Hotel Minnesnowta got off to a rousing start Thursday night with Minneapolis’ TWINE and Duluth’s Saltydog kicking off the event, with the two bands co-mingling at Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West’s Creekside Lounge. Read a short writeup of the show and check out a photo gallery from Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna. Also, find a ticket link to the final night of the hotel fest, which closes with a late, late-night jam featuring The Johnson Brothers and Ryan David Young of Trampled by Turtles.
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