Max & The Fellow Travelers • Winefred RT • Alewives
Fri 02/20/26
7:00PM
All Ages
music
$12 ADV // $15 DOS
Show Lineup
Fellow Travelers
(Milwaukee)
Genre: Country-Rock, Folk-Rock, Indie Rock
There’s a type of band that doesn’t just play songs — they collect them, test-drive them, stretch them, condense them, and send them back out however they’re meant to be. Fellow Travelers belong in that category.
At the heart of it all is Max Niemann: armed with a six-string guitar, a harmonica rack, and a catalog of songs that feel lived-in – whether it’s a front porch blues or a sprawling piece of electric alchemy.
Around Niemann’s songs, the band builds a sound that can lean rustic or exploratory. Organ lines shimmer, fiddle and pedal steel soar over guitars braided together in ragged, interlocking patterns just above a rhythm section that might swing, shuffle, or hit a wide-open drive. There’s an emphasis on feel over flash, and while any member might occasionally hit the gas, the collective momentum is held above all.
Niemann’s lyrics hold tight to a timeless human experience— broken-down characters, doubts, responsibilities— but they’re carried by dynamic arrangements. Old-time chord changes collide with art rock tension; a lone fiddle drifts over krautrock-inspired rhythms. It’s music that honors the lineage of American roots while insisting that there’s more roads for it to wander down.
Fellow Travelers aren’t trying to revive anything, they’d rather chase the same spirit that animated their mentors – drawing from deep wells and crossing borders in the meantime.
Winefred RT
(Chicago, IL)
Winefred RT’s stark, intimate storytelling is an unflinching invitation into her inner world. Landing in Chicago by way of Madison, WI and Milwaukee, WI, Zoe Bockhorst, the songwriter known as Winefred RT, developed her sound at open mics and in her bedroom before breaking onto the scene with her 2023 single “dogs/vampire”. Since then, her small but dedicated fanbase has grown steadily.
Alewives
(Milwaukee, WI)
Alewives is a country-rock band known to jangle, choogle, twang, drone, and maybe even jam. Born out of stewardship for rock n’ roll, the (mostly) Wisconsin-based projects draws from numerous classic forms like heartland rock, power-pop, garage, roots rock, art punk, country, and more. An equal dose of tongue-in-cheek and heart-on-sleeve, Alewives wavers between descants of self doubt and wry tales of frustration at the self-serve laundry.