JS Ondara: An Alien in Minneapolis

JS Ondara: An Alien in Minneapolis

Residency

Tue, Dec 03

6PM DOORS 8PM SHOW Full food & beverage menu available all night. $25 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $32 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) 12/3 w support from Jeremy Ylvisaker and JT Bates 12/10 w support from Courtney Hartman 12/17 w support from Molly Dean 

Kiss the Tiger December Residency

Kiss the Tiger December Residency

Residency

Thu, Dec 05

7PM DOORS 8PM SHOW Full food & beverage menu available all night. $15 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $22 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) DEC 5 - Big Salt DEC 12 - The Controversial New "Skinny Pill" DEC 19 - ahem DEC 26 - LAAMAR ABOUT KISS THE TIGER Over the past few years Kiss the Tiger has emerged as one of Minnesota's most dynamic and exciting live rock acts. Fronted by the magnetic and disarming Meghan Kreidler, this is a band that doesn’t just play. They combust. And watching them set the stage ablaze, it’s hard not to feel oneself release, too, like a collective exhale set to ratcheting guitars, buoyant bass lines and Kreidler’s perfectly pitched screams. Theirs is a clean-burning fire. Hell, you might even call it healing. -Andrea Swensson, author, podcast host, and music journalist 2024 has included many career highlights for the band including opening slots for musical heroes Lucinda Williams and Joan Jett. The band has also introduced new members Alyse Emanuel on drums, Lynn Hu on keys, and returning original member Alex Sandberg on lead guitar. The December Residency is an opportunity for the band to close out the year with you and share where they're headed. 

Maria and the Coins' 4th Annual Holly Jolly Christmas Show w/ Molly Brandt + Raegan Elizabeth

Maria and the Coins' 4th Annual Holly Jolly Christmas Show w/ Molly Brandt + Raegan Elizabeth

Fri, Dec 06

5:30PM DOORS 7PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. $15 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $20 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) Maria and the Coins' invite you to their fourth annual "Holly Jolly Christmas Show" with special guests Molly Brandt and Raegan Elizabeth. Enjoy an evening of original music from all three artists as well as some holiday favorites! ABOUT MARIA AND THE COINS Minneapolis indie pop-rockers Maria and the Coins are marking a new chapter. With the release of their latest single "Something Good,” the fivesome is ushering in a new era of high-energy indie pop rock while still maintaining the lyrical integrity, powerhouse vocals and early 2000s-esque style that defines their sound. Frontwoman Maria Coyne chronicles her journey in love, struggles with depression and anxiety, and finding herself in a vulnerable yet resilient way that leaves the listener hopeful about what can happen when we fight for the light within ourselves and find joy in the little corners of the universe. The result is a tapestry of big-picture pop anthems, soulful ballads, and driving-with-the-windows-down-belt-your-heart-out bangers. Maria and the Coins have opened for Christina Perri, Papa Roach, Betty Who, JP Saxe and Haley Reinhart. Their debut album ‘Forward’ received local and national radio play with the lead single “Movin’ On” gaining traction on Spotify with over 300k streams. The Minneapolis-based fivesome is currently recording new music set for release in early 2025. For more, visit www.mariaandthecoins.com. Named 2023 Americana Artist of the Year at the Midwest Country Music Awards, Molly Brandt is making waves in the independent music scene. With her powerful vocals, compelling storytelling, and unforgettable performances, her songs weave tales of heartache, resilience, and triumph, delving into blue-collar struggles, dive bar revelries, long car rides, and cold-blooded revenge. With a musical background that includes stints as a classical pianist and jazz vocalist, Brandt found her songwriting voice when she turned to roots music, using a tapestry of Americana styles to tell her vivid and gritty stories. She released her first singles in 2022 and was soon performing at venues and festivals across the Midwest. Her 2023 debut album, Surrender to the Night, blends honky-tonk, countrypolitan, and alt-rock influences. Her next album, American Saga, is set to release on September 27th, 2024 and singles off this project have been rolling out throughout the summer of 2024. Her new material explores an even broader range of roots and Americana music, breaking the mold of Americana and country to form a sound that is all her own. In early 2024, her band performed on The Rhinestone Teardrops Tour alongside Chicago-based artist, Reilly Downes & The Acid Cowboys, traveling across the United States, performing in Austin, Nashville, Memphis, and Chicago, to name a few. Her band continuously captivates audiences with a fiery delivery, memorable attire, and evocative lyrics. As we hear what this next iteration of Molly Brandt sounds like, one thing we can count on is that it’s going to be unforgettable. “Take a ride with me,” she sings in one song that could be an advertisement for her own music. “Light me up, you know you can’t resist / ’Cause I’m like propane and cigarettes.” 

Brunch with The Other Ol' Blue Eyes

Brunch with The Other Ol' Blue Eyes

Residency

Sat, Dec 07

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT THE OTHER OL' BLUE EYES When was the last time you heard a singer/songwriter bust into a fantastic bebop guitar solo? When was the last time you saw a jazz guitarist step up to the vocal mic and bring the audience to tears with a country ballad by Gram Parsons? Minnesota music luminary Ben Glaros has found a way to bring this all together in "The Other Ol' Blue Eyes". He and bassist Bruce Morrow play a carefully curated blend of jazz standards, pop and country classics and original tunes. Songs made popular by Ella Fitzgerald and Sinatra sit comfortably alongside David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Roxy Music and the Beatles and somehow it all makes beautiful sense. Throw in the improvisational talents of these two amazing musicians and you've got a truly unique set of music! 

Hemma’s Album Preview w/ Trash Date and Hazelcreak

Hemma’s Album Preview w/ Trash Date and Hazelcreak

Sat, Dec 07

6:30PM DOORS 8PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. $11 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $18 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) ABOUT HEMMA Emerging artist Hemma comes from a family lineage of singers, and has spent the last decade carving her own path as a singer-songwriter in the Americana, folk and jazz scenes of the Midwest. Hemma is a moniker for Hannah Hebl, who performs with a full band, trio and as a soloist, where she is known to captivate the audience with unique and stunning vocals that paint an ethereal, pastoral longing passed down from artists like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. With lyrical prayers performed as songs, Hemma finds her voice as a balladeer reflecting on themes of love, spanning distance, and finding the courage to recognize ancestral addiction as a shadow to befriend, as well as a curse to break. Hemma has most recently opened the stage for artists – Marika Hackman, Infinity Song, Mike Kota, S. Carey, Barbaro, The Brother Brothers, and The Cactus Blossoms. Her debut full length album Abalone Sky will be released in early 2025 and is co-produced with Sean Carey and Brian Joseph in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Hemma and the artists who came together to create this new music will perform a preview concert at Icehouse in Minneapolis on December 7, 2024 with supporting acts Hazelcreak and Trash Date. 

Brunch with Thirsty River

Brunch with Thirsty River

Sun, Dec 08

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT THIRSTY RIVER The Thirsty River is a folk | bluegrass | americana band from the Twin Cities who have been quietly gaining a following playing bars, breweries, events and festivals all around the upper midwest over the past 10+ years (but who's counting). Their third studio album, Junk Drawer, was released this year and has been featured on curated playlists such as GemsOnVHS monthly playlist and Spotify's editorial "New Grass" playlist. It is a collection of songs, much like the items in our junk drawer, that haven't fit into any other projects but serve a greater purpose. This 5-piece encompasses intimate yet energetic performances with dynamic harmonies and inevitable onstage banter. The Thirsty River has an undeniable passion that is constantly pushing the limits of Americana music both you and your grandpa will enjoy. 

Flamenco Holiday Show w/ Twin Cities Flamenco Collective

Flamenco Holiday Show w/ Twin Cities Flamenco Collective

Sun, Dec 08

4PM DOORS 5PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. $20 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $25 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) Celebrate the season with Twin Cities Flamenco Collective featuring the talent and passion of Twin Cities performers. Come and enjoy the Flamenco Holiday Show that captures the heart of our community blending tradition, talent, and holiday cheer in a night of unforgettable performances. ARTISTS Anda Flamenco Company and School Bobby "El Eléctrico" Dagmara La Petenera David Greenberg Jeff Rambert Mamá de Los Gatos La Rubia Ping Wang Raquel del Bosque Sachiko "La Chayí" Flamenco Dance School Storydance Theatre Twin Cities Flamenco Collective & More Twin Cities Flamenco Collective is a group of Flamenco musicians and dancers based in the Twin Cities, MN. It brings the essence of the art and culture of Flamenco to the Midwest. The members are guitarist Ross “El Vecino", dancers Sachiko “La Chayí”, Eva Makiko and La Gracia. For more information. visit www.facebook.com/twincitiesflamenco. 

Barlow + Carisa

Barlow + Carisa

Residency

Mon, Dec 09

5PM DOORS 7PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. $17 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $24 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) This show is curated by Aby Wolf, as a part of her December Residency. ABOUT BARLOW Barlow makes art for people with no fancy filter, and he does it with intention and credibility. Boasting a lifelong career as an actor with a deep knowledge of funk and soul music under his belt, Barlow aims to be the Renaissance Man of your alt-R&B fantasies. ABOUT CARISA carisa's music is best categorized as bedroom cafe. It hints at some of her influences, primarily bossa nova, folk, and jazz. Her lyrics are often straight from the pages of her journal and are always autobiographical in some way. She primarily performs music with her guitar but has also been seen caressing a keyboard. 

