The Directory

Twin Cities musician and songwriter blending soul, jazz, funk and R&B.

Twin Cities band led by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Al Church.

Minneapolis blues, soul and funk band led by singer-guitarist Alex Rossi since 1998.

Minneapolis

Minneapolis house-rockin' blues band built on the Alligator Records catalog and classic blues.

Minneapolis

Singer-songwriter playing covers and originals across western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota, with a new release every month.

Minneapolis folk singer-songwriter known for twelve-string guitar and storytelling.

Minneapolis

Twin Cities jazz vocalist and Berklee graduate who has performed with Joe Lovano.

Duluth-based singer-songwriter whose debut full-length album, Fill My Soul, came out in June 2026.

Duluth

Duluth singer-songwriter playing original Americana and country with folk and blues roots.

Duluth

Duluth band blending post-rock with punk, folk and Midwest emo influences.

Duluth

Minneapolis singer-songwriter whose debut full-length, Good, Like It Should Be, came out on Nettwerk in April 2026.

Minneapolis

Singer known as Megabeth, fronting Sugar Buzz, the Megabeth Project and a Queensryche tribute, and singing with Trilogy.

Lead screamer and founder of Impaler, the Twin Cities shock rock band that started in 1983 and signed with Combat Records.

Minneapolis folk-punk and worldbeat band founded in 1983, billed as the longest-running Celtic punk band in America.

Minneapolis

Singer and guitarist who fronts County Line and plays bass in the original band Vintage Revival.

Bassist in the '90s grunge tribute Seattle Rain and a live sound engineer who has toured with Mint Condition and mixed bands from Ginger Jake to Trampled by Turtles.

Duluth alt-country band playing what it calls Great Lakes country, led by Breanne Tepler.

Duluth

Singer in tribute bands for Duran Duran, David Bowie and Scott Weiland, and in the 90s cover band Shredding Flannel.

One-man live looping performer who runs BH Entertainment and played 202 shows this year.

Minneapolis string band mixing heavy-hitting psychedelia with old-time bluegrass.

Minneapolis

Bemidji indie-folk singer.

Bemidji

Five-piece Minneapolis originals band formed during COVID, mixing '80s synth pop and new wave with hard rock guitar and big vocals.

Minneapolis

Stripped-down Duluth trio built on rich vocal harmonies and minimal instrumentation.

Duluth

Twin Cities tribute act to the Indigo Girls.

Minneapolis-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer blending indie rock and pop.

Minneapolis

Minneapolis blues and jazz singer-pianist, a pioneer of Minnesota rock 'n' roll.

Twin Cities rock band with a countrified garage-rock sound.

Minneapolis

Minnesota singer-songwriter playing acoustic-driven folk-rock with alt-country touches.

Metal bassist and guitarist on the Twin Cities scene since the late '90s, now playing bass in the progressive metal band UXIA and a Nightwish tribute.

Folk-rocker and former member of The Pines.

Rochester-based country and Americana singer and recording artist.

Rochester

New Ulm bluegrass and old-time player on mandolin, banjo and guitar; Minnesota Music Hall of Fame member.

New Ulm

Saint Paul country, folk and blues artist who performs with The Red Pine Ramblers.

St. Paul

Bassist in DSG and solo artist E-Roc, with a rock and metal album due in 2026.

Minnesota singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist steeped in the roots music of the Americas.

Twin Cities singer-songwriter writing alt-rock and punk inspired by '90s women-led bands like No Doubt and Hole, signed to Whiplash Records.

Twin Ports banjo-and-fiddle duo playing old-time and Americana music for listening and dancing.

Kenyon blues-rock act playing electric guitar, harmonica and vocals, mixing covers with originals.

Kenyon

Duluth singer and violinist who won NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest in 2016.

Duluth

Group led by Duluth-based singer-songwriter Gavin St. Clair, playing acoustic love songs that blend Americana and pop.

Duluth

Long-running Minnesota country rock band with an American roadhouse roots sound.

Minneapolis indie pop act led by Syd Casey, now a four-piece live band.

Minneapolis

Bassist and high-harmony singer for Rhino who also subs around the scene and is starting Faking Benjamin, a Breaking Benjamin tribute.

Minnesota-based '80s arena rock tribute act known for pyrotechnics, lights and costume changes.

Americana singer-songwriter and fiddler from the Lowland Lakers.

Minneapolis beatboxer and musical comedian billed as The One Man Entertainment System, known for live looping.

Minneapolis

Four-piece Duluth band influenced by Bob Dylan that avoids sticking to a single genre.

Duluth

Drummer and singer who fronts 10,000 Days, Mad Alice and Stone and Echo and plays drums in the prog band Bubblemath.

Producer and songwriter behind Smile Bro (alt pop), A Willa (folk to rock) and Neon Reject (experimental electronic), plus the duos The Hyperfolk and Fight the Gray.

