Gist: A fun use of a cool brewery's outdoor space near Theodore Wirth Regional Park. Top Acts: The Wood Brothers (May 12), Michael Franti & Spearhead (June 9), Guster (August 4) Tickets: $15-$35 click here for more info. Sure enough, the blacktop space outside The Hook is stuffed to the gills with music this year, from reggae mini fests to John Prine tribute parties. Gist: 'This is the largest amount of concerts we have ever announced at one time,' booker Jesse Brodd of Nobool Presents told the Strib earlier this year.
Top Acts: Cornbread's 96th B-Day Party Extravaganza (May 11), Jeremy Messersmith (June 29), SUSSED-TACULAR: Celebrating New Music on Ed Ackerson's Birthday (July 16), and Turn Turn Turn (August 19) Where: Hook and Ladder Theater & Lounge, 3010 Minnehaha Ave., Minneapolis Gas up your compact SUV, grab some oxybenzone-free sunscreen, and crank the preverbal amp to 11: It's summertime concert season, baby! Under the Canopy *inhales deeply*: Rock the Garden, Basilica Block Party, SoundTown, Soundset, Summer Set, 10K Sounds, 10K Lakes, Festival Palomino, Eaux Claires, River's Edge-whew!īut we're not here to dwell on the angels occupying Regional Music Fest Heaven we're here to stuff your Google Calendar full of living, breathing outdoor entertainment options, from Mankato to Duluth. Over the past dozen or so years, the list of Twin Cities-area music festival casualties has grown and grown.