JS Ondara: An Alien in Minneapolis

JS Ondara: An Alien in Minneapolis

Residency

Tue, Dec 10

6PM DOORS 8PM SHOW Full food & beverage menu available all night. $25 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $32 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) 12/3 w support from Jeremy Ylvisaker and JT Bates 12/10 w support from Courtney Hartman 12/17 w support from Molly Dean 

Kiss the Tiger December Residency

Kiss the Tiger December Residency

Residency

Thu, Dec 12

7PM DOORS 8PM SHOW Full food & beverage menu available all night. $15 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $22 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) DEC 5 - Big Salt DEC 12 - The Controversial New "Skinny Pill" DEC 19 - ahem DEC 26 - LAAMAR ABOUT KISS THE TIGER Over the past few years Kiss the Tiger has emerged as one of Minnesota's most dynamic and exciting live rock acts. Fronted by the magnetic and disarming Meghan Kreidler, this is a band that doesn’t just play. They combust. And watching them set the stage ablaze, it’s hard not to feel oneself release, too, like a collective exhale set to ratcheting guitars, buoyant bass lines and Kreidler’s perfectly pitched screams. Theirs is a clean-burning fire. Hell, you might even call it healing. -Andrea Swensson, author, podcast host, and music journalist 2024 has included many career highlights for the band including opening slots for musical heroes Lucinda Williams and Joan Jett. The band has also introduced new members Alyse Emanuel on drums, Lynn Hu on keys, and returning original member Alex Sandberg on lead guitar. The December Residency is an opportunity for the band to close out the year with you and share where they're headed. 

Sarah Morris Holiday Show

Sarah Morris Holiday Show

Fri, Dec 13

6PM DOORS 7:30PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. $20 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $27 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) ABOUT SARAH MORRIS 2018 Kerrville New Folk winner Sarah Morris’ endearingly honest, expertly penned songs deliberately miss the forest for the trees. Armed with a poignantly relatable rainy day ache in her sunlit voice, she weaves a winding path of masterful storytelling and timeless Americana melody that invites audiences to join her in celebrating the magic of our everyday minutia. Recently named the Midwest Country Music Organization’s Songwriter of the Year for the third time, Sarah has shared stages with greats like JD Souther, earned international airplay, and reached notable positions on the Americana Music Association and Euro Americana charts. Most importantly, she often gets to share the stage with her fantastic bandmates - Dave Mehling, Nick Salisbury, Lars-Eric Larson, and occasionally Haley E Rydell, Thomas Nordlund, and Andrew Foreman. Morris is deeply committed to the Twin Cities’ life-giving music community. She hosts an online interview program called, “”Toilet Tunes”, where she collaborates with musicians for a series of under-rehearsed cover songs filmed in her laurel green bathroom. As a writer, lover, mother, and witness, Morris invites us to join her in missing the forest for the trees, with songs that count and celebrate the glorious details of our messy, magical, everyday lives. Sarah released her fifth album of original material, Here’s To You, on May 5th, 2023. 

Brunch with Pop Wagner

Brunch with Pop Wagner

Residency

Sat, Dec 14

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT POP WAGNER Pop Wagner has been a popular mainstay in the Twin Cities music scene ever since he landed in town back in 1970. He has colaborated with others in ensembles covering many styles of music including oldtime, cajun, country blues, jug band and honky tonk. His second Saturday Icehouse Brunch series will feature different artists every time. Mark your calendars and plan on seeing a great show at the Icehouse with Pop Wagner & Friends on the second Saturday of every month starting December 14, 2024. 

Gospel Brunch w/ Darnell Davis

Gospel Brunch w/ Darnell Davis

Sun, Dec 15

11AM DOORS 1PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. $25 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $30 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) Hygge House Productions, Nolaskii and Ddavis Entertainment presents GOSPEL BRUNCH, the Experience with Darnell Davis. Darnell Davis is a Billboard charting & Grammy nominated, gifted multi-instrumentalist who writes, produces and directs one of the most impressive choirs and musical experiences in contemporary Gospel music. GOSPEL BRUNCH, the Experience is inspired by jazz, soul, R&B and hip hop and will feature many special guests throughout this monthly music series. 

Aby Wolf w/ Kavyesh Kaviraj, Pete James Johnson, + Laurels String Quartet

Aby Wolf w/ Kavyesh Kaviraj, Pete James Johnson, + Laurels String Quartet

Residency

Mon, Dec 16

5PM DOORS 7PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. $17 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $24 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) This show is curated by Aby Wolf, as a part of her December Residency. When Aby Wolf was invited to curate December Mondays at Icehouse, Kavyesh Kaviraj and Pete James Johnson were among the first gifted artists to come to mind for a double bill. Unexpectedly, those separate inquiries revealed interest to not only collaborate with Wolf on something new for each potential set, the idea to join forces as a trio and craft a collage of common ground was instantly compelling. To further elevate the experiment, the three will anchor an evening featuring works arranged by Johnson and Kaviraj for Twin Cities' own Laurels String Quartet. This will be a stunning evening; get there. ABOUT ABY WOLF Aby Wolf is a Twin Cities-based vocalist, music maker, and passionate collaborator with an elastic skillset. Whether writing vocal arrangements, fulfilling commissions, or performing in clubs, theaters, and schools from Brainerd to Bratislava to Beijing, Aby brings a palpable element of joy to whatever endeavor she pursues. A lifelong learner with an ever-expanding curiosity, Wolf’s sound is distinguished not by typical markers of genre or instrumentation, but by her impressive range of expression and experimentation. ABOUT KAVYESH KAVIRAJ Having collaborated with some of Minnesota’s most esteemed musicians, Kavyesh Kaviraj has solidified himself as one of the most sought-after composers, arrangers and pianists in the Twin Cities. Taking influences from his birthplace of Oman, his rich Indian heritage, and the place he now calls home, the St. Paul virtuoso utilizes his astounding ability to craft compelling musical narrative, imbuing his life’s essence into each of his acclaimed compositions. For the past seven years, Kavyesh has channelled his most transformative experiences and lessons from his heart to the piano, through the language of Jazz. ABOUT PETE JAMES JOHNSON Pete James Johnson is a drummer, composer and educator in the Twin Cities - most often seen playing jazz and improvised music but is at home in a variety of musical worlds. He has performed with local artists such as the Zacc Harris Group, Bryan Nichols, Javier Santiago, Omar Abdulkarim, Dosh, Michael Cain, Chris Bates’ Red 5, Will Kjeer, Andrew Walesch, Nooky Jones, Adam Meckler, Aaron Hedenstrom, JazzMN Orchestra, Twin Cities Latin Jazz Orchestra, and Adam Bohanan. Additionally Pete has also performed with international artists such as the Bob Mintzer Big Band, Alan Broadbent, Russ Ferrante, Alan Pasqua, Ambrose Akinmusire, and Bob Sheppard. As an educator Pete has taught at The College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University, The University of Minnesota Morris, Hamline University, University of Southern California, and has served as a clinician and guest artist at several Jazz Festivals around the Midwest. Pete’s primary instructors included Peter Erskine (Weather Report, Steely Dan), Ndugu Chancler (Miles Davis, Michael Jackson), Bill platt (Cincinnati Symphony) and National Medal of Arts recipient Morten Lauridson. ABOUT THE LAURELS STRING QUARTET After a chance meeting over a decade ago, The Laurels String Quartet fell into being and quickly became a staple of the Minneapolis music scene. Their enveloping blend and collective instinct for tuning into the emotional frequency of a song has amassed the group, collaborators near and far. Artists like Belle & Sebastian, Father John Misty, Lucius, Jeremy Messersmith, Macklemore, Dan Wilson, Jason Mraz, Rogue Valley, Motion City Soundtrack, The New Standards, Ondara, and Semisonic have sought their company on stage and in the studio. The quartet has appeared on “Late Night with David Letterman”, PBS, The Current, NPR and has performed on stages across the country from the celebrated outdoor festival “Rock The Garden” at The Walker Art Center, to the Barclays Center arena in Brooklyn NY, to the legendary First Avenue in Minneapolis and everything in between. 

JS Ondara: An Alien in Minneapolis

JS Ondara: An Alien in Minneapolis

Residency

Tue, Dec 17

6PM DOORS 8PM SHOW Full food & beverage menu available all night. $25 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $32 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) 12/3 w support from Jeremy Ylvisaker and JT Bates 12/10 w support from Courtney Hartman 12/17 w support from Molly Dean 

Jingle Bell Jukebox w/ Ashley DuBose & Friends

Jingle Bell Jukebox w/ Ashley DuBose & Friends

Wed, Dec 18

6PM DOORS 7:30PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. $18 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $25 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) NBC The Voice’s Ashley DuBose invite her friends, a stellar lineup of musicians and artists, to weave a quilt of feel good tunes both old and new to help get and keep you in the holiday spirit! ABOUT ASHLEY DUBOSE Ashley DuBose is a Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter widely known for her run on Season 5 of NBC’s The Voice. Her catalog spans multiple genres from R&B to Pop to Acoustic Soul. With talent and brains to match, Ashley attended St. Paul Public Schools where she cut her teeth with live music performance, and later graduated with a B.A. in mathematics from St. Catherine University a day after releasing her debut album, Somethin’ More. The legendary City Pages voted her "Best Vocalist (Female)" and Star Tribune highlighted her BE YOU album as one of the best of 2015, a body of work that solidified her stamp on the Minneapolis music scene. In addition to being a music creator and performer, Ashley is a mother of three, a real estate developer, and a voice-over actress. 

Kiss the Tiger December Residency

Kiss the Tiger December Residency

Residency

Thu, Dec 19

7PM DOORS 8PM SHOW Full food & beverage menu available all night. $15 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $22 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) DEC 5 - Big Salt DEC 12 - The Controversial New "Skinny Pill" DEC 19 - ahem DEC 26 - LAAMAR ABOUT KISS THE TIGER Over the past few years Kiss the Tiger has emerged as one of Minnesota's most dynamic and exciting live rock acts. Fronted by the magnetic and disarming Meghan Kreidler, this is a band that doesn’t just play. They combust. And watching them set the stage ablaze, it’s hard not to feel oneself release, too, like a collective exhale set to ratcheting guitars, buoyant bass lines and Kreidler’s perfectly pitched screams. Theirs is a clean-burning fire. Hell, you might even call it healing. -Andrea Swensson, author, podcast host, and music journalist 2024 has included many career highlights for the band including opening slots for musical heroes Lucinda Williams and Joan Jett. The band has also introduced new members Alyse Emanuel on drums, Lynn Hu on keys, and returning original member Alex Sandberg on lead guitar. The December Residency is an opportunity for the band to close out the year with you and share where they're headed. 