Duluth singer-songwriter playing lyric-forward songs on ukulele and guitar, with looping and effects.

Duluth

Deep-voiced singer-songwriter of heartland rock, Americana and country.

Minneapolis-based blues band that has represented the Minnesota Blues Society at the International Blues Challenge.

Minneapolis

Keyboardist and singer on Twin Cities stages since 1999, from the Tone Cats and The Look to Mudcat Melby, with six solo albums.

Rock singer who founded the Twin Cities All-Stars weekly jam, which reached its 100th jam with about 425 different jammers.

Twin Cities party band led by Johnny Holm, 'The Human Jukebox,' playing hits from all genres and eras.

Storytelling singer-songwriter in a modern folk rock style, behind the Outlaw Poet EP and the upcoming album Tales of the Outlaw Poet.

Minneapolis-based kids band with puppets and a rotating lineup, likened to the kids music of They Might Be Giants.

Minneapolis

Thrash singer turned bassist with 35-plus years in Twin Cities bands, from Avalanche to Fool Fighters and Hollywood Boulevard, and host of the Stunner Stage podcast.

Minnesota vocalist whose work spans folk, jazz, opera, pop and R&B.

Seven-piece Duluth funk band with co-lead vocalists, playing residencies and festivals around the Twin Ports.

Duluth

Singer in Two Minutes to Maiden, Exit Stage Right and several cover bands, who spent 21 years as a drummer and singer in an Army band.

Minnesota metalcore band known for heavy breakdowns: Sam (vocals), Sawyer (lead guitar), Peter (rhythm guitar), Bennett (drums) and Will (bass).

Saint Paul musician, composer and producer making R&B.

Saint Paul

Singer-songwriter and fourth-place finalist on season six of The Voice, grinding on the Minneapolis scene for 26 years with originals, covers and tribute shows.

Twin Cities jazz vocalist and educator.

Minnetonka singer-songwriter playing heartfelt, optimistic Americana she calls Mama-Americana, solo and with the Turnbuckles.

Minnetonka

Old-time and folk singer with a debut album announced in 2026.

Bemidji R&B singer known for high-energy shows and crowd sing-alongs.

Bemidji

Duo built on crowd participation, comedy, dance music and playful experimentation.

Duluth bluegrass band playing fast-picked originals and reworked classic and contemporary tunes.

Duluth

Bluegrass band that met at a Richfield beginners' jam, playing traditional bluegrass with folk and country.

Duluth keyboardist and bandleader blending soul, R&B, jazz, funk and hip-hop with live instrumentation.

Duluth

Minneapolis rockabilly cover band that encourages swing dancing at its shows.

Minneapolis

Band led by Lucy Michelle with Eamonn McLain of Trampled By Turtles on bass.

Duluth solo artist making music described as "indie but mellow."

Duluth

Twin Cities pop singer-songwriter and leader of Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles.

Host of Mad Mike's Funhouse Jam at Route 47, a former Hairball roadie, and a singer known for sitting in on Crazy Train.

Minneapolis acoustic duo playing cover songs from the 1960s to today plus original tunes.

Minneapolis

Minneapolis-based modern rock band mixing original songs with renditions of classic rock songs.

Minneapolis

Rock and roll band of Kerry Alexander, Chris Hoge and Elana Carroll, drawing on early 2000s rock.

Duluth indie rock band with a mid-2000s college radio sound.

Duluth

Drag king, singer and 2018 Karaoke World Champion who fronts Hurricane Karaoke and Hurricane Blaze and sings in Whale Tale.

Minneapolis

Duluth roots band led by singer-songwriter Misisipi Mike Wolf, mixing folk and country with punk.

Duluth

Perham-based singer-songwriter performing folk, rock and blues for more than 50 years.

Perham

Minnesota singer and multi-instrumentalist drawing on classical, folk and Americana.

Minnesota Americana and roots singer-songwriter who leads Molly Maher and Her Disbelievers.

Minnesota Music Hall of Fame bluegrass quintet mixing traditional and gospel bluegrass.

14-piece big band formed in 1983 playing big band and dance music.

Twin Cities goth and deathrock band formed in 1985, known as one of the early horror-rock acts of the American goth scene.

Trumpet player, bassist and singer who came back to music through the open jams and now plays in Cakewalk, a Cake tribute.

Minneapolis folk, blues and Americana songwriter on guitar and blues harp who also makes kids music as Silly Grandad.

Minneapolis

Minneapolis harpist and singer blending folk, classical and contemporary sounds with loops and pedals.

Minneapolis

Minneapolis artist whose beat-driven music layers harmonies and raps; a Whirlygig act at Art-A-Whirl 2026.

Minneapolis

Iron Range singer-songwriter leaning into Americana.

Duluth four-piece mixing jazz fusion, groove psychedelia, folk, doom metal and punk.

