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We Are The Willows is an alternative and indie rock band that crafts dynamic songs with a contemplative air. The quintet will play the Opera House stage on Friday, October 4, 2024 at 7:30 PM. Doors will open at 6:30 PM. Tickets will range from $20 to $25 (plus Eventbrite fees) and will increase by $5 on the day of the show. Friends of the MPOH will be able to purchase tickets starting July 1 and the general public will be able to purchase tickets on July 15.We Are The Willows didn’t begin as a band. It started as the solo project of Minneapolis songwriter, Peter Miller. A Collection of Sounds and Something Like the Plague, released in 2009, was Miller’s first effort under the name We Are The Willows. It’s an album about loss of religious faith and the act of reimagining the world without god. After the release of the album, Miller began touring extensively. Between 2009 and 2011 he played over 250 shows all across the country. Between tours Miller recorded, mixed and released the PLACES EP and began working on what would become the first full band album.
In 2007 Miller’s Grandmother gifted him over 350 letters written by his Grandfather while stationed in the South West Pacific during WWII. On tour, Miller would read the letters, take notes, and eventually songs started to form. Over the next 3 years, Miller wrote songs cataloguing his grandparents’ courtship during WWII. He enlisted the help of longtime collaborator Jeremiah Satterthwaite to play guitar and co-produce the album as well as Hilary James (voice/ cello) and Travis Collins (voice/ bass). Together they spent the next year recording the 20 song concept album, Picture (Portrait). The album garnered praise from NPR, the BBC, NOISEY, PASTE magazine, Buzzfeed, The Brooklyn Vegan, and USA Today.
In the Summer of 2020, We Are The Willows released their 3rd full length album, Who We Are & Where We Are Now. It’s been a long time in the making. This album is a testament to being better for the people and things you love. It’s an acceptance of the things you can’t control and that there is no arrival, there’s only Who We Are & Where We Are Now.
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139 High Street, Mineral Point, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53565
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