"Impromptu Project" Presents: Christmas Live! 2024

"Impromptu Project" Presents: Christmas Live! 2024

Fri, Dec 20

6PM DOORS 8PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. $15 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $21 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) ALL AGES ABOUT IMPROMPTU PROJECT After seven albums full of holiday cheer and two years of live performances, Impromptu Project is bringing their yuletide madness to the stage for "Christmas Live! 2024". This Christmas extravaganza is sure to have it all, including many Special Guests throughout the night! The Impromptu Project was started by Franky Anderson and Andy Wolf in 2009. It has expanded to include dozens of musicians and vocalists alike. The music and projects have no real restraints beyond engaging arrangements, joyful grooves, and thrilling improvisations. Whether they're playing Christmas, Jazz, Country, or Funk tunes every performance is sure to be "Impromptu". 

Brunch with The Dollys

Brunch with The Dollys

Residency

Sat, Dec 21

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT THE DOLLYS The Dollys features three of Minneapolis’ top vocalists: Kari Shaw-Akers (vocals), Megan Shaw (vocals) and Doug Otto (vocals/acoutic guitar). Harmonizing to the music of The Trio: EmmyLou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt and other roots country artists of recent past. You will not be disappointed in the unique and incomparable blend these vocalist have. Together these vocalists bring their collective talents to the stage and the results are harmonies so tight you’ll swear you’re live at the Grand ‘Ol Opry! The Dollys consider themselves lucky to have such talented and experienced musicians backing them up. A “who’s-who” of Twin Cities musicians complete The Dollys: Nick Salisbury on bass (Ryan Bingham, Brian Fallon, Jack Klatt and Sonny Knight and the Lakers), Blair Krivanek on Guitar (Sonny Knight and the Lakers, Tony Cuchetti and LowRay), Shane Akers on Dobro and Lap Steel (Reina Del Cid, Doug Otto & The Getaways, and Luke LeBlanc. 

Club Soda - A Sober Friendly Party

Club Soda - A Sober Friendly Party

Sat, Dec 21

8PM DOORS 9PM SHOW Food and beverage menu available for the entire show. $10 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $15 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) ABOUT THE SHOW Club Soda is an alcohol-free, sober-friendly party that’s here to redefine nightlife! Whether you’re sober, curious, or just looking to take the night off from drinking, this space is all about good vibes, fun, and connecting with the community. Club Soda features local artists and DJs, handcrafted mocktails, THC options, games, and delicious food! Come dance, connect, and celebrate in a vibrant, judgment-free zone—because the best nights don’t need booze! 

Brunch with Demitri Rallis

Brunch with Demitri Rallis

Sun, Dec 22

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT DEMITRI RALLIS You can hear the nurturing root sounds of American R&B, New Orleans Rock 'n' Roll, Country-Driven Gospel and the Soul Music of the Spirit and the Church in Nicholas David aka the Feelin. And if you're really listening, you can hear how David is reshaping the music's past for the ever-present day. Welcome to the guy who magically turned the old school into the new school. 

HOLIDAY SOUL with Joyann Parker Band

HOLIDAY SOUL with Joyann Parker Band

Sun, Dec 22

5PM DOORS 7PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. $25 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $32 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) High energy soul and R&B renditions of your Christmas favorites along with traditional holiday ballads delivered by award winning vocalist Joyann Parker and her band. ABOUT JOYANN PARKER BAND "A singing, songwriting, guitar-playing, self-producing, self-aware powerhouse, but the driving force is unquestionably her voice — a formidable instrument she wields with soul and taste." (Bliss Bowen/Pasadena Weekly) “dynamically emotional and goosebumps-inducing voice” - Jon Bream, Star-Tribune With roots in the church and a solid foundation of musical education, Joyann Parker found her authentic voice later in life and created her own blend of roots music that combines soul, R&B, gospel, jazz and traditional blues styles. Parker has been a steadily rising star on the Midwest music scene and now brings her full range of talent as an accomplished singer, pianist, guitarist and songwriter to national and international stages. Joyann's new album, "Roots" was released on September 8, 2023, debuting at #10 on the Billboard blues chart. Joyann Parker - vocals, guitar, piano Mark Lamoine - guitar, background vocals Tim Wick - keyboards Scott Graves - horns, auxiliary percussion, background vocals Chris Bates - Bass Bill Golden - Drums, background vocals 

19th Annual Eve Eve Benefit Show

19th Annual Eve Eve Benefit Show

Mon, Dec 23

6PM DOORS 8PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. $12 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $19 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) For the past 18 years, Consolation Champ has played a benefit show on December 23rd, reuniting with many musical friends to celebrate the season and raise money for Twin Cities non-profits doing great work to serve the community. They are honored to hold the 19th installment back at Icehouse this year, with artist proceeds benefiting Free Guitars for Kids (FG4K) and their mission to transform the lives of kids in underserved communities through the gift of a guitar. Friend of the band Matt Houchin, who has been making history (and raising funds) for FG4K in 2024 by becoming the first person to wear a Hard Rock Cafe shirt every single day of a calendar year, will be on hand to finish his Hard Rock Shirt-a-thon on a high note. ABOUT FREE GUITARS FOR KIDS Founded in St. Louis Park in 2021, FG4K is focused on changing the lives of children through the gift of music. FG4K not only believes music is one of the greatest gifts to be given, but also that the opportunity to play, compose or perform songs is one that every child should be afforded; and it is their goal to do just that! FG4K believes that putting an instrument into the hands of a kid does not go far enough to ensure that the child receives the full benefit of an instrument. That’s why FG4K seeks out partner organizations across the country to help ensure kids receive lessons, but more importantly, mentorship. They want these kids to thrive and the guitar is an instrument towards that goal! Nonprofit organizations across the country can apply to bring FG4K to their organization. https://fg4k.org/ https://fg4k.org/mattrocksshirts/ ABOUT CONSOLATION CHAMP Consolation Champ played their first show together in January of 2005 at the 400 Bar in Minneapolis. 375 performances, 37 states, 4 weddings, 11 children, and 6 dogs later, these balding buddies from Bloomington Minnesota continue to pursue good songs and good shows that move people. Shorthand for a Long Walk is the band’s fourth album and was extremely fun to make. A record meant to inspire reflection and creativity amid the demands of adulthood, it’s C. Champ’s best attempt yet at making songs with universal subject matter and a classic sound that still manage to be interesting. consolationchamp.com instagram.com/consolation_champ facebook.com/consolationchamp https://www.youtube.com/@consolationchamp9714 ABOUT JOEY RYAN & THE INKS Technically dormant for over a half decade, Joey Ryan & The Inks will once again reunite at Eve Eve to play a handful of songs from their catalog. Leaning into sunny psychedelia, harmonies, and tight arrangements, this band makes pop music bursting at the seams with warmth and color. https://joeyryanandtheinks.bandcamp.com https://www.youtube.com/user/jrandtheinks1 https://www.instagram.com/theinksdontstink https://www.facebook.com/joeyryanandtheinks ABOUT THE EXCHANGE The Exchange used to do cool things. They still like each other and, along with their pet cat, Anna Lee, are excited to try and remember their songs. 

Kiss the Tiger December Residency

Kiss the Tiger December Residency

Residency

Thu, Dec 26

7PM DOORS 8PM SHOW Full food & beverage menu available all night. $15 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $22 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) DEC 5 - Big Salt DEC 12 - The Controversial New "Skinny Pill" DEC 19 - ahem DEC 26 - LAAMAR ABOUT KISS THE TIGER Over the past few years Kiss the Tiger has emerged as one of Minnesota's most dynamic and exciting live rock acts. Fronted by the magnetic and disarming Meghan Kreidler, this is a band that doesn’t just play. They combust. And watching them set the stage ablaze, it’s hard not to feel oneself release, too, like a collective exhale set to ratcheting guitars, buoyant bass lines and Kreidler’s perfectly pitched screams. Theirs is a clean-burning fire. Hell, you might even call it healing. -Andrea Swensson, author, podcast host, and music journalist 2024 has included many career highlights for the band including opening slots for musical heroes Lucinda Williams and Joan Jett. The band has also introduced new members Alyse Emanuel on drums, Lynn Hu on keys, and returning original member Alex Sandberg on lead guitar. The December Residency is an opportunity for the band to close out the year with you and share where they're headed. 

Purple Funk Metropolis w/ Brunette

Purple Funk Metropolis w/ Brunette

Fri, Dec 27

8PM DOORS 9PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. $10 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $17 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) ABOUT PURPLE FUNK METROPOLIS Purple Funk Metropolis is a charismatic seven-piece instrumental band with a raw sound inspired by soul, jazz, funk and more. Their origins trace back to jazz classes at the University of Minnesota, where Andrew Tomten (Bandleader & saxophone) met Alex Browne (trumpet), Sam Rosenstone (keys), Tarek Abdelqader (drums) and Andy Schupp (bass). Various iterations of bands and musical projects developed until the group, with the addition of Alex Graves (guitar) recorded their first EP Morsels in 2017 under the name Purple Funk Metropolis. The band has continually been performing, recording, and rehearsing since, which has allowed for their sound to mature and evolve. The addition of Evan Slack (guitar) to the group in 2019 added a new level of live energy and allowed for more dense arrangements of tunes old and new. Still playing venues all around the Twin Cities and surrounding midwest, PFM’s energy notoriously gets the whole room dancing. ABOUT BRUNETTE Brunette is a 5-piece indie rock outfit from the twin cities. Formed in late 2020 by childhood friends/dual songwriters Sam Holt and Joey Hays, their songs are evocative of the nostalgia and impermanence of adolescence, with tunes oscillating between energetic, guitar-heavy choruses and intimate heart-on-their-sleeve verses. 

Brunch with Trio Carioca

Brunch with Trio Carioca

Sat, Dec 28

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT TRIO CARIOCA TRIO CARIOCA plays a range of songs from the Brazilian repertoire–samba jazz, bossa nova, Brazilian popular music (MPB), and other genres such as baião and forró with a contemporary influence. With both instrumentals, as well as vocals sung in Portuguese, we bring lesser-known songs from both classic and new composers of Brazilian music such as João Donato, Roberto Menescal, Ivan Lins, and others. Trio Carioca is led by Daniel Williams, keyboardist and vocalist, born and raised in the Twin Cities, who has played Brazilian music for two decades, with a few trips to Brazil in between. Daniel Williams - keyboards and vocals Mac Santiago - drums Matt Senjem - electric bass 

Self-Preservation Hall Band

Self-Preservation Hall Band

Sat, Dec 28

Join us in the Starlight Room! Any seating is first come, first served. 5PM DOORS 6PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. $25 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $32 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) ABOUT DAVID HUCKFELT David Huckfelt is a singer/ lyricist /activist and founding frontman of Minneapolis indie-folk cult favorites The Pines. An Iowa native and former theology student, Huckfelt attended the Iowa Writers Workshop before turning his attention to songwriting and performing. With improvisational mastery, Huckfelt’s shows and songs of no-spiritual-surrender have earned him a devoted following from small-town opera houses & theaters to national festival stages like Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Edmonton and Calgary Folk Fests, and the legendary First Avenue mainroom, sharing stages with Mavis Staples, Emmylou Harris, Bon Iver, Calexico, Trampled By Turtles & more. An early encounter and collaboration with radical Native American poet John Trudell introduced Huckfelt as friend & partner to an array of Indigenous artists & activists including Louise Erdrich, Quiltman, Keith Secola & Annie Humphrey, working for climate justice and spiritual sovereignty under the banner of music + resistance. With roots in the same fertile Midwestern soil that produced legendary folk singers like John Prine and Greg Brown, David's new solo work preserves a rugged optimism that blasts through layers of dark in real time with songs that speak volumes, soft & clear. ABOUT MICHAEL ROSSETTO Michael Rossetto is the son of Italian immigrants currently residing in Milwaukee. As a guitarist, banjoist and composer, Rossetto founded and led the instrumental quartet, Spaghetti Western/Spaghetti Western String Co. (2003-2010). In 2019 he released Intermodal Blues, a collection of globally inspired instrumentals produced by JT Bates. His next collection of instrumentals, The Sound of Water is expected to be released in 2025. ABOUT JT BATES Drummer/producer/educator JT Bates splits his time on the road with the critically acclaimed group Bonny Light Horseman, and at home in the Twin Cities at his studio, producing music for Huckfelt, Rossetto, St. Anthony Mann, Pieta Brown, and others as well as remote recording drums for many international artists including Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, I'm With Her, Cassandra Jenkins, Clem Snide, Big Red Machine and many others. JT is the music programmer here at Icehouse, and performing select shows here in the Twin Cities. 

Brunch with Kenn Wanakv

Brunch with Kenn Wanakv

Sun, Dec 29

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT KENN WANAKV Born in the grasslands and montane forests of a West African tribal kingdom called Kom. Grew up in the music culture of this region while keeping an ear on 'western' music. Now as a songwriter/performer, World Music with indigenous overtones, is Wanakv's live music set-list. FB: https://www.facebook.com/kenn.wanaku 

in real life human music

in real life human music

Sun, Dec 29

5PM DOORS 6PM DJ 7PM SHOW Full food& beverage menu available the whole show. If you reserve a table, it is yours for the entire night. $14 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $20 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) human_ in space together with other humans music_ experiencing audio beauty browser history: what is that feeling you get when you feel like your floating but everything is at peace and going to be okay? in real life human music get off the internet, go see human beings create beautiful sounds in real life f**k the phone, disconnect it, trash that s**t undisclosed artists to be added to this collaborative effort ABOUT JUUNI juunni; pop music in real life created by the sensational and daring underdogs of american music and performance. members; ezekiella and yvonne mont martin have spent years building live audio_visual experiences that leaves your soul fragmented, your heart raw, and your visual imagination riveting. the two started their relationship through sharing poems, stories and songs. one day after silently making films in the cold northern woods of minnesota, ezekiella came to yvonne with a note summarizing a concept where a deer walked through the audience in a music venue. it was this moment they realized they wanted to push the boundaries of live music. [though without the deer] shortly after agreeing to this ambitious project, yvonne quickly became engrossed in this work, falling behind in school, and dropping out. the two went on to create and produce many live projects in small bars and diy music venues throughout the united states. during this time they would learn to conceptualize a canvas where they could paint their performances on in these spaces. searching for more community and collaboration, yvonne and ezekiella moved to the east cost. soon after moving, the pandemic forced them into isolation where they decided to build an off grid school bus and engineer a studio inside. they would end up in the country side of maryland living in cow fields and farmland where they wrote music endlessly and farmed for money and food. you can hear this dichotomy take shape in the music they began creating. exploring the space between natural and digital sounds, pulling back and forth at each other like the constant tug between a digital loneliness and a connected human experience. from the effects of deep isolation and poverty, the two reached a point of discouragement. their songs were not living up to ezekiella’s high standards and yvonne had no money to source materials for their sets. the two felt they had only the option of giving up, or to dive as deep as they could into their work. for the next couple of years ezekiella would spend every single day teaching herself mix-engineering, while yvonne sourced trash materials for their sets from the nearby farms, harvesting garbage, cleaning it, and piecing a production set together. every night yvonne would come home from the cold barn they worked in covered in dust and sit in the car listening to ezekiella’s mixes, neither of them being fully ready to say their education was complete. it was after years of relentlessly pushing past their creative and physical limits they would emerge with their debut single “u i” ABOUT KATE SAOIRSE Kate Saoirse is a Minneapolis-based musician, songwriter, and creative force who has built a career amplifying the voices of others. As a guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist, she has toured internationally and become a regular on many stages, performing and recording with countless artists including a six-year tenure with Lissie. Known for her technical skill and sensitivity as a collaborator, Kate has been an essential part of shaping the sound of her peers. Now embracing her voice as a solo artist, Kate is focusing on music that reflects her own perspective and emotional depth. Her upcoming show on December 29 highlights her evolving artistry, blending dynamic arrangements that fluidly shift between lush textures and delicate, open spaces with personal storytelling. After years spent behind the scenes, Kate’s solo work reveals a new side of her creativity—honest, intimate, and entirely her own. ADELYN STREI VEA & LLUVIA ABOUT EZEKIELLA imagine a flower. the most beautiful flower you have ever seen. now imagine me giving it to you while the most heart wrenching, soul crushing sounds you have ever heard play from a broken laptop that teeters back and forth between reality and the digital echos. + Special Guests 

McKain Lakey + JT Bates

McKain Lakey + JT Bates

Residency

Mon, Dec 30

5PM DOORS 7PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. $17 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $24 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) This show is curated by Aby Wolf, as a part of her December Residency. ABOUT MCKAIN LAKEY Described by What’s Up Magazine as “a time capsule unearthed, fine-tuned and re-imagined”, McKain Lakey draws creative inspiration from far corners of the American folk music tradition. Lakey blurs lines of old and new, referencing musical textures of past eras while unabashedly exploring topics of mental health, family separation, rural identity and queer love. ABOUT JT BATES Growing up in a musical family gave JT an early start into sound and rhythmic exploration. He set on the path to becoming a working musician while playing in his father’s big band as a teen. Over the years he remained steeped in the improvised music scene, both as a performer and presenter. In 2015 he produced and released his first solo album, “Open Relationships” (Totally Gross National Product)and in 2021 “Not Other Stuff”. Since then he has co-produced with Pieta Brown, David Huckfelt, St. Anthony Mann, and Michael Rossetto. As a session drummer JT has appeared on Grammy record of the year “Folklore” (Taylor Swift) as well as the follow up “Evermore”. Grammy nominated “s/t”(Bonny Light Horseman) as well as critically acclaimed records by Bon Iver, Big Red Machine, Cassandra Jenkins, The National, Maya Hawke, Ed Sheeran, and many others. 

NYE w/ JS Ondara: An Alien in Minneapolis

NYE w/ JS Ondara: An Alien in Minneapolis

Residency

Tue, Dec 31

Join us for a special early evening performance to start ringing in the New Years! 5PM DOORS 7PM MUSIC Full food & beverage menu available all night. $25 ADVANCE (+taxes & fees) $32 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) This event will roll into a late night Dance party. 

Benjamin Miller + Laura Hugo + St. Rangers

Benjamin Miller + Laura Hugo + St. Rangers

Fri, Jan 03

Join us in the Starlight Room! Seating is first come, first served. Full food and beverage menu available all night. If you reserved a table, it is yours for the entire show. 6PM DOORS 8PM SHOW $15 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $22 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) ABOUT BENJAMIN MILLER Benjamin Miller sings honky-tonk numbers and sad songs for Minneapolis country band The Federales and sings psychedelic folk and 1960s rock ’n’ roll for himself. Ben started writing songs after stints in country cover bands around the Twin Cities and then soaked up tons of musical inspiration while making videos for public radio show Live from Here . For fans of: Bob Dylan’s harmonica on John Wesley Harding , Neil Young’s On the Beach , Kate Bollinger, Humbird’s “Blueberry Bog,” long scarves, easy-to- make rye whiskey cocktails. ABOUT LAURA HUGO Laura Hugo is an Indigenous singer/songwriter from Teec Nos Pos, AZ located in the Navajo Nation. She moved to Minnesota in 2010 to pursue her music and has since played all over the Twin Cities and around the Midwest. She has used her experiences with grief, mental health and general confusion about her place in the world to write honest and relatable songs. ABOUT ST. RANGERS St. Rangers is a folk rock band based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Rooted strongly in the singer- songwriter/folk/Americana scene of the upper midwest, their songs tell old tales through worn out lenses and explore nostalgic places that never were. St. Rangers draws inspiration from all around, heartache, home, and those dreams that you have a hard time remembering — old feelings and ideas that have faded over time, but when you come back to them later at various states of forgottenness, you fill in the missing pieces with new perspective. 

