Amsterdam Presents… The Travelling Blues Orchestra with Lonesome Dan Kase and SOLIDSTATE

Lonesome Dan Kase has spent a life on the road. Originally from Hillsdale, Michigan, by age 18 Dan left home and started a journey busking and gigging. He finally made his way to Minnesota in 2001, where he’s made a name for himself through his unique style of fingerpicking blues guitar.

Lonesome Dan’s newest album, Hours Seem Like Days, is his first album after a ten-year recording break. Dan merges his passion for blues, country, folk, R&B, ragtime and jazz with personal, emotional stories to create powerful new songs.

SOLIDSTATE is a two-piece rock and roll combo based in St. Paul MN. It’s members have written and performed together in numerous projects for over two decades, and with SOLIDSTATE, they’ve distilled their music into its most concentrated and punchy form to date. With vocals that swing from crooning to barking, braided with loud, beefy guitars, and tight, hard-hitting drums, SOLIDSTATE’s live-shows are a one-two punch of infectious intensity and tight songcraft that lands somewhere near the intersection of blues, punk rock, and rock and roll

Founded by impresario/maestro Johnny Sincerely, The Travelling Blues Orchestra incorporates elements of vaudevillian theatricality into their live shows for an experience not to be forgotten! Combining the swaggering piano blues of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins with the musical eclecticism of Tom Waits, they have been called “A bourbon soaked blues carnival” and ” A Tarantino-esque take on the blues”. This orchestra of boozy, hopeless romantics can be found travelling from dim lit bar to dim lit bar, leaving empty bottles and broken hearts in their wake.

***Effective immediately, proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test within 72 hours of the show date will be required for entry to the show. We will accept Docket or Mayo Clinic app or a photo of your vaccination card that matches your ID. Rapid tests will not be accepted for this event.***