Erik Koskinen Band Thursday Residency

Erik Koskinen and his band perform on the Cedar Lounge Earth Rider Brewery Taproom stage on Thursdays in February.

Musically sprouted from the blend of American folk, country, rock-n-roll, and blues, Koskinen and his band present a lyrical and musical metaphor of America’s theaters of war, of history, of relationships, and of the reflections in the mirror.

Koskinen’s Burning the Deal, released in 2019, is steeped in American roots traditions. Born in Fort Collins, Colorado, raised in Northern Michigan and upper New York state, then living in urban Minneapolis and now, rural Minnesota, Koskinen grew up with the rhythms of weather, factory towns and farmlands. He worked in construction for years as he developed his music career, and he now resides on a farm near where he owns a recording studio in Cleveland, Minnesota, population 717.

Burning the Deal, his fifth album, follows Cruising Paradise (2018), Live at the Real Phonic Radio Hour (2016), America Theatre (2014) and Keep it to Yourself (2010).

Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; music starts at 8. Tickets are available at eventbrite.com.