Drawing on bebop, punk rock, shoegaze, hip-hop, and electronic music, experimental jazz act High Pulp are announcing ‘Pursuit of Ends, their first full-length album with Los Angeles’s ANTI- Records. The frenetic “All Roads Lead To Los Angeles” is the first song from the album they have shared, which hints at the breakbeats of Louis Cole as it reflects the constant barrage of stimuli that define our modern lives.
KFAI Fresh Community Radio's 44th Birthday Celebration is an exclusive, invitation-only event hosted by the Hook & Ladder's Under Canopy Series, featuring a performance by Javier Trejo y Caballo Cósmico.
The Hook & Ladder Theater is very proud to present a very special outdoor concert event celebrating the 95 year-old birthday of legendary twin-city performer, James Samuel ‘Cornbread’ Harris Sr., his band of Friends and some very special guests!
Self-Evident can’t be easily categorized. Sure, the Minneapolis trio’s music includes aspects of punk, indie rock, and post-rock, but the sum of their parts is something more interesting and uncommon.
Heatbox, aka The One Man Entertainment System, is a Minneapolis based creative force known for his innovative live performance and uniquely diverse set of creative gifts. Heatbox effortlessly blends vocal percussion and vocal turntablism with the simulation of horns, strings, musical instruments, and various sonic anomalies. But that’s not all. He has mastered a wide range of music technologies while grounding them in a firm understanding of quality songwriting, singing, and the unifying power of creative expression via live performance. His dedication to the craft of beatboxing and live looping has earned the respect of the hip-hop community and jam music scene throughout the United States and abroad.
Heatbox, aka The One Man Entertainment System, is a Minneapolis based creative force known for his innovative live performance and uniquely diverse set of creative gifts. Heatbox effortlessly blends vocal percussion and vocal turntablism with the simulation of horns, strings, musical instruments, and various sonic anomalies. But that’s not all. He has mastered a wide range of music technologies while grounding them in a firm understanding of quality songwriting, singing, and the unifying power of creative expression via live performance. His dedication to the craft of beatboxing and live looping has earned the respect of the hip-hop community and jam music scene throughout the United States and abroad.
The Cornell All-Stars recreate the Grateful Dead's Concert of 5/8/77 at Barton Hall at Cornell University!
Join TPT at the Hook & Ladder on Thursday, May 12 for ART IS... Season 4’s premiere event featuring a multimedia showcase performed by Xochi de la Luna, Devohn Bland, Sabrín Diehl and Cristian Ybarra aka DIE/ASPORA!
MAY QUEER DANCE PARTY featuring DJ Izzie P. -- Grrrl Scout events are created for queer folx (meaning, but not limited to all people that identify within the LGBTQIA+ umbrella) and their allies.
The Hook & Ladder Theater is proud to welcome back Rain Taxi for a FREE in-person event inside The Hook & Ladder Theater on Monday, May 16th.
Monthly peer support group for music industry professionals. A place outside of the music to share in the joys and the pains of this thing called life.
DAVINA & 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.
Join us as we throw a 20th Anniversary Party Celebration for The Belfast Cowboys! The Belfast Cowboys are a nine-piece, horn-driven band from Minneapolis that specializes in the music of Van Morrison, mixing rock, blues, roots and soul sounds.
The non-profit Hook and Ladder Theater is available to rent for your next event. In addition to providing accessible arts programming, community events and ticketed concerts, The Hook is also available for uniquely memorable private functions, such as; weddings, fundraisers, anniversaries, holiday, memorial, company and birthday parties.
Ditch the super likes and dirty dms by connecting with your queer crush IRL. Thats right, we’re taking queer cruising offline and onto the patio. “Swipe Right” is the perfect place to make new friends and/or meet your match! Join us, every 4th Wednesday, for some fresh air, tasty drinks, outdoor games and a whole bunch of queer cuties.
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For a band to stay relevant across decades is unusual — but to do so with much of the same line-up for most of that time is exceptional. Such is the case with Gene Loves Jezebel, which indicates that these musicians come together not only out of an appreciation for the memorable music they create, but also because they truly like and respect each other.
Get your summer started and your spirits high with three of the premier Caribbean bands in the Midwest – International Reggae All-Stars, Socaholix, and Innocent. Love, positive vibrations, chill people and chill vibes!
ELnO is back again! Come spend an evening with the Twin Cities second best musical tribute to Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra as they perform two full-flavored sets of stone cold ELO classics "underneath a starry sky" on The Hook's outdoor stage.
Find dozens of tables of vinyl & vintage rock t-shirts and music related goodies at The Record Show on Saturday April 2nd 9am to 3pm.
After a 2-year pandemic-inspired hiatus, the non-profit Hook & Ladder Theater in south Minneapolis is proud to announce a return to it’s Annual Morelfeast Fundraiser on Saturday, June 4th, featuring an outstanding mix of local chef-talent from award-winning twin cities’ restaurants, with a focus on eclectic preparations of Minnesota’s state fungus - the mighty Morel!