Greycoats

Come witness the rise and fall of that all-American icon the televangelist, in this wildly imaginative, media-saturated performance propelled by the yearning beauty of Greycoats’ music, with a bump of gold-tinted 1980s nostalgia. Drawing inspiration from true stories of American evangels who flew too close to the sun, CHARISMA! invites audiences on a marathon of telethons, confronting a cult of personality, humanity’s carnal nature, and the impossibility of living up to a divine ideal.

Stage directed and co-created by theater artist Seth Bockley. Film directed and shot by cinematographer Kevin Horn. CHARISMA! brings theater, film and pop music together, while doubling as the release of Greycoats’ fourth studio album, September 20-23 at The Southern Theater in Minneapolis.

“What if Jimmy Swaggart fronted Joy Division?” And then, as these things do, it went off the rails...

22 songs were tracked over 9 days in October, 2017 at The Library Recording Studio in Minneapolis. 18 made the cut. So did Cooper Doten, joining on bass, as the band reimagines themselves as a five-piece. No strangers to ambition, Greycoats chase the spectacular with the release of every album, pairing films to songs for Setting Fire to the Great Unknown (2008), hosting an art exhibition for World of Tomorrow (2013) and building a midi-controlled spaceship for Adrift (2015). But if we’re gonna talk about a concept album, this is probably it — from a band that was built for the stage.

Past Shows


Dec
6
th
2018
7th St Entry
Dec
6
th
2018
7th St Entry

Greycoats and Wax Lead

with TEMPLE and WET LEGS
Dec
4
th
2014
Mainroom
Dec
4
th
2014
Mainroom

I AM MPLS!

with DJ BARB ABNEY, Greg Coleman, Jeff Pfoser and more!
Feb
17
th
2013
Triple Rock Social Club
Feb
17
th
2013
Triple Rock Social Club
Jul
21
st
2012
Mainroom
Jul
21
st
2012
Mainroom

jeremy messersmith

with Night Moves and Greycoats
Dec
2
nd
2010
7th St Entry
Dec
2
nd
2010
7th St Entry

Alicia Wiley

with Greycoats and Hildur Victoria

More Shows

Jul
9
th
Fine Line

mekons

with Jake La Botz
May
22
nd
First Avenue

Napalm Death and Melvins

with Hard-Ons (with Jerry A) and Dark Sky Burial
Jun
15
th
7th St Entry

Samantha Crain

May
2
nd
Amsterdam Bar & Hall

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah