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** SOLD OUT** Sprouted from a blend of American folk, country, rock-n-roll, and blues, Erik Koskinen and his top-shelf band realize a sound that is distinctive and fresh while familiar and classic. On April 2nd, the Minnesota songsmith announces the June 28th release of Burning The Deal on Real Phonic Records/Tone Tree Music, sharing the shuffling “Big Plane” video.
** SOLD OUT ** This New Orleans Supergroup combines irresistibly tight funk, soulful horns, Americana based rhythm and blues, and a pinch of jamband to create a uniquely funky groove for swampified rock-n-roll experience!
** SOLD OUT ** Dr. Mambo's Combo, otherwise known as "The Combo", is a soul and R&B band that has been playing at Bunker's Music Bar & Grill in downtown Minneapolis since 1987. While we wait for Bunker’s to re-open, let's get funky together outside under the canopy at The Hook and Ladder Theater for a special two set family friendly concert on Sunday, June 13!
Founded in 1993, and led by performance artist Venus DeMars, All The Pretty Horses blends the influences of artists such as Bowie and Sex Pistols with a dose of heavy guitar rock and outrageous costumes, into a self-described Glam-Punk Trans-Band. Mayda is a multi-instrumentalist / artist / producer from the land of 10,000 Lakes.
** SOLD OUT ** With band members hailing from Venezuela to Liberia, and US Virgin Islands to Jamaica, the International Reggae All-Stars are truly a global band. Featuring one of today’s hottest reggae vocalists, Westmoreland- Jamaica’s native Lynval “Golden Voice” Jackson, the International Reggae All-Stars play reggae, dancehall and all the Bob Marley classics, and bring peace, love and positive vibrations with them where ever they go.
The Hook & Ladder Theater is proud to present a very special co-bill concert event Under the Canopy featuring Lady Lark and Sophia Eris.
**SOLD OUT ** ELnO is back! Join the second best musical tribute to Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra in the greater Twin Cities area as they perform two hours of stone cold ELO classics live.
The story goes that The Big Wu, bound for rock stardom, sold their souls for a case of Old Style beer one thirsty night long ago. The legend and the band live on. Still rocking their powerful, moving, and energizing original music for the fans. A jam band with a unique style and presence, the Wu combine strong, free flowing improv and vocal harmonies, with finely crafted songs for all tastes.
** SOLD OUT ** Dale has flown the flag for classic honky-tonk for over three decades. He’s christened his brand of American roots “Ameripolitan” to differentiate it from current crop of Nashville-based pop country. The Alabama-born, Texas-raised Watson may be the hardest working entertainer today and is rapidly approaching legendary status.
Music stitches together a strong community around The Ghost of Paul Revere. The Maine trio—Max Davis [vocals, banjo], Sean McCarthy [vocals, bass], and Griffin Sherry [vocals, guitar]—examine life’s ebbs and flows through a distinct and dynamic distillation of folk, bluegrass, rock, and alternative.
** SOLD OUT ** Turn Turn Turn bring their Cosmic Americana to The Hook & Ladder on Friday (7/9). They’ll mix up tunes from their debut, a few covers and brand new material they’re working on for their second record. Special guest, seasoned folk-rock troubadour Martin Devaney opens.
Carnage The Executioner presents an evening with: THE PLANT-BASED POETS - A display of organic self-expression through live music, dance, art & food. Featuring live painting, vegan vendors and exciting performances by ill chemistry (Carnage The Executioner & Desdamona) | Saltee | The Orange Goodness | Jodi Seiger’s Rhythm And Shoes Dance Studio
The Mae Simpson band is pure energy and soul. Blistering funk and dance music mixed with soul, blues, country, calypso, jazz, rock, and even a little hip hop. New Primitives is a mixture of different genres, Reggae/Ska, R&B, Afro Cuban, World Music, deep Funk and American Rock and Roll. Stomp your feet and hang on to your washboards, Jeff Ray and Hurricane Harold are bringing their inspired, heart-pounding, sophisticated (acoustic) country blues to Under “The Canopy!