Brunch with The Other Ol' Blue Eyes

Brunch with The Other Ol' Blue Eyes

Residency

Sat, Jan 04

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT THE OTHER OL' BLUE EYES When was the last time you heard a singer/songwriter bust into a fantastic bebop guitar solo? When was the last time you saw a jazz guitarist step up to the vocal mic and bring the audience to tears with a country ballad by Gram Parsons? Minnesota music luminary Ben Glaros has found a way to bring this all together in "The Other Ol' Blue Eyes". He and bassist Bruce Morrow play a carefully curated blend of jazz standards, pop and country classics and original tunes. Songs made popular by Ella Fitzgerald and Sinatra sit comfortably alongside David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Roxy Music and the Beatles and somehow it all makes beautiful sense. Throw in the improvisational talents of these two amazing musicians and you've got a truly unique set of music! 

Gabriel Douglas + Nate Case + Frog & the Bog

Gabriel Douglas + Nate Case + Frog & the Bog

Sat, Jan 04

6PM DOORS 8PM SHOW Full food and beverage menu available for the entire night. If you reserve a table, it is yours for the entire night. $15 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $25 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) ABOUT GABRIEL DOUGLAS From the roots rockin’, foot-stompin’ barrage of the 4onthefloor to the downtempo chills of Orca Colony, all the way to the bellowing solo shows, he brings his passion and joy to the listeners. Wonderful landscapes are drawn as his lyrics cascade over an audience. His shows range from minimal, soft-spoken scarce valleys where the crowd hushes, to a full-on audio assault as he howls and hails from tales of a life well-travelled. He will be performing with a full band for this show and they will take you on a sonic journey. Featuring members of the 4onthefloor and Sabby White ABOUT NATE CASE After many years living, working, and gigging in and around Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, Nate relocated to Heidelberg, Germany to pursue a master’s degree in music therapy. While following this path Nate fell in love with the city and has since dug his heels in to connect with the local scene and bring his personal flavor of folk, country, Americana, soul, and rock and roll. Featuring members of Dirty Horse and Lowland Lakers and Ben Howard. ABOUT FROG & THE BOG Hailing from Minnesota and Amsterdam, this duo will captivate you with tunes from their places in the world and all of their travels. Featuring members of Pert Near Sandstone. 

Brunch with Phil Heywood

Brunch with Phil Heywood

Residency

Sun, Jan 05

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT PHIL HEYWOOD Phil Heywood has been a fixture in the Twin Cities scene since the mid-1980s when he moved to town on the heels of a tour with renowned guitarist Leo Kottke. Over the years he has garnered a National Fingerpicking Championship, top prize at the American Fingerstyle Guitar Festival, and appearances on NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion. His playing is at once recognizable for its ear-bending clarity of tone, irresistible sense of the groove, and nuanced right hand dynamics. Known for his lyrical, soul-satisfying guitar instrumentals, he can draw listeners in with his voice as well, singing in a warm, plainspoken baritone that blends seamlessly with his rock-solid guitar work. 

Brunch with Pop Wagner

Brunch with Pop Wagner

Residency

Sat, Jan 11

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT POP WAGNER Pop Wagner has been a popular mainstay in the Twin Cities music scene ever since he landed in town back in 1970. He has colaborated with others in ensembles covering many styles of music including oldtime, cajun, country blues, jug band and honky tonk. His second Saturday Icehouse Brunch series will feature different artists every time. Mark your calendars and plan on seeing a great show at the Icehouse with Pop Wagner & Friends on the second Saturday of every month starting December 14, 2024. 

Sunday Salsa Matinee w/ Charanga Tropical

Sunday Salsa Matinee w/ Charanga Tropical

Sun, Jan 12

EVERY MONTH! 4PM DOORS 5PM SHOW Full food & beverage menu available all night. If you reserved a table, it is yours for the night. $15 ADVANCE (+taxes & fees) $15 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) Extend your weekend with Sunday Salsa Matinee, one of the best monthly music and dance events in the Twin Cities. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 10-piece salsa orchestra Charanga Tropical mixes its spicy salsa with smooth strings. This is Cuba flavored salsa, from classic danzón to modern timba, straight out of Havana. Then from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. DJONE of Salsa Police Entertainment spins bouncy bachata and other Latin favs to close out the evening. Icehouse offers a wide open dance floor with booth and balcony seating. Enjoy an exceptional menu of top quality food and drink. 

Accordo, Presented by the Schubert Club

Accordo, Presented by the Schubert Club

Tue, Jan 14

5:30PM DOORS 7:30PM MUSIC $26 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) KIDS AND STUDENTS FREE Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. You must purchase a ticket via the Schubert club for table reservations to be honored. To purchase an advance ticket please follow this link: https://schubert.org/event/accordo-at-icehouse-tuesday-november-19-2024/ To make a table reservation in addition to your ticket, click the "MAKE A RESERVATION" button. 

Jake LaBotz Trio

Jake LaBotz Trio

Residency

Thu, Jan 16

Join us in the Starlight Room! Seating is first come, first served. Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. 6PM DOORS 8PM SHOW $20 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $27 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) ABOUT JAKE LABOTZ Jake La Botz’s rough and tumble upbringing took him from juvenile delinquency and punk rock to learning blues from the last of Chicago’s pre-war era bluesmen. From there, with guitar in tow, he made his way across the U.S.A. until he hit the end of the line in Hollywood where an improbable acting career began to unfold. After getting clean from heroin at thirty years old, La Botz became a Buddhist meditation practitioner and later, a teacher. He also took his bluesy guitar chops to the Greater Mt. Zion Church in South Central L.A. where he steeped himself in gospel music. Ever since then, La Botz has been putting out his own style of Gospel-noir Americana. The eccentric stories, characters, and underlying spiritual messages often heard in his songs come to a head on his latest album Hair on Fire. Among more than twenty film and TV credits, La Botz has acted in True Detective, Rambo, and On the Road. His most recent film, D.O.A., stars fellow musician John Doe from the punk band X. Beyond music and acting, La Botz is also a Pushcart Prize nominated writer. His debut collection of short fiction is forthcoming from Cornerstone Press in April, 2026. A graphic memoir is also coming soon. 

Jake LaBotz Trio

Jake LaBotz Trio

Residency

Thu, Jan 23

Join us in the Starlight Room! Seating is first come, first served. Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. 6PM DOORS 8PM SHOW $20 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $27 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) ABOUT JAKE LABOTZ Jake La Botz’s rough and tumble upbringing took him from juvenile delinquency and punk rock to learning blues from the last of Chicago’s pre-war era bluesmen. From there, with guitar in tow, he made his way across the U.S.A. until he hit the end of the line in Hollywood where an improbable acting career began to unfold. After getting clean from heroin at thirty years old, La Botz became a Buddhist meditation practitioner and later, a teacher. He also took his bluesy guitar chops to the Greater Mt. Zion Church in South Central L.A. where he steeped himself in gospel music. Ever since then, La Botz has been putting out his own style of Gospel-noir Americana. The eccentric stories, characters, and underlying spiritual messages often heard in his songs come to a head on his latest album Hair on Fire. Among more than twenty film and TV credits, La Botz has acted in True Detective, Rambo, and On the Road. His most recent film, D.O.A., stars fellow musician John Doe from the punk band X. Beyond music and acting, La Botz is also a Pushcart Prize nominated writer. His debut collection of short fiction is forthcoming from Cornerstone Press in April, 2026. A graphic memoir is also coming soon. 

Brunch with Ryan Picone Quartet

Brunch with Ryan Picone Quartet

Residency

Sat, Jan 25

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT RYAN PICONE QUARTET Ryan Picone Quartet is a group that was put together to showcase the original compositions of Ryan Picone. The music has been written throughout different time periods in his life, and represents his connection to the music of Django Reinhardt. The band consists of Ryan Picone from The Red Hot Django Peppers, Ian Stenlund from The Mississippi Hot Club, Tessa Nichols Meade from the Cold City Heat, and Matt Blake from the Gentleman’s Anti Temperance League. This group is an all star group that brings together a new transfiguration of Jazz. CD Liner notes: The songs on this album are connected to a musical journey that spans several years of my life. The album’s title, I Awake, is an allusion to the great Django Reinhardt, to whom the album is dedicated. Each song, represents a story, a time, a place, a person, a moment, or a feeling - and the album as a whole explores the paradoxical and circular nature of beginning and end. Review by author; Michael Dregni. "Swinging, sensual, moody, rousing — Ryan Picone Quartet's music follows the trail of Django Reinhardt's Gypsy jazz. Listening to these tracks, you can almost smell the campfire smoke and see the nighttime lights of Paris burning on the horizon. Bon voyage!" 

