Our Friday best: Kraftwerk, Cecile McLorin Salvant, 'Moonlit Walk Home,' and the Minnesota Orchestra

Kraftwerk

It's only the third time the German electronic music pioneers have hit the Twin Cities since reforming in the late-'90s, and if it's anything like the last one it's bound to be a visual spectacle and a masterful musical odyssey. Their 2022 outing is a continuation of the 3-D Tour that came to the Northrop in 2015, but with a few alternating tunes wrapped around classics such as "Autobahn" and "The Robots." Nerdy stuff, but so fun. (8:30 p.m. Wed., State Theatre, 805 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., $44-$90, ticketmaster.com)

CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER

Sigur Ros

This veteran Icelandic band's music has been labeled ambient, post-rock, blissed-out soundscapes — oh, it doesn't matter what you call it. It doesn't matter if you can't understand singer Jonsi's words (some in Icelandic, some in gibberish he calls Vonlenska) because Sigur Ros is one of the most transfixing live acts in popular music. With keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson rejoining the lineup this year, the group is making its first U.S. tour in six years, promising to preview new material from its upcoming album, its first since 2013. (8 p.m. Tue. State Theatre, 805 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., $59.50-$150.50, ticketmaster.com)

JON BREAM

Minnesota Orchestra

ROB HUBBARD

Cecile McLorin Salvant

The much-celebrated, Grammy-grabbing jazz vocalist has distinguished herself with inspired interpretations of the genre's archives. On this year's "Ghost Song," her sixth and most ambitious album, she addresses more contemporary material by the likes of Kate Bush, Sting and Gregory Porter as well as unexpected nuggets from "The Wizard of Oz" and "The Threepenny Opera." While her readings are remarkable, the 32-year-old truly stands out on her originals. The title track is a modern spiritual with twists and turns, and "I Lost My Mind" is an aptly titled swirling sonic adventure, while "Moon Song" is late-night melancholy and "Thunderclouds" is glisteningly optimistic. Another masterwork from a young master, who kicks off her tour in Minneapolis. (7 & 9 p.m. Thu. The Dakota, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., $35-$50, dakotacooks.com)

J.B.

Freddie Gibbs

C.R.

National Tap Dance Day 2022

Put a little rhythm into your Memorial Day weekend plans by checking out a day filled with tap dances, put together by Keane Sense of Rhythm. The company has a whole weekend of classes and workshops planned and a public performance featuring tappers of all ages. Grab a snack and beverage from Dock & Paddle, take in the breeze from Como Lake along with some footwork wizardry. Keane Sense of Rhythm's Youth Tap Ensemble will perform, along with other tap groups. (2-4 p.m. Sat., Como Lakeside Pavilion, 1360 N. Lexington Pkwy., St. Paul, free, tapcompany.org/national-tap-dance-day.)

SHEILA REGAN

'Moonlit Walk Home'

CHRIS HEWITT

Cey Adams: ETCetera 40 Years of Art & Design

Brooklyn-based artist/designer Cey Adams, best known for his graffiti work and as the founding creative director of Def Jam Recordings, exhibits 40 years of his work at NewStudio Gallery in St. Paul. His work focuses on deconstructing design and paper elements, many of which he collects at vintage and estate sales and then transforms them into collages that he likens to "improvisational jazz." For this exhibition, Adams revisits ideas he's worked on since 1980, such as paintings that explore American brand loyalty. He also works with companies such as Pabst Blue Ribbon, Pepsi and Levi's. (Ends Aug. 12. NewStudio Gallery, 2303 Wycliff St., St. Paul. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 651-285-2287 or newstudiogallery.com)

ALICIA ELER

Minnesota Songkran Festival

MELISSA WALKER

'Unscripted Stories'

City of Nations Storytelling Studio created this documentary to give voice to the East African business owners whose properties were damaged in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder. Directed by Hussein Noor, the film checks in on what they've been up to in the last two years. (7 p.m. Fri., Mixed Blood Theatre, 1501 S. 4th St., Mpls., Free, registration required at eventbrite.com.)