Aster Cafe
The Aster Cafe is located under the trees on the prettiest street in Minneapolis. Overlooking the mighty Mississippi river and the skyline of the city, the Aster is a candle-lit restaurant-bar with a sweet European patio. Live music, great brunches, craft beers and cocktails, and a thoughtful wine list add up to City Pages calling us the “best place to go on a first date”. Our menu is fresh (no deep fryers!) and inventive.
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General reservations are for indoors only; our patio service is walk-in only. We unfortunately can't ...
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Sunday Swing Brunches with Patty and the Buttons ($6 Cover)
Patty and The Buttons preach the gospel of hot rhythm and happy feet. The band is similar to what you ...
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Wednesday 7/16/25 - John Louis & Caitlin Robertson ($10 Cover)
Country troubadour John Louis wanders around this world of music, writing and singing heartworn countr...
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Thursday 7/17/25 - Jaspar Lepak & Zippy Laske ($15 Cover)
Jaspar Lepak writes poetic, feminist folk songs that are “always evocative” (Mostly Minnesota). With a...
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Friday 7/18/25 - Follow The Firefly ($15 Cover)
Follow the Firefly is an imaginative trio comprised of guitar, bass, harp, and voices - chamber pop at...
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Saturday 7/19/25 - Brady Grey ($20 Cover)
Songwriter Brady Grey returns to Aster Cafe for a special hometown show! After four years in Arizona, ...
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Wednesday 7/23/25 - Dean Sibinski & St. Anthony Mann ($10 Cover)
Dean Sibinski creates contemplative songs, electronic poetry, and rhythmic ambience. Smithing transcen...
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Thursday 7/24/25 - Honey Please & Mwago Kuria ($10 Cover)
Honey Please is an indie pop rock band out of Minneapolis Minnesota. Through a shared joy of musical e...
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Friday 7/25/25 - Stanley Kipper Project ($15 Cover)
Stanley Kipper Project grew out of a desire to play more intimate spaces with a condensed version of S...
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Saturday 7/26/25 - Spencer LaJoye & Sadie Gustafson-Zook ($15 Cover)
Spencer LaJoye is a singer/songwriter from the Midwest making queer indie folk music for everyone. The...
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Wednesday 7/30/25 - The Umamies & Sammie Jean Cohen ($10 Cover)
The Umamies are a Minneapolis based band of Asian American musicians with Filipino and Japanese backgr...
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Thursday 7/31/25 - Honeymoon Madness & Living Bloom ($12 Cover)
A Twin Cities based psych-rock band, led by brothers Adam and Mike Nyland, bringing you their explorat...
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Friday 8/1/25 - The New Entangled Particles ($15 Cover)
Pat Frederick aka “Papa Fred,” joins local music luminaries Donnie La Marca, Dr. Dave Schmalenberger a...
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Saturday 8/2/25 - The Friend Ship ($15 Cover)
These popular singer/songwriters first got together to perform on Joel Sax’s debut album, ‘Billions of...
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Wednesday 8/6/25 - Jill Andrews & Annie Fitzgerald ($18 Cover)
From her years in the Everybodyfields, to her critically acclaimed solo career, to her latest collabor...
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Thursday 8/7/25 - Steady Range & Embahn ($10 Cover)
Steady Range is a four-piece dad rock band based in the Twin Cities. Fka Fragile Canyons, Steady Range...
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Friday 8/8/25 - Taylor James Donskey with Frankie & Gwen ($15 Cover)
Taylor James Donskey, playing what feels good since 1990.
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Frankie & Gwen are a...- Reservation for parties of 1 to 4
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Saturday 8/9/25 - Dizzy ($15 Cover)
Each live performance with Dizzy is filled with some of the best performers this side of the Mississip...
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Thursday 8/14/25 - Jenna Graves & The Loons ($15 Cover)
Jenna Graves & The Loons is a Minneapolis-based group with a unique style that blends the sounds of po...
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Friday 8/15/25 - Single Release: Jennifer Marie & Josh Cleveland ($15 Cover)
Jennifer Marie releases her new single, ‘Can't Escape The Rhythm’. Learning to play piano at age 8 and...
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Saturday 8/16/25 - Bill Chadwick with Telae ($15 Cover)
Bill Chadwick is a teller of tales, stand-up comedian, preacher, author, ventriloquist and girls’ bask...
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Wednesday 8/20/25 - Kray Klaas ($20 Cover)
Kray Klaas is a R&B singer, guitar player, and songwriter. Inspired by the greats such as Eric Clapton...
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Thursday 8/21/25 - Jessie Street Band ($15 Cover)
Take a trip down memory lane with this nostalgia filled show, "The Beat Goes On" featuring songs from ...
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Friday 8/22/25 - Thomas Abban & Mathias Saint john ($15 Cover)
Welsh-Ghanian, multi-instrumentalist, Thomas Abban is hard to categorize and even harder to ignore. Un...
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Saturday 8/23/25 - Zoey Says Go ($10 Cover)
Zoë Says Go delivers a compelling fusion of Americana and rock, weaving socially conscious themes into...
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Sunday 8/24/25 - The Plattes McDonough Project ($15 Cover)
Violinist Jim Plattes and pianist Larry McDonough bring their new show “Grappelli, Ellington, and More...
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Wednesday 8/27/25 - An Evening with Tina Schlieske solo ($25 Cover)
Tina Schlieske is Midwestern rock mainstay, commanding a dedicated and passionate following, especiall...
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Thursday 8/28/25 - Ashtyn Barbaree with Katy Tessman ($15 Cover)
Embarking on her first Minnesota tour, Ashtyn Barbaree is an internationally touring singer-songwriter...
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Friday 8/29/25 - Second Hand Dan ($10 Cover)
Second Hand Dan is a Minnesotan indie folk/rock band with two lead singers and a trombone. Since the r...
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Friday 9/5/25 - The Neighborhood Quartet: Groovy & Ethereal ($15 Cover)
The Neighborhood Quartet—vibraphonist Steve Roehm, guitarist Dan Schwartz, bassist Nick Salisbury, and...
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Wednesday 9/10/25 - Matty O’Reilly & Andy Ulseth w/Eric Carlson ($10 Cover)
Matty O’Reilly (Coolidge and The Old Grey Whistle Test) writes and performs original songs about love,...
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Thursday 9/11/25 - The Bitter Spills: 20th Anniversary Show ($15 Cover)
"Baby" Grant Johnson and Rich Mattson met in the late 1980's, when they were playing original rock and...
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Friday 9/12/25 - Bill Giese with Kismet Rendezvous ($12 Cover)
Just when some critters are going into hibernation, songwriting ace Bill Giese is resurfacing with a n...
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Thursday 9/18/25 - Ben Cook-Feltz & Nikki Lemire ($15 Cover)
Iowa-raised, Minneapolis-based Ben Cook-Feltz is a singer, songwriter, pianist and very occasional dru...
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Friday 9/19/25 - Judy Thomas ($20 Cover)
Whether it’s blues, jazz, roots or even gospel, it’s always deeply soulful with the Judy Thomas Band. ...
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Sunday 9/21/25 - The Imaginaries ($15 Cover)
The Oklahoma-based husband-and-wife duo blends vocalist/guitarist Shane Henry’s blues-rock roots with ...
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Saturday 9/27/25 - Billy Johnson & George McKelvey w/ Zachary Spirov ($15 Cover)
Billy Johnson is a singer/songwriter from Minneapolis. Billy was the lead singer of The Hillcats, and ...
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