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Chicago Farmer & the Fieldnotes with The Sapsuckers presented by La Crosse Distilling Co. & GECU The Friendly Credit Union.
CHICAGO FARMER
The son of a small-town farming community, Cody Diekhoff logged plenty of highway and stage time under the name Chicago Farmer before settling in the city in 2003. Profoundly inspired by fellow Midwesterner John Prine, hes a working-class folk musician to his core. His small-town roots, tilled with city streets mentality, are turning heads North and South of I-80.
I love the energy, music, and creativity of Chicago, but at the same time, the roots and hard work of my small town, he shares. Growing up in Delavan, Illinois, with a population less than 2,000, Diekhoffs grandparents were farmers, and their values have always provided the baseline of his songs.
He writes music for the kind of people that come to my shows. Whether in Chicago or Delavan, everyone has a story, and everyone puts in a long day and works hard the same way, he says. My generation may have been labeled as slackers, but I dont know anyone who doesnt work hard - many people I know put in 50-60 hours a week and 12-hour days. Thats what keeps me playing. I dont like anyone to be left out; my music is for everyone in big and very small towns.
He listened to punk rock and grunge as a kid before discovering a friends dad playing Hank Williams, and it was a revelation. Prine and Guthrie quickly followed. The name Chicago Farmer was originally for a band, but the utilitarian life of driving alone from bar to bar, city to city - to make a direct connection to his audience and listener, took a deeper hold.
You can smell the dirt in the fields, hear the wind as it blows across the plains, and see the people that Chicago Farmer sings about. Each track captures a moment in time, whether for a person or a particular place. Imagine if a John Steinbeck short story had been written as a song, and this will give you a fairly good idea as to what Chicago Farmer accomplishes on his albums.
HONEST TUNE
Meet the Sapsuckers
Official Showcase Artists, SXSW ~ Nominated Best Country Band, Wisconsin Area Music Industry Assn.
The Sapsuckers write and perform original country music that blends humor, heartache, and honkytonk.
Featuring lead vocalist Nikki Grossman (fiddle, vocals, guitar) and anchored in the songwriting team of Grossman and Joe Hart (guitar, vocals, mandolin), the bands style ranges from hillbilly roots to Nashville pop, while their engaging performance style has earned a growing fanbase in the Midwest and beyond.
Formed as an acoustic duo in 2013, the couple began performing with a backing band in 2019, and is currently booking shows in both configurations.
Their fourth studio album will be released in 2022. Recorded at Native Sound Recordings in Saint Louis and co-produced by Ryan Koenig (Pokey La Farge, Rum Drum Ramblers), the new record features the expanded lineup of the band.
The duo has recorded three albums: Dont Think About Tomorrow Tonight (2018) was launched at an official SXSW showcase, where they earned a standing ovation, as well as numerous Midwest tour dates. The album was co-produced by John Wood (Richard and Linda Thompson, Cat Stevens, Incredible String Band). The Sapsuckers video for the song Fools Were Made to be Broken was premiered by Radio Heartland on Minnesota Public Radio, The Current. Ocooch Mountain Home, (2015), received high praise from the likes of fROOTS, Bluegrass Today, and Country Music People UK. Speaking of Music (2013) captures the old-timey roots of the band.
Grossman and Hart live with their daughter on a rural homestead in Southwestern Wisconsin. Frequently on the road, they work with steady bands based in St. Louis and Minneapolis.
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LocationThe Main - An Event Space (View)
422 Main Street
La Crosse, WI 54601
United States
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| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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