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April 15 – 26, 2026
Tony Cuchetti brings his Detroit-roots Americana sound to The Mudd Room on Friday night, and Saturday stacks up nicely — Analog Drifters hit the Badger Hill stage in Shakopee while The Indecisions, a cover band with a set list spanning Stevie Wonder to Billie Eilish, takes over Jersey's in Inver Grove Heights. There's trivia every week night, a bingo night with designer purses AND power tools on the line Thursday, and a morel mushroom foraging class at Nine Mile Saturday morning if that sounds like your kind of weekend.
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Trivia • 7:00 PM
Trivia Night with Trivia Mafia
Nine Mile Brewing Company — Bloomington 📍
Trivia Mafia runs 7–9 PM. Questions span just about everything, so bring whoever on your friend group thinks they know it all.
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Trivia • 7:00 PM
Trivia Night at Badger Hill
Badger Hill Brewing — Shakopee 📍
Bring your thinking cap — and a thirst for both coffee and beer. Wednesday trivia at Badger Hill is a good excuse to rally the crew mid-week.
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Entertainment • 7:00 PM
Vingo Music Video Bingo
Bald Man Brewing — Eagan 📍
Free to play, prizes to win. Music videos + bingo cards = a surprisingly fun Wednesday night.
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Karaoke • 8:00 PM
Karaoke — We Fest Contest Night
Jersey's Bar & Grill — Inver Grove Heights 📍
Tonight is the April round of Jersey's We Fest Karaoke Contest — win tickets to We Fest and a shot at singing the National Anthem in front of a massive crowd. First come, first sing. It fills up fast.
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Entertainment • 6:30 PM
Music Bingo – Music Mashup
Badger Hill Brewing — Shakopee 📍
Test your music knowledge with bingo-style play at Badger Hill. Mix of genres, mix of decades, all good fun.
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Entertainment • 7:00 PM
Designer Purse & Power Tool Bingo
Bald Man Brewing — Eagan 📍
Something for everyone: bingo where the prizes include designer handbags and power tools. Bring whoever needs one of those things.
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Live Music • Evening
The Mudd Room — Mendota 📍
Roots rock and Americana from a Detroit-raised Twin Cities mainstay. Cuchetti grew up in a traveling musical family and that upbringing comes through — rustic, soulful, and genuinely good on a Friday night.
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Live Music • 7:00 PM
Badger Hill Brewing — Shakopee 📍
Daniel Switch takes the Badger Hill stage from 7 PM. A reliable Friday night at one of Shakopee's best taprooms.
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Live Music • Time TBA
Bucks 54 Bar and Grill — Burnsville 📍
Free live music every Friday at Bucks 54 up at Buck Hill. Tony Sammis is a known quantity in the south metro — expect a good time.
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DJ / Dance • 9:00 PM
Neon Nights with DJ Dunn It Right
Heartbreakers Bar and Grill — Chaska 📍
Neon party out west in Chaska — wear your brightest gear and dance until late. DJ Dunn It Right keeps it moving.
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Live Music • Evening
The Mudd Room — Mendota 📍
Minneapolis singer-songwriter Tim Howe has been performing since 2008. His acoustic one-man show uses smooth vocals, looping, and a soulful style that has a way of surprising people who've never seen him.
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Live Music • 7:00 PM
Badger Hill Brewing — Shakopee 📍
Analog Drifters take the Badger Hill stage from 7 PM. A great Saturday night spot with quality craft beer and live music.
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Live Music • 9:00 PM
Jersey's Bar & Grill — Inver Grove Heights 📍
One of the Twin Cities' newest and hottest cover bands. Their "indecisive" set list jumps from Stevie Wonder to AC/DC to Outkast to Billie Eilish — and somehow it all works. Jersey's on a Saturday night is already a good call; this makes it better.
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Karaoke • 9:00 PM
Karaoke Saturday
Wildcats Bar & Grill — Eagan 📍
Karaoke from 9 PM to midnight at Wildcats. Good vibes, easy parking, and people who are actually there to have a good time.
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Stage Performance • 3:00 PM
Badger Hill Brewing — Shakopee 📍
Forrest and Josh hit the Badger Hill stage in the afternoon — a good reason to start your Saturday out in Shakopee early.
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Special Event • 11:00 AM
Morel Mushroom Class w/ The Gentleman Forager
Nine Mile Brewing Company — Bloomington 📍
A 3-hour foraging class timed perfectly for morel season — you'll learn to identify morels plus oysters, pheasant back, and puffballs, followed by a culinary experience. BOGO drink tokens for all participants.
