Fri • July 18 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Chastity Brown
with Anna Devine
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Tickets $32.27
EVENT DETAILS
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EVENT DESCRIPTION
Chastity Brown
with Anna Devine
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Gospel and blues, melodic sensibility, and honest emotion…
Based in Minnesota, with roots in Tennessee, Chastity Brown grew up surrounded by country and soul music. In the gospel church of her childhood, she played saxophone and drums and found her singing voice and a passion for music.
Chastity’s been featured on NPR’s Favorite Sessions, CMT, American Songwriter, the London Times, Paste Magazine and others. Chastity has toured the U.S. and abroad, appearing on the U.K.’s Later…with Jools Holland.
Like so many artists who endured the uncertainty of the 2020 lockdown, Chastity’s instinct was to turn inward, at first out of self-preservation, and then because the new songs kept coming and coming. Since finishing her last album, 2017’s Silhouette Of Sirens, she estimates she’s written nearly 100 new songs, ten of which found their way onto her latest, 2022’s Sing To The Walls.
Between writing sessions she’s been vibing to chilled-out, forward-thinking artists like Leon Bridges, H.E.R., SZA, and Daniel Caesar, taking their cue to expand beyond genre and her folk/roots history to encompass her appreciation of all Black American musical art forms. “I also want to poke at what the blues is,” Chastity reflects. “It has a lot of stereotypes like it’s mostly only played by blue-eyed white guys now. But what about Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey? I feel so closely connected, in a pure, undeviating lineage, to the heritage of being a Black, queer blues woman. I want to share this music with them, to say that I’ve listened, and I’ve done something new.”
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Anna Devine is a singer-songwriter based in the Twin Cities. You may have seen her singing with local indie groups Aiden Intro and Chutes. In 2024, Anna moved to center stage to front her solo project, playing sold-out rooms in the Twin Cities area.
Inspired by indie folk musicians such as Adrianne Lenker, Slow Pulp and Alex G, Anna released her debut EP, “Seeing the Trees for the Leaves” in April 2025.
“Her first solo release, “Year’s End,” captures the conflicting feelings of starting anew after the holiday fanfare. Devine’s gentle, sensitive musical touch is reminiscent of alternative folk artists like Big Thief and Aldous Harding.” —Diane Miller, The Current (MPR)
“Anna Devine’s songs carry stories of heartache and fortitude across her new EP, Seeing the Trees for the Leaves. With subtle and gentle delivery, Devine knows how to sculpt atmosphere on the opening song “This Time.” The minimal sound design builds with swells of warm tones and gently strummed guitar, evolving into a beautiful tune.” —Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
Thank you to our sponsors, partners, & neighbors:
The Award-Winning* Under the Canopy series at The Hook & Ladder Theater returns with its uniquely seasonal urban footprint to the Longfellow neighborhood of South Minneapolis in 2025. *Voted Best in MN 2021 by Star Tribune readers.
The Hook has committed to having a food truck Under the Canopy throughout the 2025 season for our guests. Come hungry and enjoy dinner with the show!