Zaq Baker's Very Unspectacular Book Release Party w/ Dylan Hicks + Halle Hanson

Zaq Baker's Very Unspectacular Book Release Party w/ Dylan Hicks + Halle Hanson

Sat, Jan 25

6PM DOORS 8PM MUSIC Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. $15 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $20 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) ABOUT ZAQ BAKER Zaq Baker’s original music is featured in 2024 film How to Break a World Record (Apple TV, Amazon Prime). This summer he shared the keynote speaking and performing role at Youth Mental Health Day, a 730-attendee weeklong nonprofit symposium; captained Zaq Baker Team at Art-a-Whirl’s Liquid Zoo; and was musical guest on longstanding talk show Minnesota Tonight! Most importantly, his Instagram stories have been re-shared by Boy Meets Girl, U-Haul, La Croix, Grainbelt, The Academy Is..., Marigold, and Owamni. Ranging from the quirky to the desperately serious, Zaq Baker examines love and mental illness while jumping around from pop-punk to synth-rock to modern pop to musical theatre. His albums include If It’s Not Zaq Baker Live at the Green Room, I’m Not Going; Solarbaby; This Time It’s Personal; Maddie’s Delivery Service; Cardio; Getting Younger; and Housewarming. His additional standalone singles — including four 2024 synthpop songs — are streaming everywhere, too. Zaq’s music videos include “Get the Message” and “Someone to Believe In.” In addition to work under his own name, Zaq is a member of pop-rock quintet Maria and the Coins; synth-punk sextet Toilet Rats; indie vocalist pop outfit Corzine; Nina Luna’s live band; and more. Zaq frequently co-writes with other artists, serves as a Music Director, and contributes piano and keyboards to albums, performances and videos as a freelance session musician. Zaq has been co-writing a musical, Hometown, since 2022. Unspectacular is his first novel. ABOUT BACK JACKET Mae Strand, twenty, is a compulsive liar and budding but reluctant Chicago vocalist whose mother’s mysterious prior life is starting to loom dangerously large over her own. Coerced into recording a studio album by entertainment lawyer Robert Koenid, Mae is forced to choose between a small shot at fame or music’s intrinsic value, all while she crests adulthood with her independence at stake. A few blocks away, Ajay Chadhana is offered a rare opportunity: Skip a step in the software career he’s been building since he decamped from the cricket pitches of Eastern India to Illinois... at the cost of severely hardening his heart. As he races toward thirty, Ajay must draw a line between the advantages of corporate life and his harried nights as a session drummer — a crisis of ambition and self-care. ABOUT DYLAN HICKS Musician and writer Dylan Hicks was born in Austin, Texas, in 1970. With Dylan Hicks & Small Screens, he plays exploratory pop with literary ambitions and far-flung musical influences including jazz, R&B, freely improvised music, and various song traditions. The group’s latest album, Modern Flora, is a set of songs and instrumentals collaboratively arranged for nonet. This set will feature a differently configured Small Screensish sextet: Christopher Thomson and Bryan Murray on tenor saxophones; Michelle Kinney and Jacqueline Ultan on cellos; Dan Carpel on upright bass; and Hicks on piano, guitar, and vocals. ABOUT HALLE HANSON Halle Hanson is a singer-songwriter from the greater Minneapolis area. She grew up in a musical family and starting really diving in on her own during her teen years. Her music has been described as “sad girl with a smile” exploring themes of heartbreak and longing woven together with melancholic melodies. 

Jake LaBotz Trio

Jake LaBotz Trio

Residency

Thu, Jan 30

Join us in the Starlight Room! Seating is first come, first served. Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. 6PM DOORS 8PM SHOW $20 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $27 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) ABOUT JAKE LABOTZ Jake La Botz’s rough and tumble upbringing took him from juvenile delinquency and punk rock to learning blues from the last of Chicago’s pre-war era bluesmen. From there, with guitar in tow, he made his way across the U.S.A. until he hit the end of the line in Hollywood where an improbable acting career began to unfold. After getting clean from heroin at thirty years old, La Botz became a Buddhist meditation practitioner and later, a teacher. He also took his bluesy guitar chops to the Greater Mt. Zion Church in South Central L.A. where he steeped himself in gospel music. Ever since then, La Botz has been putting out his own style of Gospel-noir Americana. The eccentric stories, characters, and underlying spiritual messages often heard in his songs come to a head on his latest album Hair on Fire. Among more than twenty film and TV credits, La Botz has acted in True Detective, Rambo, and On the Road. His most recent film, D.O.A., stars fellow musician John Doe from the punk band X. Beyond music and acting, La Botz is also a Pushcart Prize nominated writer. His debut collection of short fiction is forthcoming from Cornerstone Press in April, 2026. A graphic memoir is also coming soon. 

Seventh Annual Minneapolis SongSLAM

Seventh Annual Minneapolis SongSLAM

Fri, Jan 31

6PM DOORS 8PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. $25 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $35 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) $40 PREMIUM BALCONY SEATING (+taxes/fees) The Box and The Deck buyouts available. Visit icehousempls.com for more information. SongSLAM is a unique competition for composer/performer teams to premiere new art songs. In the poetry-slam tradition, audience members vote on their favorite performances, and $1,500 in cash prizes will be awarded. Hosted by Chris Koza. Co-presented by Sparks & Wiry Cries and Source Song Festival. 

Brunch with The Other Ol' Blue Eyes

Brunch with The Other Ol' Blue Eyes

Residency

Sat, Feb 01

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT THE OTHER OL' BLUE EYES When was the last time you heard a singer/songwriter bust into a fantastic bebop guitar solo? When was the last time you saw a jazz guitarist step up to the vocal mic and bring the audience to tears with a country ballad by Gram Parsons? Minnesota music luminary Ben Glaros has found a way to bring this all together in "The Other Ol' Blue Eyes". He and bassist Bruce Morrow play a carefully curated blend of jazz standards, pop and country classics and original tunes. Songs made popular by Ella Fitzgerald and Sinatra sit comfortably alongside David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Roxy Music and the Beatles and somehow it all makes beautiful sense. Throw in the improvisational talents of these two amazing musicians and you've got a truly unique set of music! 

Brunch with Phil Heywood

Brunch with Phil Heywood

Residency

Sun, Feb 02

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT PHIL HEYWOOD Phil Heywood has been a fixture in the Twin Cities scene since the mid-1980s when he moved to town on the heels of a tour with renowned guitarist Leo Kottke. Over the years he has garnered a National Fingerpicking Championship, top prize at the American Fingerstyle Guitar Festival, and appearances on NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion. His playing is at once recognizable for its ear-bending clarity of tone, irresistible sense of the groove, and nuanced right hand dynamics. Known for his lyrical, soul-satisfying guitar instrumentals, he can draw listeners in with his voice as well, singing in a warm, plainspoken baritone that blends seamlessly with his rock-solid guitar work. 

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Brunch with Pop Wagner

Brunch with Pop Wagner

Residency

Sat, Feb 08

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT POP WAGNER Pop Wagner has been a popular mainstay in the Twin Cities music scene ever since he landed in town back in 1970. He has colaborated with others in ensembles covering many styles of music including oldtime, cajun, country blues, jug band and honky tonk. His second Saturday Icehouse Brunch series will feature different artists every time. Mark your calendars and plan on seeing a great show at the Icehouse with Pop Wagner & Friends on the second Saturday of every month starting December 14, 2024. 

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Seyi Oyinloye: The "ON3" Tour

Seyi Oyinloye: The "ON3" Tour

Sat, Feb 08

6PM DOORS 8PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. $17 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $25 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) Join Seyi Oyinloye, an innovative storyteller and dynamic musical activist, on his “ON3” tripple album tour, "Foundations", "On The Surface" & “Black Blues”. Hailing from Nigeria and now rooted in the United States, Seyi brings a unique blend of Afro Beats, Hip Hop, Reggae, and Pop, infused with the positive energy of the great liberators of our time. His faith in Yahweh serves as the foundation and driving force behind his powerful lyrics and captivating performances. This tour is more than just music; it’s an experience of cultural exploration, empathy, and justice, reflecting Seyi’s commitment to healing through the stories we all carry. Don’t miss the chance to witness an artist who is not only making waves but creating ripples of change. ABOUT SEYI OYINLOYE Seyi Oyinloye, born Daniel Oluwaseyi Oyinloye, is a dynamic storyteller, musician, and cultural advocate with Nigerian roots, now thriving as a U.S. citizen. An artist deeply attuned to the rhythm of global sounds, Seyi’s musical palette spans AfroBeats, Hip Hop, Reggae, and Pop, but he refuses to be confined by genre labels. His music reverberates with the spirit of liberation, drawing influence from historical change-makers, and his lyrics carry a message of empathy, justice, and empowerment. A firm believer in the power of storytelling, Seyi views personal narratives as the key to healing and growth. His faith in Yahweh is the bedrock of his creative journey, reflecting his name's meaning, "Yahweh has done it." Seyi's innovative artistry transcends entertainment, creating a platform for cultural exploration and activism and inspiring communities to embrace their stories and seek justice through empathy. Nationally recognized for his high-energy performances, Seyi Oyinloye is someone to watch. Whether he's on stage performing tracks like "AfroBeats" from his latest album *On the Surface* or using his role as an executive to uplift fellow creatives, Seyi brings a unique blend of artistry, leadership, and cultural integrity to everything he does. He is also a devoted husband and father, channeling his personal experiences into his work, always driven by a mission to foster positive change through art. 

Brunch with The Dollys

Brunch with The Dollys

Residency

Sat, Feb 15

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT THE DOLLYS The Dollys features three of Minneapolis’ top vocalists: Kari Shaw-Akers (vocals), Megan Shaw (vocals) and Doug Otto (vocals/acoutic guitar). Harmonizing to the music of The Trio: EmmyLou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt and other roots country artists of recent past. You will not be disappointed in the unique and incomparable blend these vocalist have. Together these vocalists bring their collective talents to the stage and the results are harmonies so tight you’ll swear you’re live at the Grand ‘Ol Opry! The Dollys consider themselves lucky to have such talented and experienced musicians backing them up. A “who’s-who” of Twin Cities musicians complete The Dollys: Nick Salisbury on bass (Ryan Bingham, Brian Fallon, Jack Klatt and Sonny Knight and the Lakers), Blair Krivanek on Guitar (Sonny Knight and the Lakers, Tony Cuchetti and LowRay), Shane Akers on Dobro and Lap Steel (Reina Del Cid, Doug Otto & The Getaways, and Luke LeBlanc. 

Satsang

Satsang

Thu, Feb 20

7PM DOORS 8PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. $20 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $25 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) $75 VIP PACKAGE • One general admission ticket • Early venue entry at 6PM • Intimate soundcheck performance by Satsang (Solo) • Q&A session with Satsang • Collectible tour poster, signed by Satsang • Commemorative pre-show tour laminate • Limited availability ABOUT SATSANG Satsang was founded by Montana-based musician Drew McManus in 2014. Known for their heartfelt, genre-blending sound, Satsang merges elements of folk, hip-hop, reggae, and rock, infusing each song with introspective lyrics and a strong message of positivity, spirituality, and social awareness. The name "Satsang" reflects the band's mission, derived from the Sanskrit words for "truth" (sat) and "company" (sang), symbolizing gatherings aimed at seeking and sharing deeper truths. The band's music often draws from McManus's own journey of self-discovery, healing, and connection to nature, as well as his experiences with addiction and recovery. With soulful vocals, acoustic melodies, and rhythmic versatility, Satsang creates a powerful atmosphere in both their recordings and live performances. They have built a dedicated following through their relatable messages about love, unity, and resilience, as well as their active support for social and environmental causes. Over the years, Satsang has released several albums, each resonating with themes of hope, introspection, and community. Their live shows are particularly celebrated for creating a space that feels like a “satsang”—a gathering for connection and upliftment— where fans can come together to share in a collective experience of music, inspiration, and truth-seeking. 

