


Accordions Anonymous
Join Leanne Hill for a casual, monthly accordion roundtable. No experience necessary!

Life is a Song! (w/ Hezekiah Ben Shirnai )
In "Songs of My Life", we gather to share our experience through songs, readings and our personal life experience. Doors at 6:30 PM, program starts at 7 PM.


Second Saturdays Open Mic
Join us for a chance to perform on stage in a relaxed, supportive atmosphere. Great way to stretch your comfort zone or get ready for that next big gig! Suggested donation: $5 (supports arts activities)


Folk Jam Session
Open to all instruments and abilities - join us on the third Tuesday of every month!



Life Is a Song! (w/ Hezekiah Ben Shirnai)
In "Songs of My Life", we gather to share our experience through songs, readings and our personal life experience. Doors at 6:45 PM, program starts at 7 PM.


Accordions Anonymous
Join Leanne Hill for a casual, monthly accordion roundtable. No experience necessary!

Second Saturdays Open Mic
Join us for a chance to perform on stage in a relaxed, supportive atmosphere. Great way to stretch your comfort zone or get ready for that next big gig! Suggested donation: $5 (supports arts activities)


Ukulele Jam Session
Bring your uke and jam with Gabe Meerts! Music and light instruction provided. No experience required! Just drop in and have fun. You’re guaranteed to leave in a better mood.


Folk Jam w/ Helen Forsythe
Hot Spot Music's resident banjo instructor, Helen Forsythe, hosts a lightly facilitated bluegrass and old time jam (all instruments welcome, but banjos guaranteed)

Ukulele Jam Session
Bring your uke and jam with Gabe Meerts! Music and light instruction provided. No experience required! Just drop in and have fun. You’re guaranteed to leave in a better mood.

Accordions Anonymous
Join Leanne Hill for a casual, monthly accordion roundtable. No experience necessary!

Life is a Song! (w/ Hezekiah Ben Shirnai)
In "Songs of My Life", we gather to share our experience through songs, readings and our personal life experience. Doors at 6:45 PM, program starts at 7 PM.

Ukulele Jam Session
Bring your uke and get ready to jam! Charts provided, all abilities welcome.

Ukulele Jam Session
Bring your uke and jam with Gabe Meerts! Music and light instruction provided.

Ukulele Jam Session
Bring your uke and jam with Gabe Meerts! Music and light instruction provided. No experience required! Just drop in and have fun. You’re guaranteed to leave in a better mood.


Group Folk Instrument Ensemble Class
Join Helen Forsythe for an eight-week course to learn songs from various folk traditions and hone the skill of playing in an ensemble.

Folk Jam Session
Open to all instruments and abilities - join us on the third Tuesday of every month!


Northfield Porchfest!
Join Hot Spot Music on the NEW PATIO for Porchfest, and watch for details on how to follow the fun all around town.

Group Folk Instrument Ensemble Class (DIFFERENT LOCATION)
Join Helen Forsythe for a seven-week course to learn songs from various folk traditions and hone the skill of playing in an ensemble. NOTE: THE MARCH 5 CLASS WILL BE AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION, STAY TUNED.

Ukulele Jam Session
Bring your uke and jam with Gabe Meerts! Music and light instruction provided. No experience required! Just drop in and have fun. You’re guaranteed to leave in a better mood.


NO OPEN MIC IN AUGUST
We’re cancelling the August Open Mic to take a little summer break. See you in September!

Group Folk Instrument Ensemble Class
Join Helen Forsythe for an eight-week course to learn songs from various folk traditions and hone the skill of playing in an ensemble.

Group Folk Instrument Ensemble Class
Join Helen Forsythe for a seven-week course to learn songs from various folk traditions and hone the skill of playing in an ensemble.

Latin Percussion Workshop w/ Dave Hagedorn
Join renowned percussionist and educator, Dave Hagedorn, for an opportunity to learn tips and insights about latin percussion. Limited seating, click here to register.
This event is brought to you by the Northfield Jazz Festival.

Northfield Jazz Festival
It's all happening here folks, for details visit Northfield Jazz Festival

Group Folk Instrument Ensemble Class
Join Helen Forsythe for an eight-week course to learn songs from various folk traditions and hone the skill of playing in an ensemble.

Group Folk Instrument Ensemble Class (DIFFERENT LOCATION)
Join Helen Forsythe for an eight-week course to learn songs from various folk traditions and hone the skill of playing in an ensemble. (NOTE: THE MARCH 5 CLASS WILL BE AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION, STAY TUNED.)

Group Folk Instrument Ensemble Class
Join Helen Forsythe for an eight-week course to learn songs from various folk traditions and hone the skill of playing in an ensemble.

PATIO FUNDRAISER: Strawberry Jazz Collective
Join your favorite folks from Strawberry Jazz Collective for a fundraiser benefiting the Hot Spot Music patio project. This is our FINAL FUNDRAISER before the excavators arrive, thank you all for your support!

Life is a Song! (w/ Hezekiah Ben Shirnai)
In "Songs of My Life", we gather to share our experience through songs, readings and our personal life experience. Doors at 6:45 PM, program starts at 7 PM.

March 25 Uke Jam - CANCELLED
Uke Jam is cancelled on March 25 for Spring Break. See you next month!

Trumpet Talk w/ Dan McMahill
Join us at The Hot Spot as Mia and Dan talk about how 17th century trumpets were made and present a slide show from the 2024 workshop.

Northfield Musicians Perform the Songs of Bob Dylan
Join many Northfield musicians for a Bob Dylan tribute show at Armory Square Event Center! Proceeds will benefit the Northfield Fine Arts Boosters. Special thanks to all the musicians and volunteers including Sam Dwyer, David Shelby, Ray Coudret, Jon and Liz Reppe and our esteemed emcee, Rich Larson!

Hot Spot Holiday Party & Art Show
Join local artist Bob Christy for a (now annual) art show featuring a variety of local scene and some brand-new Western scenes from his travels last spring. Pictured here: “Man and Dog Rolling Coal”

Fiber Space Open House & Sale
Join our friends at Fiber Space for a fabulous display of handmade goods, demonstrations and more! Your one-stop holiday shopping haven, The Fiber Space market will be stocked with wonderful, locally handmade gifts.

From the Vault: Hot Spot Music Dance Party
Mother Goulash will be spinning unreleased and soon-to-be-locked-away tracks from Brian Johnson.

Bad Posture Club & Slapdash Bluegrass
Join Helen Forsythe and friends for a double-header featuring Bad Posture Club & Slapdash Bluegrass, live in concert! Doors open at 6:30 PM. ($15 suggested donation)

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Join Helen Forsythe for a seven-week course to learn songs from various folk traditions and hone the skill of playing in an ensemble.

Second Saturdays Open Mic & Pizza - at the Barn! (A Patio Project Fundraiser)
Join us for a very special open mic at Carrie and Charlie’s barn, a fundraiser for the Hot Spot Music Patio Project. We’ll kick it off by gathering around the wood-fired pizza oven, and then meander into the barn for our usual open mic.

Group Folk Instrument Ensemble (Copy) (Copy)
Join Helen Forsythe for a seven-week course to learn songs from various folk traditions and hone the skill of playing in an ensemble.

Monte Montero Record Release
Taking on genres from jazz to rock to choral arrangement, Monte is a musical chameleon. This album features songs from the past 4 years featuring 100% original composition and at-home production,