Duluth

Minneapolis singer mixing soul, Americana and blues.

Minneapolis

All-women hard rock band started in 2011 by vocalist Tiffany, with Katie Word on rhythm guitar, Lou Block on bass and keytar player Erica.

Duluth songwriter and irreverent rocker who plays Homegrown with his band.

Duluth

Duluth indie rock band that released its debut album People/Fate in April 2026.

Duluth

Twin Cities Americana band led by singer-songwriter Chris Koza, known for releasing four full-length albums in one year.

Duluth singer-songwriter mixing folk, psychedelic and alternative country sounds.

Duluth

Duluth-based folk and country singer-songwriter who performs regularly around the Twin Ports.

Duluth

Two-piece Minneapolis rock and cover band billed as a one-of-a-kind live musical tribute to well-known artists.

Minneapolis

Duluth alt-folk duo with soulful harmonies blending folk, bluegrass and a touch of jazz.

Duluth

Minnesota singer-songwriter playing alt-country and bluesy Americana with a backing band.

Self-taught rhythm guitarist and backup singer who played Moondance Jam with an '80s new wave tribute and is now building a Bryan Adams tribute.

Minneapolis pianist and singer-songwriter who leads the Scottie Miller Band and has toured in Ruthie Foster's band for 18 years.

Minneapolis

St. Paul brass band rooted in New Orleans street music, featuring vocalist Thomasina Petrus.

St. Paul

Singer and guitarist who leads Seattle Rain, a '90s grunge and hard rock tribute, plus a Nirvana tribute and an acoustic duo.

Dreampop duo of Sarah Rose and Sarah Nienaber, formed in Oregon and now in Minnesota.

Original rock band built around longtime friends Trent Hill (bass) and TJ (guitar, vocals), with Bo on lead vocals and Eric on drums.

Minneapolis guitarist and singer playing feel-good African music rooted in soukous, including family shows.

Minneapolis

Duluth band led by Molly Hilgenberg, mixing space folk, indie rock, pop and hints of country.

Duluth

Minnesota singer-songwriter and 7-string guitarist blending folk with swing and West Coast jazz.

Duluth

Four-piece dance band playing pop, pop-country and pop-rock hits from every decade, led by singer Jess and drummer Buzz.

Minneapolis band blending rock, pop and soul, formed out of The Cherry Pit jam sessions.

Minneapolis

Bassist in the Judas Priest tribute Hellion and the Megabeth Project who moved into rock stages through Mad Mike's jam in 2020.

Duluth polka and musical-comedy performer known for Steve Solkela's Overpopulated One-Man Band.

Duluth

Minneapolis quartet with a hard-to-classify sound, fronted by vocalist Irene Ruderman Clark.

Minneapolis

Duluth chamber-folk group led by Laura Sellner, now a five-piece.

Duluth

Four-piece cover band led by guitarist Chaz and singer Angela that gives pop and country hits a heavier rock edge.

Two Harbors ukulele group of about sixteen players covering 1920s classics, 1960s rock and country.

Two Harbors

Award-winning Twin Cities children's band playing participatory shows with real instruments since 1985.

Duo of Ryan and Jesse Dermody from the backwoods north of Duluth, blending blues, Americana and Afro-Cuban rhythms.

St. Cloud-based show band known for themed concerts covering a wide range of artists and genres.

St. Cloud

Duluth four-piece playing soul, R&B, funk and jazz, with all four members singing.

Duluth

Pine City indie folk-pop trio that released its first EP, Never Take Me Home, in 2026.

Pine City

Indie-pop and folk rock band formed in Mahtowa, Minnesota.

Brother duo from Minnesota's Taconite Country playing folk and bluegrass originals and covers.

Twin Cities-based blues, rock, R&B and Americana band.

Minneapolis alt-Americana band built around the vocal harmonies of Hattie Peach and Grace Peach.

Minneapolis

Duluth-based four-piece folk band with country and bluegrass leanings.

Duluth

Minneapolis old-time band with banjo, autoharp, guitar and clogging, played with punk-rock energy.

Minneapolis

Minnesota kids music trio around since 1990, known for matching overalls and an Andrews Sisters-style swing sound.

Duluth acoustic duo playing catchy originals and 90s alt-rock covers with tight harmonies.

Duluth

Full-time live looping solo performer for about 17 years, with roots in Twin Cities black metal and active rock.

Twin Cities family entertainment act mixing live music, puppets, audience participation and comedy.

Minneapolis glam-punk band led by Venus de Mars since 1993.

Minneapolis

Twin Cities children's music and storytelling act led by music specialist Wendy Baldinger.

Grand Rapids, Minnesota band with a rootsy Americana sound led by Jed LaPlant and Ariana LaPlant.

Grand Rapids

Minneapolis kids' music act with nature-themed, audience-participation songs at libraries, parks and festivals.

Minneapolis