Patty and The Buttons are a band based in Minneapolis, MN. Our music consists of originals and traditional tunes with influences including New Orleans Traditional Jazz, Early Blues and Vaudeville. We play for listeners and dancers of all ages and persuasions. You can listen to us EVERY SUNDAY from 11am-2pm at the Aster Cafe! 

The Southside Aces perform traditional New Orleans jazz. The band first began as the brainchild of Clarinetist Tony Balluff and Sousaphone player Erik Jacobson. Their whispers and rumors materialized in Tony’s foyer near Pillsbury and 27th in South Minneapolis, late August 2003. Since their first gig on a flatbed truck in Apple Valley, they’ve played weddings, festivals, clubs— “music furnished for all occasions”. The Aces self-produced and released five albums: All Aboard!! , Bucktown Bounce, A Big Fine Thing, their Christmas album, Santaphone, and their latest, Second Thursday. Their music garnered the declaration, “A true authentic New Orleans dance-hall style band” from the New Orleans Traditional Jazz Quarterly. 

The Twin Cities Hot Club represents Minnesota in the burgeoning revival of gypsy jazz originally popularized by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. The Twin Cities Hot Club performs timeless, deep-rooted music that is physical, alive, and speaks directly to the heart. Our primary inspiration is the music popularized by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli in 1930’s Paris, France.