Icehouse's Upcoming Shows

7pm Doors

8pm Showtime

Full Food and Drink Menu Available

21+

NO COVER

Girl, Link. is a social/networking club designed to bring women creatives in the Twin Cities together.

Collectivism means the pooling of resources, opportunities, support and knowledge and through art,

we aim to amplify the talent, careers and reach of femme creators.

Empowerment and self actuation through equitable andautonomous experiences is not only obtainable but vital to the success of the TC art scene.

So…

GRL, Link!

Starlight Room:

5pm Doors

7pm Showtime

Full Food and Beverage Menu Available

21+

NO COVER

Twin Cities virtuosos Tim Sparks, Ben Abrahamson and Gary Raynor will be stringin’ and swingin with their gypsy rooted jazz and flamenco chops!

Patio Show:

4pm Doors

5pm Showtime

Full Food and Beverage Menu Available

21+

$10 Cover

PV$$Y CNTRL is a dance residency curated by Sophia Eris and DJ Shannon Blowtorch. With sounds centering hip hop, house, remixes and more, PV$$Y CNTRL centers women and all allies ensuring the best place to shake ass with no judgment. Going on 2 years, this residency has collaborated with the cities most prominent DJ’s & performers, & has grown from Minneapolis, to St. Paul, and looks forward to the expansion into the beyond.

SOPHIA ERIS BIO:

Sophia Eris is a renaissance woman currently residing in Minneapolis, MN. She graduated with a Music Business degree from IPR in 2009, and immediately jumped into artist promotion as an employee at Tinderbox Music for 3 years while working on her own artistic journey. Since 2012 she's grown from a respected solo artist, to an international touring DJ with 4x Grammy award winning artist Lizzo, to a morning show host at Go 95.3, the most forward-thinking hip-hop radio station in the country. She has collaborated with Prince, appeared on the Power Rangers soundtrack, performed at major festivals like Glastonbury, Bonnaroo, and Lollapalooza, & also made her television DJing debut on Ellen, David Letterman, & Stephen Colbert. She is currently gearing up for her & MAKR's third album "LILITH” under MAKR AN ERIS that will drop in 2026. Sophia is limitless and will never stop allowing herself to follow her curiosity within the arts.

BLOWTORCH BIO:

Shannon Blowtorch is an award winning DJ, promoter, professional party thrower, sound engineer, businesswoman, and entertainment consultant. Blowtorch has been making moves in many aspects of the Minneapolis music scene since moving there in her 20s as a dancer and band manager, later working at iconic Minneapolis venues such and First Avenue and The Triple Rock and hosting her own show on The Current. She’s a DJ who was named by the City Pages and Star Tribune as being the Best Club DJ multiple times, as well as making the Suntimes top 100 DJs and featured in many publications.

Blowtorch was the DJ for GRRRL PRTY along with Lizzo, Sophia Eris and Manchita. She has opened for international acts: Salt N Peppa, Madonna, Juicy J, Wutang, Jill Scott & Peaches to name a few. Also, playing at Prince’s Paisley Park and the house DJ for the X Games. Along with competing in the world renowned Red Bull The3style competition, Shannon Blowtorch is one of premier DJ’s and party curators in the Twin Cities. K

8pm Door

9pm Showtime

Full food and beverage available for this show.

21+

$10 Doors (+fees/taxes)

*Tickets can only be purchased at the door

July 5th - "Sorry Oga" Release Party

July 12th - MACK OC

July 19th - House Band

July 26th - Brandyn Lee Tulloch

This residency marks a powerful expansion of Obi Original & The Black Atlantics’ presence on the Twin Cities stage. Known for their dynamic blend of highlife, Afrobeat, soulful grooves, and modern fusion, the collective has captivated local and regional audiences with an infectious energy that honors the heritage and future of African-inspired music.

Hailing from the vibrant Minneapolis music scene, Obi Original has built a reputation as a charismatic performer and cultural connector, infusing each night with rhythmic pulse, storytelling, and the spirit of community uplift. His work with the Black Atlantics brings together skilled musicians, traditional and contemporary instrumentation, and a genre-bending approach that resonates with longtime fans of Afrocentric music and newcomers alike.

This event will help highlight Nigerian community connection, further reflecting the collective’s dedication to cultural celebration and inclusion — a hallmark of their mission to bring global sounds and stories to the heart of Minneapolis.

“We’re excited to bring AFRODISIA to The Icehouse,” says Obi Original. “This is more than a show, it’s a space for joy, connection, and honoring the rhythms that connect us all.”

Whether you’re a longtime lover of African music or discovering its magic for the first time, AFRODISIA at The Icehouse MPLS promises a weekly cultural experience full of soul, groove, and unity.

