturday, February 21
12:00 pm

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

  • Bonder with Nick Rivers and Club Tric: 1 p.m. at White Squirrel Bar, St. Paul (FREE)

  • The Foxgloves: 3 p.m. at Animales BBQ, Minneapolis

  • MINI RAVE: 3 p.m. at Green Room, Minneapolis

  • Roy Holdren: 3 p.m. at Badger Hill Brewing, Shakopee, Minn. (FREE)

  • Big Turn Music Fest 2026: 5 p.m. in Red Wing, Minn.

  • Wyatt Avery with Ambient Toad and Logan Vagle: 6 p.m. at White Squirrel Bar, St. Paul (FREE)

  • Beauty School Dropout with Nightbreakers: 6:30 p.m. at Fine Line, Minneapolis 

  • Deep Freeze Tribute Bash featuring McEnramones, Revo, Crack Actor, and Dream Police: 6:30 p.m. at Zhora Darling, Minneapolis 

  • Brandi Carlile with the Head and the Heart: 7 p.m. at Target Center, Minneapolis*

  • Esperanza Spalding: 7 p.m. at Dakota, Minneapolis 

  • jeremy messersmith: 7 p.m. at Pilllar Forum, Minneapolis

  • Mary Cutrufello: 7 p.m. at Animales BBQ, Minneapolis

  • MetalNotMetal IV: 7 p.m. at Amsterdam Bar & Hall, St. Paul

  • Bruce Henry & Dean Magraw: 7:30 p.m. at Oak Center General Store, Lake City, Minn.

  • THE CEDAR COMMISSIONS Night two: Gregory Bess, Mikey Marget, Valentine Lowry-Ortega: 7:30 p.m. at The Cedar, Minneapolis

  • The Dark Horse Revue: 23rd Annual Tribute to the Music of George Harrison: 7:30 p.m. at Parkway Theater, Minneapolis 

  • Kenny Reichert Quartet: 7:30 p.m. at Berlin, Minneapolis 

  • 2 Girls & A Boyd: 8 p.m. at 318 Cafe, Excelsior, Minn.

  • Alicia Villarreal: Donde Todo Comenzo 2.0: 8 p.m. at Pantages Theatre, Minneapolis

  • Bayker Blankenship: 8 p.m. at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis 

  • Runo Plum with Lutalo (solo): 8 p.m. at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis 

  • Schur with Matcha Fever: 8 p.m. at Turf Club, St. Paul

  • Squinny, MIZZY, Real Dirty: 8 p.m. at Cloudland Theater, Minneapolis

  • Urgent Emergent Performance Art Series: Volume Two, Love & Resistance: 8 p.m. at Icehouse, Minneapolis

  • Sam Graber Band: 8:30 p.m. at Aster Cafe, Minneapolis 

  • Emo Nite: 9 p.m. at Fine Line, Minneapolis 

  • Glass-Eyed Brother w. Untainted Whites (White Stripes cover band), J-Mo & The J-Lighters: 9 p.m. at White Squirrel Bar, St. Paul (FREE)

  • Rezz Presents: Portal: 9 p.m. at Armory, Minneapolis 

  • STRICTLY R&B: PISCES PARTY: 9 p.m. at The Cabooze, Minneapolis

  • United We Dance: The Ultimate Rave Experience: 9 p.m. at First Avenue, Minneapolis 

  • Heated Rivalry dance party: 10 p.m. at Green Room, Minneapolis

  • John Forrest & The Model Citizens with Stardust and Simple Motions: 10 p.m. at 331 Club, Minneapolis (FREE)

*Artists or bands will be taking donations or donating proceeds to community efforts. Please check with the performers and event organizers for the most up-to-date information.

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