Brunch with Ryan Picone Quartet

Brunch with Ryan Picone Quartet

Residency

Sat, Feb 22

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT RYAN PICONE QUARTET Ryan Picone Quartet is a group that was put together to showcase the original compositions of Ryan Picone. The music has been written throughout different time periods in his life, and represents his connection to the music of Django Reinhardt. The band consists of Ryan Picone from The Red Hot Django Peppers, Ian Stenlund from The Mississippi Hot Club, Tessa Nichols Meade from the Cold City Heat, and Matt Blake from the Gentleman’s Anti Temperance League. This group is an all star group that brings together a new transfiguration of Jazz. CD Liner notes: The songs on this album are connected to a musical journey that spans several years of my life. The album’s title, I Awake, is an allusion to the great Django Reinhardt, to whom the album is dedicated. Each song, represents a story, a time, a place, a person, a moment, or a feeling - and the album as a whole explores the paradoxical and circular nature of beginning and end. Review by author; Michael Dregni. "Swinging, sensual, moody, rousing — Ryan Picone Quartet's music follows the trail of Django Reinhardt's Gypsy jazz. Listening to these tracks, you can almost smell the campfire smoke and see the nighttime lights of Paris burning on the horizon. Bon voyage!" 

Brunch with The Other Ol' Blue Eyes

Brunch with The Other Ol' Blue Eyes

Residency

Sat, Mar 01

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT THE OTHER OL' BLUE EYES When was the last time you heard a singer/songwriter bust into a fantastic bebop guitar solo? When was the last time you saw a jazz guitarist step up to the vocal mic and bring the audience to tears with a country ballad by Gram Parsons? Minnesota music luminary Ben Glaros has found a way to bring this all together in "The Other Ol' Blue Eyes". He and bassist Bruce Morrow play a carefully curated blend of jazz standards, pop and country classics and original tunes. Songs made popular by Ella Fitzgerald and Sinatra sit comfortably alongside David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Roxy Music and the Beatles and somehow it all makes beautiful sense. Throw in the improvisational talents of these two amazing musicians and you've got a truly unique set of music! 

Brunch with Phil Heywood

Brunch with Phil Heywood

Residency

Sun, Mar 02

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT PHIL HEYWOOD Phil Heywood has been a fixture in the Twin Cities scene since the mid-1980s when he moved to town on the heels of a tour with renowned guitarist Leo Kottke. Over the years he has garnered a National Fingerpicking Championship, top prize at the American Fingerstyle Guitar Festival, and appearances on NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion. His playing is at once recognizable for its ear-bending clarity of tone, irresistible sense of the groove, and nuanced right hand dynamics. Known for his lyrical, soul-satisfying guitar instrumentals, he can draw listeners in with his voice as well, singing in a warm, plainspoken baritone that blends seamlessly with his rock-solid guitar work. 

Brunch with Pop Wagner

Brunch with Pop Wagner

Residency

Sat, Mar 08

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT POP WAGNER Pop Wagner has been a popular mainstay in the Twin Cities music scene ever since he landed in town back in 1970. He has colaborated with others in ensembles covering many styles of music including oldtime, cajun, country blues, jug band and honky tonk. His second Saturday Icehouse Brunch series will feature different artists every time. Mark your calendars and plan on seeing a great show at the Icehouse with Pop Wagner & Friends on the second Saturday of every month starting December 14, 2024. 

Brunch with The Dollys

Brunch with The Dollys

Residency

Sat, Mar 15

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT THE DOLLYS The Dollys features three of Minneapolis’ top vocalists: Kari Shaw-Akers (vocals), Megan Shaw (vocals) and Doug Otto (vocals/acoutic guitar). Harmonizing to the music of The Trio: EmmyLou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt and other roots country artists of recent past. You will not be disappointed in the unique and incomparable blend these vocalist have. Together these vocalists bring their collective talents to the stage and the results are harmonies so tight you’ll swear you’re live at the Grand ‘Ol Opry! The Dollys consider themselves lucky to have such talented and experienced musicians backing them up. A “who’s-who” of Twin Cities musicians complete The Dollys: Nick Salisbury on bass (Ryan Bingham, Brian Fallon, Jack Klatt and Sonny Knight and the Lakers), Blair Krivanek on Guitar (Sonny Knight and the Lakers, Tony Cuchetti and LowRay), Shane Akers on Dobro and Lap Steel (Reina Del Cid, Doug Otto & The Getaways, and Luke LeBlanc. 

Brunch with Ryan Picone Quartet

Brunch with Ryan Picone Quartet

Residency

Sat, Mar 22

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT RYAN PICONE QUARTET Ryan Picone Quartet is a group that was put together to showcase the original compositions of Ryan Picone. The music has been written throughout different time periods in his life, and represents his connection to the music of Django Reinhardt. The band consists of Ryan Picone from The Red Hot Django Peppers, Ian Stenlund from The Mississippi Hot Club, Tessa Nichols Meade from the Cold City Heat, and Matt Blake from the Gentleman’s Anti Temperance League. This group is an all star group that brings together a new transfiguration of Jazz. CD Liner notes: The songs on this album are connected to a musical journey that spans several years of my life. The album’s title, I Awake, is an allusion to the great Django Reinhardt, to whom the album is dedicated. Each song, represents a story, a time, a place, a person, a moment, or a feeling - and the album as a whole explores the paradoxical and circular nature of beginning and end. Review by author; Michael Dregni. "Swinging, sensual, moody, rousing — Ryan Picone Quartet's music follows the trail of Django Reinhardt's Gypsy jazz. Listening to these tracks, you can almost smell the campfire smoke and see the nighttime lights of Paris burning on the horizon. Bon voyage!" 

Bri Bagwell + Austin Plaine

Bri Bagwell + Austin Plaine

Sun, Mar 30

6PM DOORS 8PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. $20 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $27 AT THE DOORS (+taxes/fees) ABOUT AUSTIN PLAINE Like only the most insightful songwriters, Austin Plaine draws intense emotion from the subtlest moments. On his sophomore album Stratford, the Minnesota-bred, Nashvillebased musician shapes his lyrical storytelling with both precision and pure feeling, capturing every nuance of lost love and longing and fractured innocence. And while Stratford is steeped in a warm nostalgia, Plaine instills each song with a quiet optimism that speaks to bravely moving forward, even in troubled times. Produced by Jay Foote and mixed by Steve Vealey (M. Ward, Phoenix, Hurray for the Riff Raff) at the legendary Electric Lady Studios, Stratford arrives as the follow-up to Plaine’s self-titled debut—a 2015 release that earned comparisons to Bob Dylan and Conor Oberst from Baeble Music. In a departure from that more stripped-down effort, Plaine assembled a full-fledged band who recorded in an apartment in Brooklyn, infusing Stratford with a homegrown feel and loose yet kinetic energy. Taking its title from the Flatbush street where the album came to life, Stratford offers a classically arranged take on folk-rock that illuminates the intimacy of Plaine’s vocal work and the graceful candor of his lyrics. From track to track, the 27-year-old singer/guitarist reveals a refined sense of songcraft that he partly credits to moving to Nashville from his hometown of Minneapolis in early 2017. “Being part of a whole community of songwriters, you realize there’s a lot of different directions you can take a song,” he says. “It’s really opened me up as a writer, and it’s also helped me to hone in on every word of every line that I write.” With its abundance of indelible images—night trains and the Northern Lights, backyard camping and drive-in romance—Stratford also bears a richness of detail that hints at the literary and cinematic influence behind Plaine’s songwriting. “People tend to think my songs are personal because I sing in the first person, but often it’s very observational for me,” says Plaine, who names Alexandre Dumas and Henry Miller among his inspirations. “I’m learning to understand new philosophies of life, love, and death”, attributing his passion for reading has helped him attain a better sense of his surroundings. Proving the emotional depth of Plaine’s artistry, Stratford opens with the wistful reminiscence of “Something More” (a steel-guitar-laced track “like a movie I’ve seen before / way back when / we were something more” sings Plaine in the chorus), then slips into the bittersweet, burned-but-not-broken ache of “What Kind of Fool” (a rollicking, country-tinged number co-written with Sixpence None the Richer’s Leigh Nash and Stephen Wilson). Later, on “Lucky Ones”, Plaine presents a more hopeful portrait unconditional love, with singer/songwriter Soren Bryce lending her vocals to the chorus’s bright and beautiful harmonies. 

Jeffrey Martin w/ Lou Hazel

Jeffrey Martin w/ Lou Hazel

Tue, Apr 01

6PM DOORS 8PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. $18 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $25 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) ABOUT JEFFREY MARTIN On a small corner lot in southeast Portland, Oregon, Jeffrey Martin holed up through the winter recording his quietly potent new album Thank God We Left The Garden. Long nights bled into mornings in the tiny shack he built in the backyard, eight feet by ten feet. What began as demos meant for a later visit to a proper studio became the album itself, spare and intimate and true. Recorded live and alone around two microphones, Jeffrey often held his breath to wait for the low diesel hum of a truck to pass one block over on the busy… ABOUT LOU HAZEL Lou Hazel was born in the town of Olean, New York to a family of northeastern wiseacres. Not one to commit, he skirted the compulsive hunting and fishing tradition held close to his father’s heart - instead cultivating a sensitivity more suited to artists and vagabonds. As a result, his travels brought him across the country and eventually through debilitating depression before coming to rest with a sense of personal peace and positivity in Durham, NC. Yet, Lou’s brain is still a bat cave. Mostly, he wakes up with no idea what he’s going to do next, then finds himself there. In songwriting, he pulls from this cave rambling, heartfelt tales flowing through unselfconscious truth. In illustrations, he swirls and meanders towards an eventual finish only understood upon completion – as in his music. And in his photography and design work, he renders the essence of fellow musicians into expressive, personalized works of art. Today, Louie continues crafting genuine folk tales of honest longing, disquieting loss, and nostalgia through a brilliant sheen of fresh insight with humble humor. Grabbing us by the ears in a new-age, Prine-like grip. Transforming the minutiae of everyday life into ever more evocative music. And surprising us all, including himself, with where we emerge. In other words, Lou Hazel is coming out of this unbearable, unbelievably tragic, disconcerting year like a damn newborn moth with jet engine wings aimed toward a totally full super-moon. And it is good. 

