Ray Bull Setlist

You’re Still Here
How Much Money
Little Acts of Violence
Four Little Feet
Antifreeze
Love Is Hate
Marry A Skater
Please Stop Laughing
Baby Jean
All That You Are
Under Your Eyelid
It’s Probably Nothing
Better Than Nothing
— Encore —
Name Something Better
The New Thing Dies

Babehoven Setlist

Chariot
Lasagna
Blue Around You
Fugazi
Birdseye
Break the Ice
Wave Has a Place
Often
Alt. Lena

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■ Ray Bull
Ray Bull is an American indie-pop and rock band formed by Tucker Elkins and Aaron Graham. The two met studying visual arts at The Cooper Union in New York City. Originally pursuing careers in film (Elkins) and visual arts/illustration (Graham), they reconnected post-graduation and discovered a shared passion for songwriting

Various show times have different pros and cons. The earlier ones get you home at a reasonable hour, which I deeply appreciate, but it can also make the front end scheduling a lot more hectic. I had to hustle to downtown Saint Paul as the all ages show had that earlier start time and I rolled up to an already reasonable line forming at Amsterdam Bar & Hall. It was all for an evening of New York indie bands, with Ray Bull headlining on the front end of their current North American tour. As the room filled up prior to the show, I was a little startled by the wide range of ages represented from early college kids to…significantly more seasoned folks. And unlike many all ages shows where there are a lot of chaperones, they were all here for the music, which spoke volumes to the wide reach that the evening’s bands had.

Babehoven, who we last saw in May 2024, were first up. Their 2024 album Water’s Here In You, is a catchy one and the indie rock / dream pop team of Maya Bon and Ryan Albert actually came to stage as a quartet (vocals/guitar, guitar, bass/backing vocals, and drums) and that full band made an immediate impact. That dreamy sound with reverb guitar intro from Albert on the opener Chariot was a great splash and Bon sailed into things. A new song, “released a couple of days ago”, had a more Americana feel and Bon’s vocal style easily slid into that mode, while the guitar solo from Albert brought that indie rock feel back into play. Bon kept the inter-song spaces brief and this nearly felt like an album from a continuity feel. Back in that slower dream pop space on Fugazi, Babehoven had things running well. When the next song Birdseye started, a lone audience member cheered loudly and started singing along and dear reader, that sparked a serious amount of joy for me as an observer. Bon’s singing was the center piece, but the music underneath was the pulse that kept it moving. Word that they were planning to release an album later this year ended with a “so, we’ll be back soon”. A slow solo intro from Bon on Lena was the set up to a beautiful number that picked up volume and complexity as the band joined in. It turned out to be the finale and Babehoven had impressed in their opening set.

Indie pop duo Ray Bull hit the stage next. We caught their first time in Minnesota in March 2025, where they sold out 7th Street Entry, and this was a major step up in venue size. They were here to support their newest album, 2026’s Please Stop Laughing. The pair of Aaron Graham and Tucker Elkins has gotten a huge following, as the very diverse crowd attested. The band had set up an inflatable tube guy on stage prior to getting going, suggesting a bit of whimsy that would play out later. Appearing as a trio (vocals/guitar, vocals/keyboards/guitar, and drums), You’re Still Here was a solid opener, but the transition to How Much Money really let the band go, with both Graham and Elkins taking turns on lead and harmony. This was very good indie pop, with those keyboards providing the bright, punchy undertones that had the crowd bouncing along. A little banter as we got the trade to acoustic guitar also had some cat related puns, and they got back to it with Four Little Feet that had a heavy synth sound. Both front men on guitar, we had what seemed like a little bit of backing music that made for a fairly dramatic tone. Love Is Hate had serious cheers and the front of the crowd was in full jump mode, and the separate, dual lyrics near the end were well done. Elkins was working every sound possible out of the keys, with a near theremin mode at one point. A moment of recognition for the drummer Fletcher Alexson (from Minnesota, “a home town hero”) got a call out for his family (a large contingent!) and then one of them coming up on stage and eating a cricket with Graham, which he has been doing this while tour after a lost bet. Dear reader, I just re-read that sentence and you really did have to be there.

The title track of the new album was a fully confident Ray Bull and perhaps their fullest and loudest sound of the evening and Alexson’s closing drums were the cherry on top. All That You Are had the longest intro as Elkins and Graham leaned into those harmonies. Things slowed down for It’s Probably Nothing, which initially had Elkins on lead vocals with just the guitars and a hefty dose of smoke machine before opening back up. Wrapping up the main set on a rocker, the band closed on some high final vocals. Back after some thunderous cheering, the two song encore began with the earnest Name Something Better with those shared vocal duties on full display. The night ended with The New Thing Dies and had Elkins out into the middle of the crowd and was a perfectly pop way for Ray Bull to finish up, as their inflatable friend joined them at the very end.