5/28/22 JD Simo To Perform At Thrasher Opera House
28 May 2022 News
Green Lake, Wis. – Chicago-born and now Nashville-based musician JD Simo will play the historic Thrasher Opera House on Saturday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m. Simo is like a one-person crusade dedicated to keeping music real, raw, and honest. No matter the setting and his role (whether it’s wingman or bandleader), J.D.’s presence infuses the situation of the moment with the music that’s been fueling him pretty much his whole life, spiced with influences that straddle both decades and dimensions.
As a songwriter, guitarist, and producer, he has worked with Jack White, Tommy Emmanuel, Luther Dickinson, Dave Cobb, Blackberry Smoke, and even been a member of Grateful Dead founder Phil Lesh’s “Phil & Friends.” Now he comes forth with his most unique, original, and rawest effort yet… “Mind Control,” which was released in late 2021. During lockdown in ’20, he started cutting tracks in his makeshift studio every week. Joined by longtime collaborator Adam Abrashoff on drums and the addition of longtime friend, bassist-producer-engineer Adam Bednarik (Justin Townes Earle), they mused a proverbial soup of shared influences. “Mind Control” is the product of 3 like-minded buddies huddled in a humble setting, making music to make them feel good. The songs stark, revealing nature is the product of them using the creative process for therapy and enjoyment. Because they had to, for no other reason than they couldn’t not! They love it too much. A positive theme of growth, self-help, addiction, and mental health struggles lay alongside a haunting, low-down musical landscape. It’s raw, funky, and real. Such is life.
The Summer/Fall 2022 Season at Thrasher Opera House is sponsored by Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Special Properties of Green Lake. The show is sponsored by Steve’s Quality Painting of Green Lake. This event is supported in part by a grant from the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Tickets for the JD Simo performance on June 18 at 7:30 p.m. are $22 and are available at www.thrasheroperahouse.com or by calling 920.294.4279
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