Mark Guiliana

Mark Guiliana

Thu, Apr 03

6PM DOORS 8PM SHOW Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. $25 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) $30 AT THE DOOR (+taxes) ABOUT MARK GUILIANA Hailed by The New York Times as “a drummer around whom a cult of admiration has formed,” Grammy-nominated superstar drummer & composer Mark Guiliana brings an adventurous spirit, eclectic palette, and gift for spontaneous invention to a staggering range of styles. Equally virtuosic playing acoustic jazz, boundary-stretching electronic music, or next-level rock, he’s become a key collaborator with such original sonic thinkers as St. Vincent, Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam/Soundgarden), Brad Mehldau, M83, Meshell Ndegeocello, and the late, great David Bowie. Guiliana’s latest release ‘MARK’, is his first entirely solo work which boldly showcases him as composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist – performing and layering percussion, piano, synthesizers and more. This new foray into his growing body of renowned work, recorded at Studio 606 in Los Angeles, is a culmination of Guiliana's experiences and inspirations, and at the same time the catalyst of a new direction. 'MARK' follows his first two acclaimed Edition Records albums 'the sound of listening' and 'Mischief'. 

Brunch with The Other Ol' Blue Eyes

Brunch with The Other Ol' Blue Eyes

Residency

Sat, Apr 05

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT THE OTHER OL' BLUE EYES When was the last time you heard a singer/songwriter bust into a fantastic bebop guitar solo? When was the last time you saw a jazz guitarist step up to the vocal mic and bring the audience to tears with a country ballad by Gram Parsons? Minnesota music luminary Ben Glaros has found a way to bring this all together in "The Other Ol' Blue Eyes". He and bassist Bruce Morrow play a carefully curated blend of jazz standards, pop and country classics and original tunes. Songs made popular by Ella Fitzgerald and Sinatra sit comfortably alongside David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Roxy Music and the Beatles and somehow it all makes beautiful sense. Throw in the improvisational talents of these two amazing musicians and you've got a truly unique set of music! 

Brunch with Phil Heywood

Brunch with Phil Heywood

Residency

Sun, Apr 06

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT PHIL HEYWOOD Phil Heywood has been a fixture in the Twin Cities scene since the mid-1980s when he moved to town on the heels of a tour with renowned guitarist Leo Kottke. Over the years he has garnered a National Fingerpicking Championship, top prize at the American Fingerstyle Guitar Festival, and appearances on NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion. His playing is at once recognizable for its ear-bending clarity of tone, irresistible sense of the groove, and nuanced right hand dynamics. Known for his lyrical, soul-satisfying guitar instrumentals, he can draw listeners in with his voice as well, singing in a warm, plainspoken baritone that blends seamlessly with his rock-solid guitar work. 

Brunch with Pop Wagner

Brunch with Pop Wagner

Residency

Sat, Apr 12

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT POP WAGNER Pop Wagner has been a popular mainstay in the Twin Cities music scene ever since he landed in town back in 1970. He has colaborated with others in ensembles covering many styles of music including oldtime, cajun, country blues, jug band and honky tonk. His second Saturday Icehouse Brunch series will feature different artists every time. Mark your calendars and plan on seeing a great show at the Icehouse with Pop Wagner & Friends on the second Saturday of every month starting December 14, 2024. 

Brunch with The Dollys

Brunch with The Dollys

Residency

Sat, Apr 19

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT THE DOLLYS The Dollys features three of Minneapolis’ top vocalists: Kari Shaw-Akers (vocals), Megan Shaw (vocals) and Doug Otto (vocals/acoutic guitar). Harmonizing to the music of The Trio: EmmyLou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt and other roots country artists of recent past. You will not be disappointed in the unique and incomparable blend these vocalist have. Together these vocalists bring their collective talents to the stage and the results are harmonies so tight you’ll swear you’re live at the Grand ‘Ol Opry! The Dollys consider themselves lucky to have such talented and experienced musicians backing them up. A “who’s-who” of Twin Cities musicians complete The Dollys: Nick Salisbury on bass (Ryan Bingham, Brian Fallon, Jack Klatt and Sonny Knight and the Lakers), Blair Krivanek on Guitar (Sonny Knight and the Lakers, Tony Cuchetti and LowRay), Shane Akers on Dobro and Lap Steel (Reina Del Cid, Doug Otto & The Getaways, and Luke LeBlanc. 

Brunch with The Other Ol' Blue Eyes

Brunch with The Other Ol' Blue Eyes

Residency

Sat, May 03

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT THE OTHER OL' BLUE EYES When was the last time you heard a singer/songwriter bust into a fantastic bebop guitar solo? When was the last time you saw a jazz guitarist step up to the vocal mic and bring the audience to tears with a country ballad by Gram Parsons? Minnesota music luminary Ben Glaros has found a way to bring this all together in "The Other Ol' Blue Eyes". He and bassist Bruce Morrow play a carefully curated blend of jazz standards, pop and country classics and original tunes. Songs made popular by Ella Fitzgerald and Sinatra sit comfortably alongside David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Roxy Music and the Beatles and somehow it all makes beautiful sense. Throw in the improvisational talents of these two amazing musicians and you've got a truly unique set of music! 

Brunch with Phil Heywood

Brunch with Phil Heywood

Residency

Sun, May 04

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT PHIL HEYWOOD Phil Heywood has been a fixture in the Twin Cities scene since the mid-1980s when he moved to town on the heels of a tour with renowned guitarist Leo Kottke. Over the years he has garnered a National Fingerpicking Championship, top prize at the American Fingerstyle Guitar Festival, and appearances on NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion. His playing is at once recognizable for its ear-bending clarity of tone, irresistible sense of the groove, and nuanced right hand dynamics. Known for his lyrical, soul-satisfying guitar instrumentals, he can draw listeners in with his voice as well, singing in a warm, plainspoken baritone that blends seamlessly with his rock-solid guitar work. 

Brunch with Pop Wagner

Brunch with Pop Wagner

Residency

Sat, May 10

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT POP WAGNER Pop Wagner has been a popular mainstay in the Twin Cities music scene ever since he landed in town back in 1970. He has colaborated with others in ensembles covering many styles of music including oldtime, cajun, country blues, jug band and honky tonk. His second Saturday Icehouse Brunch series will feature different artists every time. Mark your calendars and plan on seeing a great show at the Icehouse with Pop Wagner & Friends on the second Saturday of every month starting December 14, 2024. 

Brunch with The Dollys

Brunch with The Dollys

Residency

Sat, May 17

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT THE DOLLYS The Dollys features three of Minneapolis’ top vocalists: Kari Shaw-Akers (vocals), Megan Shaw (vocals) and Doug Otto (vocals/acoutic guitar). Harmonizing to the music of The Trio: EmmyLou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt and other roots country artists of recent past. You will not be disappointed in the unique and incomparable blend these vocalist have. Together these vocalists bring their collective talents to the stage and the results are harmonies so tight you’ll swear you’re live at the Grand ‘Ol Opry! The Dollys consider themselves lucky to have such talented and experienced musicians backing them up. A “who’s-who” of Twin Cities musicians complete The Dollys: Nick Salisbury on bass (Ryan Bingham, Brian Fallon, Jack Klatt and Sonny Knight and the Lakers), Blair Krivanek on Guitar (Sonny Knight and the Lakers, Tony Cuchetti and LowRay), Shane Akers on Dobro and Lap Steel (Reina Del Cid, Doug Otto & The Getaways, and Luke LeBlanc. 

Brunch with Ryan Picone Quartet

Brunch with Ryan Picone Quartet

Residency

Sat, May 24

Join us for brunch! Full food and beverage menu available for the entire show. If you reserve a table, it is your for the entire show. 11AM START 2PM END $8 COVER (+taxes/fees) ABOUT RYAN PICONE QUARTET Ryan Picone Quartet is a group that was put together to showcase the original compositions of Ryan Picone. The music has been written throughout different time periods in his life, and represents his connection to the music of Django Reinhardt. The band consists of Ryan Picone from The Red Hot Django Peppers, Ian Stenlund from The Mississippi Hot Club, Tessa Nichols Meade from the Cold City Heat, and Matt Blake from the Gentleman’s Anti Temperance League. This group is an all star group that brings together a new transfiguration of Jazz. CD Liner notes: The songs on this album are connected to a musical journey that spans several years of my life. The album’s title, I Awake, is an allusion to the great Django Reinhardt, to whom the album is dedicated. Each song, represents a story, a time, a place, a person, a moment, or a feeling - and the album as a whole explores the paradoxical and circular nature of beginning and end. Review by author; Michael Dregni. "Swinging, sensual, moody, rousing — Ryan Picone Quartet's music follows the trail of Django Reinhardt's Gypsy jazz. Listening to these tracks, you can almost smell the campfire smoke and see the nighttime lights of Paris burning on the horizon. Bon voyage!" 

Accordo, Presented by the Schubert Club

Accordo, Presented by the Schubert Club

Tue, Jun 03

5:30PM DOORS 7:30PM MUSIC $26 ADVANCE (+taxes/fees) KIDS AND STUDENTS FREE Full Food & Beverage Menu is available for the entire show. If you reserved a table, the table is yours for the night. You must purchase a ticket via the Schubert club for table reservations to be honored. To purchase an advance ticket please follow this link: https://schubert.org/event/accordo-at-icehouse-tuesday-november-19-2024/ To make a table reservation in addition to your ticket, click the "MAKE A RESERVATION" button.