Strumbucket releases five-song EP
The five-piece “twang-funk” band dropped a five-song EP on Oct. 26 called “Friends Like You.” Bandmates Alex Blackwelder, Pearson Beasley, Peter Henderson and Pat Bottini stop by the KHOL studio to talk about the release and play an acoustic set for listeners at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31.
Formed in 2018, Strumbucket merges bass grooves, banjo twang, Latin beats, electro-psych synth lines, and classic rock guitar.
The band will be performing on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at the Silver Dollar Bar inside The Wort hotel, sitting in for Tuesday typicals One Ton Pig.
Christian Wallowing Bull drops new single
Singer-songwriter Christian Wallowing Bull is proving a tour de force after his debut LP was released last January, “My First Buffalo Hunt.” His latest single, “A Single Bird Upon Her Cheek” drops Oct. 31. With familial ties to the Wind River as an enrolled member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe, Wallowing Bull aims to represent his indigenous roots and create a bridge to tribal communities.
Wallowing Bull will be opening for local favorite Inland Isle on Friday, Nov. 1 for a free set at The Virginian Saloon.
In advance of that show, he’ll be performing on the KHOL airwaves at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1 to promote the show, along with Pat Chadwick and Leif Routman from Inland Isle.
Inland Isle’s “Fruitloops” and forthcoming album resonate with the times
“Fruitloops” is the second single from the indie band’s forthcoming second album, “In Denial,” due in Spring 2025. Incisive lyrics from songwriter-guitarist Patrick Chadwick atop lush vocal harmonies anchor the band’s sound.
“On the network tonight / Love of pet memes aside / We have nothing left in common,” Chadwick states to start the song, which follows family disintegration during the rise of the smartphone.
“I think a lot of us have had the experience of losing a shared sense of reality with longtime family or friends because our ways of learning about the world have become so siloed over the years,” said Chadwick. “And in the long term, that’s more heartbreaking than your standard breakup song.”
In addition to their show at The Virginian on Nov. 1, the band will also be performing at The Silver Dollar Bar inside The Wort Hotel at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2.
