Backseat Lovers at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (2021-10-08)

It was an all-ages show for the Backseat Lovers concert at the 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, on October 8th. This meant that the show started at 7pm sharp, and ending before curfew… with no encores.



Singer and songwriter Branson Anderson opened the show. Anderson is from Utah (by the way of Nevada), and his one-man show sounded a little Country & Western, but with folk and rockabilly influences. When he mentioned what an honor it was for him to play the same venue that The White Stripes played so many years ago before they were famous… you can tell he is a White Stripes fan. As it turns out, one time he ditch high school and took days to travel to Nashville to meet Jack White at Third Man Records.


Anderson’s 40-min set features his singles “Don’t Go To The City” and “When Can I Call You Baby”, as well as covers of traditional songs, like “St. James Infirmary” (popularized by The Standells).



It was a sold-out show for Backseat Lovers. There were still so many young fans outside the venues, hoping to score unwanted tickets from attendees … so I know the group can play a bigger venue and draw a much bigger crowd.



The band was still relatively young, when right after their high school graduations, they released an EP Elevator Days, followed by a full length debut album When We Were Friends… which had over 55 million streams, thanks to their single “Kilby Girl”. As you can see, they played the hit song in the middle of their set, to a sing-along crowd in the dancefloor.



Again, due to curfew for an all-ages show, the band kept their set short and sweet. They only have one album so far, but by the time their sophomore album, I predict they’ll be headlining First Avenue’s mainroom.

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