“Gully Boys: With their echoes of fuzz-rocky ’90s bands and lyrical, high-wiry songs, this trio become one of the most buzzing new Twin Cities bands of the past year ” - Chris Riemenschneider - Kent Burnside was born into the blues. He grew up in the North Mississippi Hill Country and is the eldest grandson of blues legend R.L. Burnside. The Flood Brothers are a THUMP MACHINE whose infectious melodies and animal rhythms will have your bones shakin' outta your boots!
Molly Maher resides on the border between the lands of Americana and the Blues and moves beautifully between them, blending simmer and cool with kick-ass guitar playing. R. L. Boyce is a Grammy nominated American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist born and raised in Como, Mississippi, United States. Cutting Edge Bluesman LIGHTNIN MALCOLM, a charismatic and energetic guitar slinger with a deep soulful voice. Sprouted from a blend of American folk, country, rock-n-roll, and blues, Erik Koskinen and his top-shelf band realize a sound that is distinctive and fresh while familiar and classic.
ED-TACULAR: Celebrating the Music of Ed Ackerson The Hook & Ladder Theater and Susstones are excited to announce an actual live concert - the perfect way to shake off the pandemic blues!
You Oughta Know is a Throwback 1990’s Live-Band party music reenactment of the hottest Jock Jamming, Pumpkin Smashing, Cardigan-Wearing, Blues-Traveling, California-Loving, Waterfall-Chasing, Wayne and Garth Lip-Synching, Virtually Insane, Tubthumping good times out there in this world. Bring your friends, get some drinks, and let You Oughta Know Hit You One More Time, Baby.
Join us for a rockin’ night Under The Canopy as the pride of Ft. Wayne, IN, the gut-bucket punk-blues duo Left Lane Cruiser team up with local rockers Little Man and The Shackletons.
Bluegrass Blowout’s ‘Fiddle Funday’ with Armchair Boogie, Ferguson, Carbone, & Peck Trio, Johnson Brothers and special guests Bettina V & Ryan Young (of Trampled By Turtles)
Scott H. Biram aka The Dirty Old One Man Band is an American blues, punk blues, punk, country, heavy metal musician, record producer, and ordained minister.
One of the most respected guitarists on the West Coast roots rock scene, Deke Dickerson melds top-notch chops with an encyclopedic knowledge of rockabilly, surf, blues, vintage country, and garage rock styles, all informed by his trademark sense of humor.
“Rootsy singer Sarah Morris offers a Norah Jones-like approach to Americana, smoothing over its rough edges with a butter-velvety voice and an intimate songwriting style.” –Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune . Singer/Songwriter Annie Fitzgerald’s music has been described as “a blend of Tori Amos’ intellectual appeal, Sarah McLachlan’s mystical charm and Edie Brickell’s baroque spirit” (Jamsphere).
Okay, it’s not an orchestra. More like a banjo-harp-gentle-rockin-happy machine. We don’t know what to call it, but we want everyone to know about it. The music has a lot of light in it. We try to play beautiful songs from all eras. Plus a ton of my own songs dating from the beginning of my songwriting quest right up to the present. That’s Quillan Roe of The Roe Family Singers, me, Jacques Wait who touches all music in Minneapolis, and harpist Phala Tracy.
A steadfast and exhilarating live performance of the Beatles’ beloved, rarely-performed studio years recordings, served up by a veteran cast of area songwriters, performers, gadabouts and multi-instrumentalists.
New Orleans, Louisiana’s favorite sons, The Iguanas, bring the diverse sounds of their hometown’s fusion of blues, Latin, Zydeco, Cajun, Tex-Mex and Roots Rock to the Hook & Ladder.
Formed in Los Angeles, CA in early 1987. A gritty, streetwise rock band with a bluesy undercurrent Junkyard's music is steeped in hard rock and metal, but their roots were in hardcore punk.
