Kimya Dawson

Kimya Dawson is just the cheer
we need for these economic doldrums. The tattooed fairy godmother visits
the Cedar Cultural Center on April 16, riding high on the indie box office
smashery of Juno and the soundtrack that serves as a collection
of her hits. Dawson performs folk stripped down to its bare essence.
Her soft-spoken brilliance touches on the subjects real life: finding
and losing love, war, shysters, size 13 basketball shoes, and how "All
girls feel too big sometimes regardless of their size." She found
fame with alt folk favorites The Moldy Peaches, and her solo career
continues to soar. Scratchy voice and afro included.

7:30 p.m., The Cedar, 416 Cedar Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-388-2674; $12; SOLD OUT.