JESSE SWAN THORSON

Pretty Boy Thorson & The Falling Angels are a punk/country band from Minneapolis, MN. The band describes themselves as country, and their Gram-Parsons-tribute name and their adulation of Merle Haggard is just part of this. Most of their songs are constructed like country songs, and much of the content is country as well: heartache, loneliness, whiskey. The songs become punk rock with PBT’s loud-and-fast delivery, hoarse screaming vocals, and drunken expletive-filled live shows. The band’s originality lies in the mixing of these two tropes with a defiant introspection that appeals to the twentysomething what-the-hell-am-I-doing-with-my-life experience. Pretty Boy Thorson perform regularly in Minneapolis and Fargo, ND, and tour occasionally. The band is a live favorite in the punk rock community, and their albums have been well received by a broader audience.

Past Shows


Oct
20
th
2016
7th St Entry
Oct
20
th
2016
7th St Entry

Dan Andriano In The Emergency Room

with DAN P. (of MU330), DEREK GRANT (of Alkaline Trio) and JESSE SWAN THORSON
May
12
th
2015
Turf Club
May
12
th
2015
Turf Club

John Moreland

with Mike Gunther and JESSE SWAN THORSON
Oct
18
th
2013
Turf Club
Oct
18
th
2013
Turf Club

John Wesley Coleman III

with Mr. Hide and JESSE SWAN THORSON

More Shows

Mar
24
th
Turf Club

Hovvdy

with Video Age
Jan
21
st
Fine Line

Ben Barnes

Jan
18
th
First Avenue

ISOxo presents KGM( irl )*

Nov
29
th
First Avenue

Club XCX