Graveyard Club

Graveyard Club (Matthew Schufman (vocals, synths), Michael Wojtalewicz (guitar), Cory Jacobs (drums), and Amanda Zimmerman (bass, vocals) began inspired by a unique list of shared interests: the classic short stories of sci-fi author Ray Bradbury, the music of Ryan Gosling’s little-known band Dead Man’s Bones, and a fascination with both '50s crooners and '80s pop music.

With an ever-growing reputation as one of Minneapolis' most entertaining and moving live acts, Graveyard Club has released three albums and an EP of their haunting brand of synthpop. They perform regularly at top Twin Cities venues (First Avenue & 7th Str Entry, Fitzgerald Theater, Icehouse), and have toured nationally - supporting artists such as Elliot Moss, The Drums, Methyl Ethel, Cayucas, San Fermin, Beverly, and others. In 2018 and 2019 they performed at the Iceland Airwaves Festival in Reyjkavik.

Graveyard Club's songs have also been featured in television and film on MTV, HBO, and Netflix, amongst many others, and they continue to receive critical acclaim from local, national, and international press. Recorded remotely throughout the early stages of the pandemic, the band’s fourth LP, Moonflower, will be released in June 2022.

The Minneapolis quartet Graveyard Club makes moody synth rock befitting its name. “William,” a standout from the group’s album “Goodnight Paradise,” out Friday, is a brooding, yearning electro-goth song about reflecting on death to learn something about life. If it hasn’t been plucked to soundtrack “emotional realization” moments on screens of all sizes, music supervisors are sleeping on it.

CARYN GANZ, The New York Times

Whether you grew up with New Order, The Cure, The Smiths, or Echo & the Bunnymen or dig artists like Real Estate, DIIV, Wild Nothing, The Drums, or Arcade Fire this band and album are for you. Graveyard Club draws from, and connects, these great artists while having a unique and expressive voice all their own. Goodnight Paradise is a beautiful record. It's honest, melodic, catchy, layered and simple yet complex - it's a perfect pop album.

JAKE RUDH, Transmission, Minnesota Public Radio - The Current

Past Shows


Jul
30
th
2022
Fine Line
Jul
30
th
2022
Fine Line

Graveyard Club

'Moonflower' Album Release
with Aaron Rice
Nov
24
th
2021
Turf Club
Nov
24
th
2021
Turf Club

Graveyard Club

with Sam Cassidy and EVV
Sep
4
th
2021
7th St Entry
Sep
4
th
2021
7th St Entry

Graveyard Club

with LAAMAR
Dec
13
th
2019
Mainroom
Dec
13
th
2019
Mainroom

Yam Haus

with Graveyard Club and Dwynell Roland
Jul
26
th
2019
Fine Line
Jul
26
th
2019
Fine Line
May
13
th
2019
Turf Club
May
13
th
2019
Turf Club

Dizzy

with Graveyard Club
Mar
31
st
2019
7th St Entry
Mar
31
st
2019
7th St Entry

TEN FÉ

with Graveyard Club
Dec
31
st
2018
7th St Entry
Dec
3
rd
2017
7th St Entry
Dec
3
rd
2017
7th St Entry

Elliot Moss

with Graveyard Club
May
27
th
2017
Turf Club
May
27
th
2017
Turf Club

Little Fevers

with Graveyard Club and King Colt
Apr
12
th
2017
7th St Entry
Apr
12
th
2017
7th St Entry

Methyl Ethel

with Blonder and Graveyard Club
Mar
3
rd
2017
Turf Club
Feb
6
th
2017
Turf Club
Feb
6
th
2017
Turf Club

ARE YOU LOCAL? 2017 Finalists Showcase

with Nick Jordan, Graveyard Club, Kiss the Tiger and more!
Aug
20
th
2016
7th St Entry
Aug
20
th
2016
7th St Entry

Graveyard Club

with Posh Lost and Lunar Bedrooms
Jul
3
rd
2016
7th St Entry
Jul
3
rd
2016
7th St Entry

Lawrence

with Graveyard Club and ASTRONOMIQUE
Apr
16
th
2016
7th St Entry
Apr
16
th
2016
7th St Entry

Step Rockets

with Graveyard Club and Denny
May
12
th
2015
Triple Rock Social Club
May
12
th
2015
Triple Rock Social Club

San Fermin

with Graveyard Club
Apr
4
th
2015
Turf Club
Oct
20
th
2014
7th St Entry
Oct
20
th
2014
7th St Entry

THE LAZY KIDS

with Graveyard Club and Skittish
Sep
29
th
2014
Triple Rock Social Club
Sep
29
th
2014
Triple Rock Social Club

The Drums

with Beverly and Graveyard Club

More Shows

May
17
th
7th St Entry

Motel Breakfast

with Sleeping Jesus
May
2
nd
7th St Entry

J. Plaza

with Osa Deraé, Deja Miquel, The Knotties and more!
Apr
15
th
Fine Line

Libianca

Dec
6
th
Fine Line

Tophouse