The Scarlet Goodbye

The Scarlet Goodbye is a musical adventure, spawned out of the chance meeting of two Minnesota Music veterans who come from different sides of the street. Daniel Murphy and Jeff Arundel may seem like an unlikely mash-up, but they weave their pasts together in an intoxicating (and at times intoxicated) mix that recalls Big Star and The Hollies… musical, melodic, loud, soft… and above all, emotive.

“This started at a house party in St. Paul.” says Dan Murphy, who had waved goodbye to his bands Soul Asylum and Golden Smog several years ago. “I discovered Jeff’s inviting studio, which loomed as a sharp contrast to my distant memories of studios past.” The unlikely collaboration between the Edgy Rocker (Murphy) and the Wistful Troubador (Arundel) gives us Say Hello to the Scarlet Goodbye—an aural tour de force that both whispers, and thunders. With Ben Peterson on drums and Pat Nelson on bass, a scrappy rock band emerges,  and artfully delivers songs that evoke the emotions of minor things in major keys.

Written and recorded in real time, during what history will remember as that year with an asterisk—”The Pandemic Year*”.

Past Shows


Sep
16
th
2022
7th St Entry
Sep
16
th
2022
7th St Entry

Gear Daddies

‘BILLY’S LIVE BAIT’ Vinyl Re-Release
with The Scarlet Goodbye
May
6
th
2022
Turf Club
May
6
th
2022
Turf Club
Feb
11
th
2022
Turf Club
Feb
11
th
2022
Turf Club
Dec
18
th
2021
Palace Theatre
Dec
18
th
2021
Palace Theatre

The Jayhawks

with Matt Wilson & his Orchestra and The Scarlet Goodbye

More Shows

Dec
20
th
The Fitzgerald Theater

The Jayhawks

with Matthew Sweet
Apr
27
th
First Avenue

Penny & Sparrow

Apr
3
rd
First Avenue

Caravan Palace

Jan
25
th
First Avenue

The Current’s 20th Anniversary Celebration

with Beach Bunny, Bad Bad Hats and MAKR AN ERIS