Hook & Ladder Theater

Once again Hook and Ladder Theater welcomes listeners and dancers to revel in the sounds of the Jazz Age!

Saltydog is a funk jam Improvisational exploration that takes the audience & band on a journey through their playfully crafted folk driven tunes inspired by the likes of everyone from The Talking Heads, The Band, those classic country and jam band staples along with everyone in between.

Jacuzzi Presents: Frizzle Fried a Tribute to Primus and Prince a night celebrating the legacies of two boundary pushing icons of the funk and the bizarre. Featuring an exclusive runway showcase by IvyLaceMace, the premier performance of Frizzle Fried – A Tribute to Primus and Jacuzzi Puma’s salute to the legendary Prince.

Dr. Ryan Anthony Picone, guitarist, composer, and Director of the Twin Cities Djangofest, brings his deep love of the Hot Club tradition to the stage in a special evening celebrating the music of Django Reinhardt with his friends from Hot Club Mania.

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“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.”

Letdown. While everyone else was learning to garden or make bread from scratch in 2020, Blake Coddington was busy finding a new way to musically express himself. The Chicago-based rocker launched Letdown. (period included), a new project that features his powerful range of vocals and deeply personal lyrics over catchy guitar hooks and hypnotizing drum beats.