Music for your dancing soul. Celebrating Afro-Caribbean music. Malamanya is comprised of musicians who share a mutual respect and enthusiasm for traditional rhythms and melodies from the Caribbean and Latin America.
** SOLD OUT ** Tina & the B-Sides formed in the late ’80s, with Tina Schlieske citing Aretha Franklin, David Bowie, Janis Joplin, and Elvis Presley as influences for her brand of roadhouse rock ‘n’ roll.
** SOLD OUT ** Tina & the B-Sides formed in the late ’80s, with Tina Schlieske citing Aretha Franklin, David Bowie, Janis Joplin, and Elvis Presley as influences for her brand of roadhouse rock ‘n’ roll.
Trevor Engelbrektson 03/25/82 -- 03/27/19 - This annual remembrance event features bands that include an immediate family member of Trevor, or a band he played in. All proceeds from ticket sales will go directly to his family.
Formed in St. Paul during the spring of 2016, this group of pals and Minnesota rock veterans, now share their full-throated and full-throttle love of the Led Zeppelin catalog with audiences in the Twin Cites and beyond. Featuring: John Eller (Tiny Lights, Shabby Road Orch.), Paul Boblett (Fathom Lane, Faith Boblett), Noah Levy (Brian Setzer, BoDeans, Honeydogs), Terrance J. Fisher (Run Westy Run) and Zach Sershon.
This September, in collaboration with some of Minneapolis’s most prominent artists, activists, and community support organizations, we present Frogleg Thursdays: #UNITY Edition.
This September, in collaboration with some of Minneapolis’s most prominent artists, activists, and community support organizations, we present Frogleg Thursdays: #UNITY Edition.
The Belfast Cowboys are a nine-piece band from Minneapolis that specializes in the music of Van Morrison. Powered by a four-piece horn section, the Cowboys have flourished in the renowned Minnesota music scene, and have consistently packed houses and wowed crowds since 2002.
This September, in collaboration with some of Minneapolis’s most prominent artists, activists, and community support organizations, we present Frogleg Thursdays: #UNITY Edition.
This September, in collaboration with some of Minneapolis’s most prominent artists, activists, and community support organizations, we present Frogleg Thursdays: #UNITY Edition.
This September, in collaboration with some of Minneapolis’s most prominent artists, activists, and community support organizations, we present Frogleg Thursdays: #UNITY Edition.
Agent Orange - The original surf punk power trio returns to Minneapolis. Plus a rare appearance from "the wild women of rock and roll", The Toxenes! Vinyl records before the show and between sets by America's most dangerous DJ duo: DJ Rock The Monkey
Live Streaming Concert Fundraisers for Minnesota Artists & The Hook & Ladder Theater!
The New Orleans Suspects have been tearing up the festival and club circuits for the past 10 years. This New Orleans Supergroup has been laying down its swampified rock-n-roll throughout North America at a feverish pace. Their music combines irresistibly tight funk, soulful horns, Americana based rhythm and blues, and a pinch of jamband to create a uniquely funky groove.
Dr. Mambo's Combo, otherwise known as "The Combo", is a soul and R&B band that has been playing at Bunker's Music Bar & Grill in downtown Minneapolis since 1987. While we wait for Bunker’s to re-open let's get funky together outside, under the canopy at The Hook and Ladder Theater for a special two set family friendly concert on Sunday, June 13!
This amazing event is aimed at connecting the community to a welcoming social celebration representing traditional Native American culture, customs, and values. It's been a long year due to the pandemic and without any Pow Wows in Indian country, these gatherings have certainly been missed.
The Hook and Ladder Theater presents a wide variety of ticketed events with the very lowest ticketing fees in the Twin Cities.
You’ve heard our name, you’ve seen our records, our t-shirts and our stickers. We’re probably the favorite band of someone you know and yet maybe we’re still a mystery to you. Well my friend, that’s okay, you’re at the right place to get to know the greatest rock-n-roll band in the world, The Supersuckers.
An intimate performance space nestled inside the Firehouse Performing Arts Center
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