What a night to come get your face melted off with some of the best rockers in town!

About this event

The Rank Strangers are original independent rock music, established 1990 and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota the United States of Amerika.

“Leslie Rich plays fun, super dance-able rock music.” - Mostly Minnesota

“Minnesota’s answer to the sultry alt Americana rock sounds of Chris Isaak.” - Rift Magazine

Leslie Rich & the Rocket Soul Choir release The Butcher Boy, the long-awaited follow-up to their lauded EP Kidder’s Son. Drawing comparisons to America’s most revered rock songwriters like Tom Petty and John Mellencamp, Belfast-born Leslie Rich writes songs that are immediate and timeless, whether singing about unrequited love, hitting rock bottom or just finding the will to keep going in the face of extreme hardship. Together with his Minnesota-based trio, he makes perfectly crafted pop songs that showcase the band’s tight groove and Americana-inspired harmonies, delivering joy and optimism at a time when we need it most.

The group spent nine days in the winter of ‘19/’20 in northern Minnesota, holing up at Sparta Sound Studios with renowned engineer and producer Rich Mattson (Trampled By Turtles, Ol’ Yeller, Dan Israel) and recorded all the tracks together. This time allowed the band to collaborate in a deeper way than on Leslie Rich’s previous projects. “Pete is a fantastic arranger, Atom is a historian, and both are way more musical than myself,” Leslie says. “We got to really focus on writing and arranging together, and the songs are better for it.”

"For the last 10 years, the Silverteens have thrived by combining ’60s-influenced Garage Rock with their own hard-charging brand of Punk/Power Pop. The band members — mainstays on the local scene since the 1980s (and before!) — include Terry Isachsen (Flamin’ Oh’s), Steve Olson (Laughing Stock), Jerry Johnson (MezzoFist), and Mark Engebretson (The Whole Lotta Loves)"

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