Friday, July 23rd • 9:30pm • Side Stage
Fiddle + guitars + harmonies + dive bar vibe — it all adds up to The Federales, a collaboration between six longtime friends and players based in Minneapolis. Since 2012, fans in the Twin Cities and beyond have lined up for this band’s infectious take on old-school country music. While their debut recording, Blues, Bourbon & Burritos, took a straight-ahead approach to Midwestern country sounds and songwriting, their latest album, Honkytonks & Hangovers, leans woozily across a wider swath of American styles — rooted in the present but never jilting the past. Just try not to tap your feet. Try harder not to dance. A good time? Hey, that’s a given.
Website: federalesmpls.com