"This free and opened to the public event celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month. It is co-sponsored by the Musician Performance Trust Fund, Twin Cities Musicians Union, and Jazz Central Studios; featuring four of the finest Big Bands in our local music scene today."
The Hook & Ladder Theater is very proud to present a very special event celebrating the 98 year-old birthday of legendary twin-city performer, James Samuel ‘Cornbread’ Harris Sr., his band of Friends and some very special guests!
Mind bending…Rocking…Reality re-imagined…Groovy…Makes the case for a better place
Our friends at KFAI Community Radio (90.3FM) turn 47 this year and we’re helping them celebrate by throwing a free party. The station went on the air in 1978 with studios located in Walker Church and has been the voice of our community ever since. For their birthday celebration, they have curated an entertaining evening of music and fun.
Davina Sowers and the Vagabonds have created a stir on the national music scene with their high-energy live shows, level A musicianship, sharp-dressed professionalism, and Sowers’ commanding stage presence. With influences ranging from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits, the band is converting audiences one show at a time, from Vancouver to Miami and across Europe.
Lucha Libre | Payasos | Loteria | Face Painting | Arts & Crafts Vendors | R-Frida’s Food Truck | Live Music & Dance
The Cornell All-Stars recreate the Grateful Dead's Concert of 5/8/77 at Barton Hall at Cornell University!
DOINKS N' DUBSTEP feat. Champagne Drip with p0gman, Cut Rugs +
Shannon & Jamie are crisscrossing the country once again on their mission of MAXIMUM JOY — and this time they're bringing the 80s with them!
Steeling Dan has been a fixture on the Minneapolis music scene since 2002. Specializing in the music of Steely Dan and Donald Fagen, this 13-piece band spans the complete range from flawless execution to unique reinvention.
The Belfast Cowboys celebrate their anniversary with us each summer and are returning to celebrate their fourth 20th anniversary with another party for all their fans!
High Fashion” event celebrating a mixture of cannabis legalization, local businesses, art, local music, creative designers, and beautiful talent.
The Hook & Ladder Theater is very proud to present a very special outdoor concert event celebrating YACHT ROCK. Sailing the seas of really smooth music with The Lonesome Losers.
It's our annual Reggae Summer Splash - Get your summer started and your spirits high with the premier Caribbean bands in the Midwest – International Reggae All-Stars and Innocent. Plus, special guests. Love, positive vibrations, chill people and chill vibes!
Echoes of Resilience highlights the talent of Indigenous artists in order to provide music and art to younger generations of Indigenous youth.
The non-profit Hook & Ladder Theater is proud to announce another sure sign of spring with the return of it’s Annual Morel Feast Fundraiser on Thursday, May 29th, 2025
New Orleans Suspects began playing together in 2009 as a pick-up band at the Maple Leaf in New Orleans. Comprised of some of the most seasoned, highly respected players in NOLA, the group called themselves The Unusual Suspects. Their chemistry was undeniable and by the summer of 2011 they decided to tour full-time, renaming the band New Orleans Suspects. They quickly began attracting large crowds from San Francisco to New York. They have currently released five albums and established themselves as one of New Orleans’ best supergroups.
New Orleans Suspects began playing together in 2009 as a pick-up band at the Maple Leaf in New Orleans. Comprised of some of the most seasoned, highly respected players in NOLA, the group called themselves The Unusual Suspects.
Lisa Gutkin has crafted a courageously varied artistic career by bringing an instantly relatable style to audiences through her theater, music, and storytelling. A masterful Grammy Award-winning violinist, singer/songwriter, actor, and composer, Lisa has an uncanny way of taking those audiences with her wherever she goes.