Demitri Rallis is a founder and lead guitar player of the Minneapolis-based band Frogleg. He also likes to create collaborations by dipping into the vast pool of great musicians here in the Twin Cities.
Three funky bands takeover the Hook stage for a night of soulful high-energy fun.
The Mastersons are singer-songwriters/multi-instrumentalists Chris Masterson and Eleanor Whitmore. When they're not touring the world as valued longtime members of Steve Earle's band the Dukes, the musical and marital twosome make inspired albums of their own emotionally vivid, deeply humanistic songs. The duo's fourth set of original compositions is the appropriately titled No Time for Love Songs.
Demitri Rallis is a founder and lead guitar player of the Minneapolis-based band Frogleg. He also likes to create collaborations by dipping into the vast pool of great musicians here in the Twin Cities.
The Hook & Ladder Theater is proud to present InventionSession: An Evening of Songs, Sonic Explorations, and Visual Art supporting Socks for the Shelterless and Mutt Mutt Engine Rescue. Featuring performances by Muskellunge, portal iii (Charlie Parr, Liz Draper, and Chris Gray) and Benevolents. With Live Visual Art by True Hallucinations and short films by Chris Mars for a unique evening of Invention and Inspiration.
Trailer Trash, Minnesota’s premier honky-tonk band, returns to The Hook & Ladder for another fun night of music and dance.
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.
Demitri Rallis is a founder and lead guitar player of the Minneapolis-based band Frogleg. He also likes to create collaborations by dipping into the vast pool of great musicians here in the Twin Cities.
Konrad Wert is a man of many voices. As a special education teacher, he is articulate and intentional. As an advocate for justice in education, he is passionate. But as an artist and musician, better known by his stage name Possessed By Paul James, his voice is expressive, holding rest and action in tandem. In truth, "Paul James" is a fiction, a combination of the names of Wert's father and grandfather. Those who have seen him perform, however, would agree he seems possessed by something.
The Belfast Cowboys return to The Hook with a special post-St. Patrick's Day party! The Belfast Cowboys are a nine-piece band that specializes in the music of Van Morrison. They have become one of Minnesota's (and The Hook & Ladder's) most popular bands, traveling only when their feet get itchy or the offer is too good to refuse. The band features several veterans of the Minneapolis music scene, including singer Terry Walsh and sax man Vic Volare.
The Hook & Ladder Theater is proud to present a unique performance 100-years in the making - Jazz Age Rumpus! Immerse yourself in the jazz sounds of the 1920s and 30s. For listeners and dancers alike, this festival celebrates the greats of the Jazz Age: Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Eddie Lang, Lonnie Johnson and many more! Featuring special performances by Southside Aces, Miss Myra & The Moonshiners, Spruce Top Duo and Rick Carlson.
Hook & Ladder Theater and Minnesota Music Coalition come together to feature amazing Minnesota talent across a variety of genres.
Join us for A Holy Place To Be: Acoustic Bowie, an acoustic performance and sing-a-long with John Eller (The Shiny Lights), Chris Perricelli (Little Man) and friends in celebration of one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, David Bowie. Let's Dance!
Kinda Fonda Wanda is throwing a party in our Mission Room in celebration of their new 7-inch vinyl release. Kinda Fonda Wanda is a high-octane, honky-tonk outfit inspired by the pioneering queen of rockabilly, Wanda Jackson.
It may be April Fools’ Day, but we’re not kidding with this incredible night of music. Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound returns from Milwaukee and will be joined by local favorites The April Fools.
The Hook is happy to host a very special birthday party for the twin cities’ dapper madman Johnny Sincerely, featuring performances by the troubadour’s Traveling Blues Orchestra, as well as some of his favorite locals, including; one-man band phenom Alexander Craig and Gabe Barnet & Them Rounders!
“An all-star Twin Cities band, featuring Dan Israel as Bob Dylan, David J. Russ as Levon Helm, Jon Herchert as Robbie Robertson, Chad Whittaker as Rick Danko, Peter J. Sands as Garth Hudson, and Buzz Chopper as Richard Manuel (known for their popular annual “Last Waltz” salutes) pay tribute to Bob Dylan and the Band with “Stage Fright,” diving deep into Dylan and the Band’s studio material and live performance repertoire.”
