The Twilight Hours
Encyclopedia
The Twilight Hours were formed by Matt Wilson
(Trip Shakespeare
and The Flops
) and John Munson
(Trip Shakespeare
, Semisonic
, The New Standards
and The Flops
).
. Trip Shakespeare was picked up by A&M records but did not achieve commercial success. Munson joined with Wilson's brother Dan in the forming of the band Semisonic
which was signed by MCA and received enough airplay to have some of their songs reach the Pop and Modern charts. During this time Matt Wilson began a solo career and released the "Burnt, White, and Blue" album. When Semisonic went on hiatus, Munson reunited with Wilson and formed The Flops
which was dissolved in 2005 as the pair decided to move their music in a new direction and the band The Twilight Hours began to take shape.
Matt Wilson (musician)
Matt Wilson is a singer/songwriter who is best known as the not overly serious lead of the band Trip Shakespeare. While Matt was an English concentrator at Harvard he met John Munson and Elaine Harris and formed the band Trip Shakespeare. After the breakup he was a drummer for a Minneapolis band...
(Trip Shakespeare
Trip Shakespeare
Trip Shakespeare was a Minneapolis-based alternative rock band of the late 1980s/early 1990s.-Origins:The band originated when Harvard University English student Matt Wilson teamed up with Elaine Harris , a Harvard grad student in biological anthropology, in the early 1980s...
and The Flops
The Flops
The Flops were a collaboration of John Munson and Matt Wilson .They played several shows between 2001 and 2005. They covered material from the Trip Shakespeare days, Matt's solo efforts and some new tunes as well...
) and John Munson
John Munson
John Munson is a Minneapolis musician who is best known as the bass player for Semisonic. He was also a member of Trip Shakespeare during the late 1980s and early 1990s.-Trip Shakespeare:...
(Trip Shakespeare
Trip Shakespeare
Trip Shakespeare was a Minneapolis-based alternative rock band of the late 1980s/early 1990s.-Origins:The band originated when Harvard University English student Matt Wilson teamed up with Elaine Harris , a Harvard grad student in biological anthropology, in the early 1980s...
, Semisonic
Semisonic
Semisonic is an American alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1995. The band consisted of three members: Dan Wilson , John Munson , and Jacob Slichter...
, The New Standards
The New Standards
The New Standards is a minimalist jazz trio formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2005 and composed of Chan Poling , John Munson and Steve Roehm...
and The Flops
The Flops
The Flops were a collaboration of John Munson and Matt Wilson .They played several shows between 2001 and 2005. They covered material from the Trip Shakespeare days, Matt's solo efforts and some new tunes as well...
).
Background
The founding members of The Twilight Hours, Matt Wilson and John Munson, first performed together in the band E. Brown and then in Trip ShakespeareTrip Shakespeare
Trip Shakespeare was a Minneapolis-based alternative rock band of the late 1980s/early 1990s.-Origins:The band originated when Harvard University English student Matt Wilson teamed up with Elaine Harris , a Harvard grad student in biological anthropology, in the early 1980s...
. Trip Shakespeare was picked up by A&M records but did not achieve commercial success. Munson joined with Wilson's brother Dan in the forming of the band Semisonic
Semisonic
Semisonic is an American alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1995. The band consisted of three members: Dan Wilson , John Munson , and Jacob Slichter...
which was signed by MCA and received enough airplay to have some of their songs reach the Pop and Modern charts. During this time Matt Wilson began a solo career and released the "Burnt, White, and Blue" album. When Semisonic went on hiatus, Munson reunited with Wilson and formed The Flops
The Flops
The Flops were a collaboration of John Munson and Matt Wilson .They played several shows between 2001 and 2005. They covered material from the Trip Shakespeare days, Matt's solo efforts and some new tunes as well...
which was dissolved in 2005 as the pair decided to move their music in a new direction and the band The Twilight Hours began to take shape.
Formation
First envisioned as strictly a duo between Matt Wilson and John Munson, where they would limit themselves to upright bass and acoustic guitar. As they progressed they soon abandoned the idea and added drums, electric guitar and electric bass rather than upright bass. In an interview with public television Wilson described forming the band and stated "Its right back to the same phantom sound we have been chasing for years and years." Munson described the growth of The Twilight Hours saying "Now the band has kind of evolved a sound, so you bring in this new song and the band makes it alive, it very quickly becomes a living work of art."Members
- Matt WilsonMatt Wilson (musician)Matt Wilson is a singer/songwriter who is best known as the not overly serious lead of the band Trip Shakespeare. While Matt was an English concentrator at Harvard he met John Munson and Elaine Harris and formed the band Trip Shakespeare. After the breakup he was a drummer for a Minneapolis band...
– vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - John MunsonJohn MunsonJohn Munson is a Minneapolis musician who is best known as the bass player for Semisonic. He was also a member of Trip Shakespeare during the late 1980s and early 1990s.-Trip Shakespeare:...