7pm Door

8pm-11pm Showtime

Full food and beverage available for this show.

18+

$10 Tickets (+taxes)

Arthur “L.A.” Buckner is a performing musician, teaching artist, and producer from the Northside of Minneapolis. He holds a Master's degree in Percussion Performance from McNally Smith College of Music, and is an accomplished teaching artist in the Twin Cities. Currently, LA serves as co-host for the award winning PBS music education YouTube series “Sound Field”, and is a professor of Race & Identity at the University of Minnesota.

In 2020, LA took iTunes by storm with the release of his project BiG HOMiE, which reached the #1 Jazz position within 24 hours of its release. LA was named 2024 Music Educator of the Year by the Minnesota Music Education Association.

Get ready to experience a historic blend of jazz, Gospel, hip hop and avant-funk. Hitting the drums like they owe him money, LA is a flurry of arms and drumsticks whose compositions blur the line between Sunday church service and face melting jam sessions. His artistry is full of energy, excitement, and culture.

What to expect:

It’s a jazz and funk jam featuring a brand-new combo “The Homework House Band”.

L.A. Buckner on drums, Omar Abdulkarim on Trumpet/Flugelhorn, Ethan Yeshaya on Bass, and Kevin Gamble on keyboards.

The jam will include special guests sitting in on vocals, horns and other instruments. This is NOT an open mic! You GOTTA be great to sit in!

There will also be activities/games for the audience to participate in.

We are resetting the standard of greatness that this city is known for.

Women, femmes, and non-binary friends are welcome.

Arthur "L.A." Buckner

6pm Doors

8pm Showtime

Full Food and Drink Menu Available

18+

$20 Adv (+fees/taxes)

$27 Door (+fees/taxes)

Chris Pierce has been a singular voice in American roots music for more than two decades. Over the course of eight solo albums, many side projects, and more guest appearances than most could do in one lifetime, his powerful songs have given voice to the voiceless and shed light into dark and hidden corners of the American dream.

Pierce’s newest record, Songs For The Heavy Hearted, captures moments in the lives of everyday people as they struggle with crisis and encapsulates everything that has been so powerful about his music to date.

At its core, Songs For The Heavy Hearted is a diary of — and love letter to — freedom fighters everywhere; its constant refrain is that love, joy, hope, and softness are not things we need to sacrifice to fight the good fight. In fact, they are integral.

As Pierce explains, “Even as we refuse to take our rights for granted, it’s getting harder to find a little bit of light to keep us going. Whatever happens, we have to find a way to count our blessings and seek liberty for ourselves and fight for the liberty of others.”

These are lessons Pierce learned early on. Growing up in an interracial household when his parents’ marriage still wasn’t recognized as legal in 16 states, he witnessed a cross burned on his front lawn as a child. “I held optimism near to my heart, even with the stuff we went through as a family, we never gave way to despair.”

When he was 15 and developed a rare hearing disorder called Otosclerosis that led to total hearing loss (before a surgery that regained partial hearing in one ear), he did not back down. “That could have been it for me, but instead I learned resilience,” Pierce says. “I turned a crisis into a superpower. It’s what you have to do.”

With supporting performances from Allison Russell, Steve Earle, Grey DeLisle, and Garrison Starr, Songs For The Heavy Hearted embodies the belief that ‘we shall overcome’ and the sentiment has never sounded more uplifting and within reach.

Over decades of touring, Pierce has performed as both a headliner and sought-after support act alongside Neil Young, B.B. King, Al Green, Steve Earle, Seal, Aaron Neville, Jill Scott, Allison Russell, the Blind Boys of Alabama, and many others. Pierce has appeared on NPR's World Cafe, Mountain Stage, American Folk Show and has had performances at Newport Folk Festival, AmericanaFest, Folk Alliance, MerleFest, Bottlerock, Calgary Folk Festival, Vancouver Folk Festival, and more.

"One of America's most talented, gifted, and affecting artists." - AMERICAN SONGWRITER

"I haven't been so deeply, deeply moved by just a person and their guitar like this in a long time."

- NPR MUSIC

6pm Doors

8pm Showtime

Full Food and Beverage Menu Available

21+

First Come, First Serve Seating (in Starlight Room)

NO COVER

Ethan Ostrow - Piano

Max Johnk - Bass

Pete James Johnson - Drums

Bassist Max Johnk joins forces with pianist Ethan Ostrow and drummer Pete James Johnson for his first outing at the Starlight Room. This trio of player-composers will open the lab to the public, experimenting with contemporary jazz classics and original music by all three members.