Brother Duo The Cactus Blossoms to Play Milwaukee's Shank Hall

Minneapolis brother duo The Cactus Blossoms are currently touring for their album You're Dreaming (produced by JD McPherson) and will stop in Milwaukee on Sunday, July 31 at Shank Hall.

Touring with a full band, the duo brings a breath of fresh air and vitality to a classic musical style, with their blood harmonies and memorable songwriting. They're also included in the new Twin Peaks series -- a great fit for their reverb-drenched, haunting harmonies.

With You're Dreaming, The Cactus Blossoms appeared seemingly from nowhere, garnering comparisons to classic sibling duos. Born and raised in the working-class neighborhood of "Nordeast" Minneapolis, brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkhum found themselves drawn to vintage folk and country music, honing their songwriting skills with weekly gigs at former 1940s honkytonk The Turf Club in St. Paul, MN. With the kind of blood harmonies that make your scalp tingle, the brothers made the genre their own and started working originals into their weekly sets of classics. People couldn't tell the difference between the classics and the covers. A chance gig opening for JD McPherson brought him on board as a fan and later as producer.

With press ranging from a Rolling Stone "Artist to Watch," NPR Heavy Rotation, NPR All Things Considered, Folk Alley, Noisey, Garden & Gun, CMT, A Prairie Home Companion and much more, the brothers continue to draw new converts for their pure, timeless sound.

Check their tour schedule below and at www.thecactusblossoms.com, and stream You're Dreaming on Soundcloud.

KDHX Presents THE CACTUS BLOSSOMS

Sunday, July 31, 8:00 pm

Shank Hall

1434 N Farwell Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202

$10-12; www.shankhall.com

THE CACTUS BLOSSOMS on tour:

SA 7/9 Duluth, MN - Bayfront Festival Park
FR 7/15 Omaha, NE - Reverb
SA 7/16 Columbia, MO - Rose Music Hall
SU 7/17 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway Nightclub
TU 7/19 Newport, KY - Southgate House Revival
WE 7/20 Columbus, OH - Woodlands Tavern
SA 7/23 Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival
TU 7/26 Brooklyn, NY - Rough Trade
WE 7/27 York, PA - Sign of the Wagon
TH 7/28 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern
FR 7/29 South Park, PA - South Park Amphitheater
SA 7/30 Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room at the Crofoot
SU 7/31 Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall*

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