9pm Bar Stage, No Cover Singer-songwriter Sarah Morris has a way with songs about the highs, and lows of love. With a voice both cozy and surprising; demure and daring, Sarah performs a range of songs from classic country to … Continue reading →

Music at 9pm. Bar stage Art Vandalay: Girthy Americana driven by heart pumping guitars. Damn catchy. Sure to greeted by a chorus of tapping shoes this Thursday.     with   Nicki & the Ruemates: Old school country blues, rock and … Continue reading →

Introducing Summit’s newest beer, Saga India Pale Ale. $3 Summit Pints All Day First 48 Saga pints, keep the Summit pint glass. 1 per person. Check out summitbrewing.com for more info.

Every Thursday, 5pm-7pm Vinyl Tap Happy Hour DJ with Larry Englund Participate in Name that Tune and win some cool prizes

Petty Demons: Petty Demons features former members of The Delilahs, Urban Guerillas, The Widgets, and X Ray Hip. For fans of the Rolling Stones, Cheap Trick, Neil Young and alternative rock from the late 70s until now.   The Mike Benign … Continue reading →

Artcrank St Paul Opening Reception.  5pm-9pm Artists include Aaron Purmort Adam Turman Aesthetic Apparatus Allan Peters Amy Jo Andy Wood Anne Ulku Big Table Studio Bill Burns Bjorn Christianson Brian Geihl Crystal Jensen David Paul Seymour DWITT Emory Allen Erik … Continue reading →

Le Cirque Rouge Cabaret & Burlesque Show was founded in August 2003, and is responsible for bringing Cabaret & Burlesque Theater back to Minneapolis for the first time in 50 years! Since its opening night, LCR has consistently put on … Continue reading →

Capitol Sons:   Heart on your sleeve Rock n’ Roll.                 Lillian and the Harveys:   Loud, bittersweet and dangerous, taking influence from varied sources like Dinosaur Jr, Band of Horses, Built to … Continue reading →

12pm Just $15 gets you a kit with all the supplies you need to make something beautiful and amazing. $5 Bloody Mary Bar! Free parking in the Lawson Ramp with validation! Join us the 3rd Saturday of each month at … Continue reading →

8PM-2AM Salon x Service x Industry x Night! $2 Heineken Drafts 8pm – 12am Featuring DJ Stevie Ray & DJ XM Hair Show at 9PM

9pm Bar Stage, No Cover For people who like the sound of a good slide guitar, one that sounds just as good as those of David Lindley, Duane Allman, Ry Cooder, Derek Trucks and some other real great players, we … Continue reading →

with Martin and Tom 6PM Bar Stage

9pm Bar Stage, No Cover Singer-songwriter Sarah Morris has a way with songs about the highs, and lows of love. With a voice both cozy and surprising; demure and daring, Sarah performs a range of songs from classic country to … Continue reading →

Every Thursday, 5pm-7pm Vinyl Tap Happy Hour DJ with Larry Englund Participate in Name that Tune and win some cool prizes

We are proud to host the after party for the Minnesota Historical Society’s Retrorama Event featuring the The Bad Companions 11pm

Bar stage 9PM Red Daughters: ballsy countrified rock-and-roll true to the Minnesota soil that bred Dylan. Phantom Tails: Electronic & gritty. Wielding distorted analog synthesizers, fuzz bass, and angular guitar while brandishing electronic drum beats sampled from vintage 808 machines, traditional sumatran folk music, … Continue reading →

Tickets $7 Secret Life Secret Death is a Film Noir docudrama, about a young, abandoned mother who falls in a web of crime in Gangland Chicago in the Roaring 20′s. During the Depression she runs the shady Hollywood Hotel, in … Continue reading →

11am presented by House of Mercy

Doors at 5pm All Ages $5 Stop Drop: In this modern world of electric guitars and Justin Beiber many would say that we don’t stand a chance. For what are we but an intrepid quad of working class unknowns who … Continue reading →

with Martin and Tom 6PM Bar Stage

9PM Bar Stage Batteryboy: batteryboy (cobey rouse) started with a flurry of songwriting in Ocober 2011 that he just couldn’t keep to himself. After performing in bands since the early 90s in Omaha, NE, and mid-90s in Minnesota, batteryboy is … Continue reading →

9PM Bar Stage Julie Johnson and the No-Acounts: Based in Minneapolis, Julie Johnson & The No-Accounts includes Julie Johnson on flute and bass flute, Doug Otto on vocals and guitar, and Drew Druckrey on guitar, resonator guitar, vocals, and mandolin. … Continue reading →

9pm Bar Stage, No Cover Singer-songwriter Sarah Morris has a way with songs about the highs, and lows of love. With a voice both cozy and surprising; demure and daring, Sarah performs a range of songs from classic country to … Continue reading →

Every Thursday, 5pm-7pm Vinyl Tap Happy Hour DJ with Larry Englund Participate in Name that Tune and win some cool prizes

7:30PM Hall Stage $8 suggested donation Al Grande’s Cover Song Contest is back for one night only at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall. As usual, the prize for the best cover song performed will be a case of Night Train … Continue reading →

