Dean Johnson
Turf Club
St. Paul, MN
Sep. 11th, 2026
This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS584-586)
Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float) (Openers)
Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float) + Soundboard > Tascam DR-60D (Dean Johnson)
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-Thanks to Dean Johnson for allowing me to record.
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Old Pup
1. Bee
2. Stalactites
3. Spider Towns
4. Passing
5. Beware O Wanderer
6. ?
Will Hansen- Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Ellie Jackson- Vocals, Omnichord, Flute
Drue DeVente- Bass
Nate Kinsman- Drums
Archive.org / Google Drive
Old Pup is a warmly haunted folk outfit led by Milwaukee-based pedal steel player/songwriter Will Hansen, who writes lyrically vivid (at-times experimental) country-tinged songs. Sophomore album, 'Spider Towns,' features intimate, ethereal recordings captured in living rooms, warehouse hallways, & wide-open fields spanning Milwaukee, New Orleans, & New Mexico. Hansen’s lyrical dexterity is at the forefront of this latest collection, seamlessly weaving the everyday with the interstellar. In the words of songwriter Chris Acker, “Old Pup is Rosetta-stoned.”
Sadie Gustafson-Zook
1. Intro
2. Plea for Potential
3. Maybe I Don't Know
4. I Just Wanna Be
5. ?
6. I Know We Can Make Us Free
7. Kitchen
Archive.org / Google Drive
Sadie Gustafson-Zook is a songwriter with that enviable knack of being able to take a very specific moment in her life and somehow imbue it with universality and a common thread. Listening to her songs, you find yourself thinking about your own existence as you learn about hers.
Dean Johnson
https://www.deanjohnsongs.com
1. Intro
2. Shouldn’t Say Mine
3. The Man in the Booth
4. Painted Smile
5. Your Shadow
6. Shake Me
7. Blue Moon
8. Annabelle Goodbye
9. Carol
10. Hang Youie
11. So Much Better
12. Acting School
13. Old TV
14. Before You Hit the Ground
15. Faraway Skies
16. Nothing for Me, Please
17. Swingin Party (The Replacements cover)
Dean Johnson- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Will Hansen- Pedal Steel
Ellie Jackson- Vocals, Omnichord
Drue DeVente- Bass
Nate Kinsman- Drums
Archive.org / Google Drive
With I Hope We Can Still Be Friends, his debut for Saddle Creek, Dean Johnson makes a pact with the listener: He will sing you his truth in the most heartfelt and charming way possible, if you promise to keep an open mind.
The title partly stems from the playful way the Seattle-based singer, songwriter and guitarist communes with his audiences at concerts. “I hope you’re not afraid to talk to me after the show,” he’ll say, sweetly, before launching into “Death of the Party,” the album’s seventh song. Centered on the “energy vampire” archetype — the exasperating windbag we’ve all encountered at some point — its lyrics are at once intellectually biting and unmistakably hilarious. His tender voice rings out like the ghost of Roy Orbison or a misfit Everly brother.
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Tapers notes: This show was originally supposed to take place in January but was canceled, thankfully scheduling worked out so I could go to the make up date. I've been a fan of Dean since his debut album in 2023, and he's become more well know to the public from "Faraway Skies" being played in an episode of Reservation Dogs, so it was no surprise that song got the biggest applause of the night. Dean and his team were really accommodating to me in terms allowing me to record, which I'm very thankful for, and Dean's set is a really great quality recording. The 2 openers are AUD recordings as I only got permission to record Dean's set from the soundboard, and unfortunately the crowd was pretty talkative, which annoys me to no end.
[Disclaimer: Opinions expressed by the artists at this show do not reflect my own.]
"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I'm travelin' light and I'm slow coming home"
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