The Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association's annual art festival—Art-a-Whirl—is back for its 19th year this May 16-18. While you're out browsing the famed neighborhood's galleries, you also have plenty of opportunities to catch your favorite local acts live throughout the day. Plan your weekend with these music schedules from five Northeast venues.

Friday, May 16

Indoors (10:00 p.m.):

CRANKSHAFT

Mike Gunther

Outdoors:

9:00 p.m. - Mark Mallman

8:00 p.m. - Red Daughters

7:00 p.m. - Sam Cassidy

6:00 p.m. - Tungsten

Saturday, May 17

Indoors (10:00 p.m.):

Tickle Torture

THE DRUG BUDGET

Outdoors:

9:00 p.m. - Hastings 3000

8:00 p.m. - Metallagher

7:00 p.m. - Juiceboxxx (MKE)

6:00 p.m. - BNLX

5:00 p.m. - Dosh

4:00 p.m. - Sun Gods to Gamma Rays

3:00 p.m. -  Jillian Rae

2:00 p.m. - John Swardson & Bad Blood

12:00 p.m. - THE BRASS MESSENGERS

Sunday, May 18

Outdoors:

8:30 p.m. - The Cloak Ox

7:30 p.m. - BBGun

6:30 p.m. - Field Trip (formerly Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles)

5:30 p.m.- Davina and the Vagabonds

4:30 p.m. - Black Diet

3:30 p.m. - Pennyroyal

2:30 p.m. - Gabriel Douglas (of the 4onthefloor)

1:30 p.m. - Wild Goose Chase Cloggers

12:30 p.m. - Prairie Fire Lady Choir

Friday, May 16:

6:00 p.m. - Whatever Forever

6:50 p.m. - France Camp

8:00 p.m. - The Chambermaids

Saturday, May 17:

12:15 p.m. - Whiskey Jeff & the Beer Back Band

1:20 p.m. - Peter Lang

2:25 p.m. - The Dirt Road Ramblers

3:30 p.m. - Silverback Colony

4:35 p.m. - Little Man

5:40 p.m. - The Last Revel

6:45 p.m. - Southside Desire

8:00 p.m. - The Black Eyed Snakes

Friday, May 16

9:00 p.m. - Big Jess

8:00 p.m. - Step Rockets

6:00 p.m. - Black Market Brass

5:00 p.m. - The Fattenin’ Frogs

Saturday, May 17

9:00 p.m. - MaLLy

8:00 p.m. - Pony the Mustang 

7:00 p.m. - Kingsview

6:00 p.m. - Central Coast

5:00 p.m. - Jonny and the Palms

4:00 p.m. - Local Rhythm

3:00 p.m. - Hot Damn!

2:00 p.m. - Moonmaster

Sunday, May 18

“Polkadot Party”

4:00 p.m. - BOTZY

3:30 p.m. - KPT

2:30 p.m. - False Teeth

1:30 p.m. - So Big

12:45 p.m. - Jon Jones

12:00 p.m. - Lydia Hoglund

Grumpy’s NE Art-a-Whirl Party

 Saturday, May 17

1:00 p.m. - From The Midwest

2:00 p.m. - Crossing Guards

3:00 p.m. - Hollow Boys

4:00 p.m. - United Teachers of Music

5:00 p.m. - Dumpster Juice (Official)

6:00 p.m. - Romantica

7:00 p.m. - Appetite For Zaccardi

8:00 p.m. - Eleganza

9:00 p.m. - Blind Shake

Anchor Fish & Chips

Saturday, May 17

2:00 p.m. - Hiawatha

3:00 p.m. - Southside Desire

4:00 p.m. - Tyte Jeff

5:00 p.m. - Shiro Dame

6:00 p.m. - Brass Kings

7:00 p.m. - Cactus Blossoms

8:00 p.m. - Marijuana Deathsquads

Sunday, May 18

2:00 p.m. - Kiss or Kill

3:00 p.m. - Tea & Sympathy

4:00 p.m. - Black Audience

5:00 p.m. - Magic Castles

6:00 p.m. - Valet

7:00 p.m. - Romantica

vidtiger

Vidtiger, a gallery and digital agency in the Solar Arts Building, will be hosting live music in "FutureKave," an "immersive video game."

Saturday, May 17 (9:00 p.m.)

UP ROCK

C.Kostra

BRONTO

Sunday, May 18 (4:00 p.m.)

Trompe le Monde

Art Flare Northeast

An art and music event "at the edge of the Whirl."

Saturday, May 17 (1:00 p.m.)

Rearranging the Furniture

Ucis

KT Lindemann is a senior at the University of Minnesota, Morris, pursuing studio art and Spanish. She is a native of the Twin Cities and is a wannabe musician, artist, and music writer.