Kimya Dawson [3] is just the cheer we need for these economic doldrums. The tattooed fairy godmother visits the Cedar Cultural Center [4] on April 16, riding high on the indie box office smashery of Juno [5] and the soundtrack that serves as a collection of her hits. Dawson performs folk stripped down to its bare essence. Her soft-spoken brilliance touches on the subjects real life: finding and losing love, war, shysters, size 13 basketball shoes, and how "All girls feel too big sometimes regardless of their size." She found fame with alt folk favorites The Moldy Peaches [6], and her solo career continues to soar. Scratchy voice and afro included.
7:30 p.m., The Cedar [7], 416 Cedar Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-388-2674; $12; SOLD OUT.
