Name: Minnesota Music Archive Launch Party
Start: 2026-04-02T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-04-02T22:00:00-05:00
Location: 900 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403-1805, United States

Join Diverse Emerging Music Organization (DEMO) at The Hennepin for the Minnesota Music Archive Launch - an evening of live performances, DJ sets featuring Minnesota Music, and a short program introducing the Archive.
Get tickets: https://tix.gobo.show/events/event/FjLIDRJ05tdbtfmMPG4O
Program and Performances:
6:00 p.m. - Doors Open
• Music by Dust of Suns Ensemble
• Interactive Archive workstations open throughout the venue
7:00 p.m. - Short program, hosted by DEMO board member and Minneapolis beatboxer Terrell X.
Featuring remarks by Mark Wheat and Andrea Swensson, plus a preview trailer for Andrea Swensson’s Cornbread Harris documentary, currently in production
7:30 p.m. - Performances from local bands and DJs will follow, including sets curated by DJ Stage One and Mary Lucia, and live music from Agnes Uncaged.
The event will conclude around 9:45 p.m.
The Hennepin/Jack Links Lounge is an event center located at 900 Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis, next to the Orpheum Theater.
Doors are at 6 PM. The event ends around 9:45.
Tickets are now available and are limited. Get your tickets now: https://tix.gobo.show/events/event/FjLIDRJ05tdbtfmMPG4O
Major sponsors include Hennepin Arts • Firehouse Performing Arts Center (FPAC) • and Minneapolis Rotary 9.5 Club.
The Minnesota Music Archive is digital hub for everything Minnesota music, including a dynamic collection of released music by local artists, on-line exhibits highlighting Minnesota music history, and other content designed to sustain the state's music legacy. The archive will serve as a centralized home built to preserve our state’s musical identity in an era when discovery is increasingly shaped by global algorithms. It will redefine how listeners find and engage with Minnesota music in the future. From polka to hip‑hop, heavy metal to country, jazz to Indigenous traditions, classical to Tejano, and beyond, the archive aims to document every genre, era, and cultural heritage across the state — connecting communities and ensuring Minnesota’s music remains visible and valued for generations to come.