Live Music
Charlie Roth
The Dubliner Pub 2162 University Avenue, St. Paul, United StatesCharlie is a oneman, singing, stomping, rack harp playing, guitar picking, storytelling machine.
THE BIG 70’S SINGALONG
Dunsmore Jazz Room 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesDinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. A Fun Night of Group Singing! The Popular BIG 70’s SINGALONG returns for some SUMMERTIME FUN!! And as always, with a Freshly Updated Song List! Jay and Doug will lead, and together you will belt out your favorite songs of the 70’s, hits by Jim Croce, Dolly Parton, The Eagles, Carole King, Elton John, Cat Stevens, The Bee Gees, John Denver, Olivia Newton John, Neil Diamond, Barry Manilow, and more. Bring your cell phone or iPad (if you need to read bigger text), and put on your favorite 70’s threads! Jay Fuchs is a renowned entertainer, music director, and music educator. For 26 years he has been the musical partner of Erin Schwab, the “Bette Midler of the Twin Cites”. Together they create and perform popular shows throughout the area, including Crooner’s Supper Club, LUSH Lounge and Theater, The W – Minneapolis, Birch’s on the Lake, and many other great venues. Jay is the founder and director of Dr. Jay’s Cabaret, which produces a series of fun and inspirational shows at a variety of popular entertainment spots. He has served as music director for the Governor’s Inauguration Ball, the Charlie Awards, the US Foods Awards Ball, the Basilica of Saint Mary Annual Fund Raiser, Children’s MN, and many more. For 27 years Jay was the Music Theory Department Head at McNally Smith College of Music. Doug Anderson is a veteran actor/dancer/performer in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. He has performed at the Guthrie, Chanhassen Dinner Theater, Hey City Theater, Center City Theater, and many others. He has also performed in London at The St. James Theater, Piaño, Crazy Coq’s, The Music Café and The Phoenix Arts Club.
Summer Song Fest: Gershwin, Berlin, Carmichael with the Acme Jazz Orchestra
Main Stage Showroom 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesDinner and cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. Classic Repertory Big-Band, Basie Style ACME Jazz Company is an 18 piece big band featuring vocalist Arne Fogel, singing selections from the Great American Songbook. Saxophonist Bob Parsons contributes his classic charts and unique arrangements to the band’s growing eclectic repertoire. This month, the band features music from Gershwin, Berlin, Carmichael and others. Vocalist: Arne FogelMusic Director and Arranger: Bob Parsons Arranger and woodwind performer Bob Parsons grew up in St. James, Minnesota.After receiving an M.A. in composition from the University of Minnesota,Parsons moved in 1991 to New York City, where he was involved in composition,arranging, and production work for major label recording projects, jingles,and film scores. Parsons provided in-studio arranging services for Herbie Hancock,Joe Henderson, John Scofield, the Brecker Brothers, and many others. Sincereturning to Minnesota, Bob joined the Acme Jazz Company, which featureshis arrangements, giving him a forum for his personal eclectic style. Arne Fogel is a 2018 inductee into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame and a 2008 inductee into the Mid-America Music Hall of Fame. Arne has written, produced and/or appeared in dozens of concert presentationsin such venues as Orchestra Hall (where he performed as Rosemary Clooney’sopening act for her penultimate career appearance), Bloomington Center Forthe Arts, Crooners & The Dunsmore Room, Hanifl Center for the Performing Arts,Hopkins Center for the Arts, 3M History Theater, Phipps Center for the Arts,The Fitzgerald Theater, The Capri Theater, and many other venues throughoutthe Upper Midwest. “ does most of the arrangements for the band, and they’re a great swinging big band!” — Gerry Swanberg, Big Band Scene, KBEM
Matt The Electrician + Dan Bern
Zen Arcade 3010 Minnehaha Ave STE 420, Minneapolis, MNMatt The Electrician and Dan Bern, two talented and acclaimed artists, are teaming up for a seated intimate evening at the Zen Arcade stage at The Hook & Ladder.
Joe Carey
The Dubliner Pub 2162 University Avenue, St. Paul, United States“Carey plays vocal-driven, guitar-heavy stuff reminiscent of what would happen if The Black Crowes played a friend’s barbecue.”