Saturday, July 8, 2023
6:30 pm Doors // 7:30 pm Music
$15 Advance General Admission // $20 At The Door
All Ages
Ticket Purchases are Final and Non-Refundable
Minnesota singer/songwriter & guitarist Craig Paquette and his band The Spartones celebrate the release of his new album, Back Together,
inspired by a book of poetry published in 1940 by his grandfather Donald J Paquette Sr.
Rounding out the night's celebration are popular Minnesota music-makers Thunderheads and Caitlin Nicol Thomas.
The Spartones were assembled by Craig Paquette to record his two solo albums, 2019’s Won’t Last Forever and 2023’s Back Together at Sparta Sound Studio.
In the midst of writing songs during the summer and winter of 2020/21, Paquette located a book of poetry published in 1940 by his grandfather, Donald J Paquette Sr. Reading the poetry, he began to feel a deep connection to a lost and never discussed part of his family’s past. Many of the poems speak of the turbulent times in the late 1930’s and reflect the times we are currently living in. The poems soon became the topic and provided most of the lyrics for four new songs as well as inspiration to continue writing the remainder of songs included on Craig’s new album, Back Together.
Craig Paquette (Thunderheads)
Steve Blexrud (Thunderheads)
Bill Boyce (Thunderheads)
Rich Mattson (Rich Mattson and The Northstars, Ol’ Yeller, The Bitter Spills)
Keely Lane (Rich Mattson and The Northstars, Trailer Trash, Silent Treatment)
Al Oikari ( The Big Wu, Cook County’s Most Wanted)
Colleen Martin Oake (The Wreck, Oake & Paine, Lolo’s Ghost)
Bruce Paquette (Jambalaya)
Thunderheads
With their tight music arrangements and crisp vocal harmonies, Thunderheads perform a mix of original music and cover songs ranging from Neil Young, Little Feat and Mark Knopfler to Pink Floyd, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Original members Steve Blexrud and Craig Paquette have been performing and recording together for nearly 40 years.
Steve Blexrud (Lead Guitar and Vocals)
Craig Paquette (Rhythm Guitar, Slide Guitar and Vocals)
William Boyce (Drums)
Blake Tanberk (Bass Guitar)
Jim Ryberg (Keyboards)
Caitlin Nicol-Thomas
Iowa native Caitlin Nicol-Thomas is a singer/songwriter, musician and actress based in Nashville Tennessee since 2007. Besides being a long-time veteran of the Nashville honky-tonks, she has toured the country and the world supporting artists such as Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, Don Williams, Blake Shelton and others. She has performed with members of the Cash family for the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, has been selected for several performances in Dolly Parton's musical theater production "Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol", and has released recordings as a solo artist (Troubled Times, 2008) and also in her band The Thread (House On Fire, 2020). This summer she celebrates the release of another recording of original songs, Derecho.
Whether she delivers a heartfelt original song, or adds her own flavor to a cover, you will be mesmerized by the talents of Caitlin Nicol-Thomas.