Dosh album release
How ironic that Minneapolis drummer/keyboardist/looper Martin Dosh — known for his innovative one-man performances — spent much of the pandemic working with other musicians (virtually) on his first Dosh studio album in eight years. Guests on the electro-jazzy instrumental record, "Tomorrow 1972," include guitarist Jeff Parker of Tortoise, the Nunnery's Sarah Elstran, multi-instrumentalist Tobacco and Dosh's longtime tourmate Andrew Bird. They add layers of melody and beauty to what still sounds like a personal, solitary record, rife with the sorrowful and anxious vibes of lockdown life at his home near George Floyd's murder site. He's doing an outdoor release show with Alpha Consumer and Goulden Balls followed by an indoor set with "friends." (6 & 10 p.m. Sat., Icehouse, 2528 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., $15-$30, icehousempls.com)
Chris Riemenschneider
The Relief Sessions
Launched last year to keep musicians working during the pandemic, this series was originally planned as drive-in concerts in a Burnsville parking lot, but resourceful producer/singer Mick Sterling pivoted to general-admission shows — bring a chair or blanket — after the state modified its restrictions. His ambitious May-to-September schedule starts Friday with tributes to Huey Lewis, Joe Cocker (highly recommended) and Little Feat and the Allman Brothers. Saturday's lineup celebrates Bruce Springsteen, Hall & Oates, Van Morrison and Billy Joel while Sunday's salutes Elvis Presley, Sade, Whitney Houston and Barry Manilow. Monday honors Springsteen, Gladys Knight and Amy Winehouse. (251 Civic Center Pkwy., Burnsville. See TheReliefSessions.com for times and prices.)
JON BREAM
'Tarana-Sargam'
Since last December, Katha Dance Theatre has been hosting monthly virtual showcases, where dancers of different skill levels have performed. For "Tarana-Sargam," the 30-year-old troupe, led by artistic director Rita Mitra Mustaphi, will pair its company dancers with an apprentice group. They'll perform variations of nritta, a form of dance that highlights a pure movement rather than storytelling. Get ready for a display of complex footwork and intricate gestural artistry as the kathak dancers share their skills. (Available 12:01 a.m. Fri.-Sun., free. kathadance.org.)
SHEILA REGAN
