Discover Northrop when the doors are thrown open wide for an Open House! Have you always wanted to sneak a peek behind the scenes of a performance to see how it all comes together? Students, faculty, staff, our Twin Cities neighbors, and people who already love Northrop are all invited! Join us for performances by Minnesota-based artists and free opportunities to participate in movement and artmaking workshops for people of all ages and abilities.
Nikki Hill is sweet seduction, sweeter threat, and smoldering energy. An original force in American music, she is tender and tough, flamboyant, witty and dangerous. To put it plainly, Hill brings daggers back to the stage and studio. Furthermore, she overlaps soulful, sensual and bold vocal tones with powerful chrome-plated riffs and swagger. Additionally, she is a soul singing, bar rocking roots revivalist that writes with frank self-reflection at a dancing tempo.
Mark your calendars now for the Historical Society's Party with a purpose. Join us at Sky One Eleven for signature cocktails, games of chance and to support local history.
The New Standards started in 2005 as an off-shoot project between Minneapolis-based musicians and friends Chan Poling (piano), Steve Roehm (vibes), and John Munson (bass). Since then, TNS has grown into a globe-spanning adventure, filling theaters and clubs around the world. Additionally, they have created several albums, videos, cartoons, dance/theater projects, and ancillary gewgaws that have charmed and delighted faithful fans.
Nero heads to Uptown Theater in Minneapolis on September 27th! With them they bring special guest Pocket!
Mother Mother takes on The Fillmore Minneapolis on September 17th! With them they bring Winnetka Bowling League!
Over the past decade, Mick Jenkins has made a name for himself through the unflinching and clear-eyed poeticism of his music. His voice is resonant, commanding a sense of authority, or at least a confidence. Thus, this resonant tone allows him to mine his experiences and those of others in quest of higher truths. Yet, some topics are always going to be hard to talk about. His latest album, 2021’s Elephant in the Room, is about facing those things head on.
Bastardane & OTTO take over Varsity Theater for Metallica Takeover on August 17th, 2024! Get your tickets now!
M72 world tour, presented by Liquid Death and Blackened American Whiskey (in North America only) and promoted by Live Nation, will see the band playing two nights in every city it visits—with each No Repeat Weekend featuring two completely different setlists and support lineups. The M72 tour will feature a bold new in-the-round stage design that relocates the famed Metallica Snake Pit to center stage.
He started out as one of Chicago’s most thrilling young trumpeters. Now he’s an internationally renowned musician, composer and bandleader. Marquis Hill has worked tirelessly to break down the barriers that divide musical genres. Furthermore, he synthesizes essential elements of the profound African American creative heritage he’s a part of. Hill’s music encompasses contemporary and classic jazz, hip-hop, R&B, Chicago house and neo-soul. “It all comes from the same tree,” he says. “They simply blossomed from different branches.”