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Entertainment • 10:00 AM
Sunday Morning Unplugged
Badger Hill Brewing — Shakopee 📍
From the makers of Monday Night Hootenanny. An easy Sunday morning at a good brewery — what more do you need.
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Entertainment • 1:00 PM
Board Game Night w/ MidCoast Gaming
Nine Mile Brewing Company — Bloomington 📍
All experience levels welcome. BOGO drink tokens for everyone who plays, which is a genuinely good deal. Nine Mile + board games is a solid Sunday afternoon.
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Open Stage • 6:00 PM
Monday Night Hootenanny — S.S. Spotlight
Badger Hill Brewing — Shakopee 📍
The weekly Hootenanny open stage at Badger Hill. Come to watch or sign up to perform — always a good unpredictable Monday night.
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Bingo • 7:00 PM
Tuesday Night Bingo
Wildcats Bar & Grill — Eagan 📍
Every Tuesday at 7 PM at Wildcats. Great food, lucky numbers, and a chance to win big in Eagan.
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Social Event • 6:00 PM
Beer Buddies Social Hour: Paint Night
Bald Man Brewing — Eagan 📍
Paint night meets social hour at Bald Man. A good Tuesday option if you want to do something a little different.
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Dance • Time TBA
Line Dancing with Billie
Bucks 54 Bar and Grill — Burnsville 📍
Billie mixes dance lessons with open dancing across multiple genres — not just country. Easy to follow and actually fun. A good pick if you've been meaning to try line dancing but haven't gotten around to it.
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Trivia • 7:00 PM
Initials Game Live
Bald Man Brewing — Eagan 📍
A fun trivia format live at Bald Man on Thursday night. Worth checking out if you're in Eagan.
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Entertainment • 6:00 PM
Thursday Night BINGO w/ Bloomington Lions Club
Nine Mile Brewing Company — Bloomington 📍
Weekly Thursday BINGO at Nine Mile, with April proceeds going to Ampersand Families. $20 to play all games. 18+ only.
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Live Music • Evening
The Mudd Room — Mendota 📍
A south metro original — Jesse Totushek fronts The SOBs (Singers on Barstools) and is known for covering just about anything you request, spanning decades and genres. He's been a staple in the local scene for years.
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Live Debut • 6:00 PM
Ben Vogul — Live Debut
Bald Man Brewing — Eagan 📍
Ben Vogul makes his live debut at Bald Man on Friday evening. First shows are always worth showing up for.
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Live Music • Evening
The Mudd Room — Mendota 📍
Vintage rock and roll mixed with outlaw country — Cole Diamond is the stage name for singer/songwriter Ryan Otte, who spent years behind a drum kit before stepping to the front. His sound has a lot of lived-in character.
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Entertainment • 7:00 PM
Reunion Brewery — Northfield 📍
Crimson Roots takes the upstairs at Reunion Brewery in Northfield on Saturday night. Worth the drive south if you haven't been to Reunion yet.
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Entertainment • 1:30 PM
Coach Purse Bingo
Jersey's Bar & Grill — Inver Grove Heights 📍
Monthly last-Saturday bingo at Jersey's with authentic Coach purses, shoes, and more as prizes. $20 a package, starts right at 1 PM — get there early because it fills up fast.
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Live Music • Evening
The Mudd Room — Mendota 📍
Joe Cruz is one of the most versatile multi-stringed instrumentalists on the Twin Cities scene — on any given night he's playing solo acoustic, jazz combo, bluegrass mandolin, or Latin music on Cuban trés. Thirty years in and the energy is still there. A great way to close out the week.
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Don't Miss
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Saturday, April 18 at Jersey's Bar & Grill
This is the cover band you want at a bar on a Saturday night. The Indecisions play everything — Stevie Wonder, AC/DC, Queen, Outkast, Bruno Mars, Billie Eilish — and somehow they pull it all off without it feeling scattered. Jersey's has a great crowd and the room fills up, so don't wait until 9:30 to show up. This one's worth getting there for.
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Friday, April 17 at The Mudd Room
Cuchetti grew up in a traveling musical family out of Detroit, and that background gives his music something most performers don't have — it sounds lived in. His roots rock and Americana style is the perfect match for The Mudd Room's intimate setup in Mendota. If you've been sleeping on this room, this is your excuse to finally check it out.
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