Le Cirque Rouge Cabaret & Burlesque Show was founded in August 2003, and is responsible for bringing Cabaret & Burlesque Theater back to Minneapolis for the first time in 50 years! Since its opening night, LCR has consistently put on … Continue reading →

9PM Bar Stage Kinda Kinky - 10PM a Kinks tribute band Stoned Acoustic -9PM Rolling Stones Cover Band… Acoustic

Hall Stage 5PM $5 AA

Salon Service Industry Night! $2 Heineken Drafts 8pm – 12am Featuring DJ Stevie Ray

Bar Stage 9PM Wisconsin Bryan Johnson: Bryan’s songs represent his life. It consists of the farm fields he worked on as a young man, the military cadence calling of his U.S. Army days, and the pain and sorrow of heartbreak. … Continue reading →

Bar stage 9PM Aaron Tinjum and the Tanjents: Austin-based acoustic, folk rock.

Bar Stage 9PM Portage: Portage started writing music together in Duluth, MN in early 2011. What was intended to be a somber, acoustic duo quickly changed into something much noisier and more rooted in R&B than they would’ve imagined. The band … Continue reading →

Every Thursday, 5pm-7pm Vinyl Tap Happy Hour DJ with Larry Englund Participate in Name that Tune and win some cool prizes

Bar Stage 9PM Mother Banjo: Selected as a 2008 Midwest Finalist in the Mountain Stage NewSong Contest, Mother Banjo is a one-woman band featuring Ellen Stanley on banjo and vocals. Her music combines the haunting sounds of traditional folk and … Continue reading →

Following the Workshops at McNally Smith Music College MMC hosts a Networking reception at 6 p.m  

MN Music Summit Friday Night Show 8pm, Hall Stage. $10 ($5 for students) 21+ Heiruspecs Together since 1997, The St Paul Rap Giants music has been featured on VH1, MTV, ESPN and much more. The group also recently held their … Continue reading →

8pm, $10 ($5 for Students) Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles have completed work on their fourth full length release, HEAT, at Vacation Island Recording Studios in Brooklyn with acclaimed producer/engineer Matt Boynton (MGMT, Beirut, … Continue reading →

Bar Stage 11AM Lonesome Dan Kase: Traditional finger-picking blues and holler from Texas to the Piedmont. Hash Bar and $5 Effen Bloody Marys 10Am – 3PM

Bar Stage 8PM Mary Cutrufello: Mary Cutrufello has been celebrated as a Texas honky-tonk heroine, a fiery Midwestern roots-rocker, and a powerhouse acoustic performer in her more than 20 years in the music business. The Connecticut-raised, Yale-educated Cutrufello has made … Continue reading →

Bar Stage 9PM John Charles: Bryan Highhill: With Johnny Becker  

6PM Bar Stage with Martin and Tom

Humanizing the Machine Tuesday, June 12, 2012 – 6:30 p.m. What does it mean to have a machine that keeps your heart beating? How does an art piece made of machine parts appeal to our humanity? We will explore the … Continue reading →

Bar Stage 9PM Portage: Portage started writing music together in Duluth, MN in early 2011. What was intended to be a somber, acoustic duo quickly changed into something much noisier and more rooted in R&B than they would’ve imagined. The band … Continue reading →

Tickets can be purchased at Amsterdam Bar and Hall or online here: http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/123645?utm_medium=bks   All items subject to change 6:30p Reception – Mad Hatter IPA 7:00p Dinner Course #1 : Four Witches Black Saison, Copper River Salmon Tartar w/ spring … Continue reading →

9PM Bar Stage

Every Thursday, 5pm-7pm Vinyl Tap Happy Hour DJ with Larry Englund Participate in Name that Tune and win some cool prizes

Join us along with dozens of craft vendors and activities! 10am-3pm More info to come

Salon Service Industry Night! $2 Heineken Drafts 8pm – 12am Featuring DJ Stevie Ray

doors at 7pm 18+ $10 advance/$12 doors buy presale tickets Maps and Atlases Maps and Atlases “Solid Ground” Video Maps & Atlases’ unique style melds the technicality of progressive music and the idiosyncrasies of art rock into a fascinating and … Continue reading →

Bar Stage 9PM Portage: Portage started writing music together in Duluth, MN in early 2011. What was intended to be a somber, acoustic duo quickly changed into something much noisier and more rooted in R&B than they would’ve imagined. The band … Continue reading →

6pm Hall - The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach Check out Books and Bars Video Trailer

This February, Walker West Music Academy started the Young Artist Professional Training Program designed to provide young musicians the opportunity to compose, record and produce their own album of original jazz music. Led by Walker West faculty members Felix James, David Billingsley and Solomon Parham, the … Continue reading →

9pm, Bar Stage, No Cover What do songs sound like that come from a girl who: loves seaweed, seals and cats, bartends at a busy breakfast joint, has a bachelor’s in psychology, teaches yoga, used to attend rave parties in … Continue reading →

8PM-2AM Salon x Service x Industry x Night! $2 Heineken Drafts 8pm – 12am Featuring DJ Stevie Ray & DJ XM Hair Show at 9PM

6pm Hall - The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes Check out Books and Bars Video Trailer