– vocals, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Steve Roehm – drums
- Jacques Wait – electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Dave Salmela – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, vocals
Past Shows
Show setlists are compiled from postings on The Twilight Hours fan forum:| Date | Venue | City | Notes | Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 24, 2011 | Amsterdam Bar and Hall | St. Paul, MN | Grand Opening Event | "Dreams", "My Return", "Yes", "Maybe", "Help Me Find the Way", "Stay Together", "Troublemaker", "Forgot Me Now", "Spirit of Life", "Call Me", "Telephone" and "Queen of Tomorrow" |
| August 28, 2011 | Minnesota State Fair | St. Paul, MN | Heritage Square | ? |
| August 27, 2011 | Minnesota State Fair | St. Paul, MN | Heritage Square | "Alone", "Dreams", "Yes", "My Return", "Forgot Me Now", "Travel Plans", "Stay Together", "Searchers", "Troublemaker", "Telephone", "Spirit of Life", "Soundwaves", "Call Me", "Rain", "Winter Blue", "Maybe", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Never Mine to Lose" and "Descender" |
| August 27, 2011 | Minnesota State Fair | St. Paul, MN | Current Stage | "Rain", "Winter Blue" and "Maybe" |
| July 28, 2011 | Mears Park | St. Paul, MN | "Music in Mears" | "Dreams", "Yes", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Call Me", "Troublemaker", "Maybe", "My Return", "Stay Together", "Spirit of Life", "Never Mine to Lose", "Sound Waves", "Night Moves", "Forgot Me Now", "Telephone" and "Descender" |
| May 13, 2011 | Maplewood Performing Arts Theatre | Maplewood, MN | - | "Alone", "My Return", "Spirit of Life", "Call Me", "Troublemaker", "Maybe", "Help Me Find the Way", "Sound Waves", "Forgot Me Now", "Telephone", "Yes", "Dreams", "Anymore", "Never Mine to Lose", "Descender", "Queen of Tomorrow" and "Stay With You" |
| March 8, 2011 | The Lyrics Arts Main Street Stage | Anoka, MN | - | "Dreams", "My Return", "Yes", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Call Me", "Searchers", "Troublemaker", "Maybe", "Alone", "Spirit of Life", "Never Mine to Lose", "Sound Waves", "Forgot Me Now", "Telephone", "Descender", "Snow Days" and "Stay With You" |
| December 22, 2010 | The Varsity Theater | Minneapolis, MN | - | "Dreams", "My Return", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Spirit of Life", "Alone", "Sound Waves", "Maybe", "Yes", "Forgot Me Now", "Troublemaker", "Descender", "Telephone", "White Christmas", "Blue Christmas", "Snow Days", "Susannah" and "Call Me" |
| December 15, 2010 | First Avenue | Minneapolis, MN | First Avenue 40th Anniversary Party | "Spirit of Life", "Telephone", "Yes", "Maybe" and "Snow Days" |
| October 1, 2010 | Lake Harriet Bandshell | Minneapolis, MN | Movies and Music | "My Return", "Maybe", "Never Mine to Lose", "Sound Waves", "Help Me Find the Way", "Troublemaker", "Call Me", "Telephone", "Queen of Tomorrow" |
| October 8, 2010 | First Avenue | Minneapolis, MN | Brad Kern Benefit | "Spirit of Life", "Troublemaker", "Telephone", "Call Me", "Maybe", "Queen of Tomorrow" |
| September 6, 2010 | Minnesota State Fair | Roseville, MN | Current's State Fair Booth - Subset of the band performed: Matt, John and Jacques | "Help Me Find the Way", "Maybe" and "Queen of Tomorrow" |
| July 23, 2010 | Lumberjack Days | Stillwater, MN | - | "Telephone", "My Return", "Yes", "Maybe", "Spirit of Life", "Forgot Me Now", "Troublemaker", "Searchers", "Never Mine to Lose", "Call Me", "Sound Waves", "Descender!", "Telephone" (redux) and "Queen of Tomorrow" |
| June 19, 2010 | Stone Arch Arts Festival | Minneapolis, MN | - | "My Return", "Yes", "Maybe", "Spirit of Life", "Forgot Me Now", "Troublemaker", "Searchers", "You Were Never Mine to Lose", "Descender!", "Call Me", "Sound Waves", "Telephone", "Queen of Tomorrow", "You Don't Know What It's Like", "Anymore" and "Alone" |
| April 30, 2010 | St. Cloud State University - Ritsche Auditorium | St. Cloud, MN | - | "My Return", "Yes", "Spirit of Life", "Forgot Me Now", "Troublemaker", "Rain", "Anymore", "Maybe", "Never Mine to Lose", "Call Me", Sound Waves", "Telephone", "Queen of Tomorrow" and "Dreams" |
| April 24, 2010 | The Guthrie Theater | Minneapolis, MN | - | "My Return", "Yes", "Spirit of Life", "Forgot Me Now", "Troublemaker", "Rain", "Sun is Coming", "Bonneville", "Winter Blue", "Anymore", "Maybe", "Never Mine to Lose", "Call Me", "Sound Waves", "Telephone", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Dreams", "Alone" and "Stay With You" |
| April 17, 2010 | The Crescent Club | St. James, MN | - | We're looking for proof as to whether or not this show actually happened |
| March 12, 2010 | Union Hall | Brooklyn, NY | - | "Alone", "My Return", "Yes", "Dreams", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Call Me", "Troublemaker", "Spirit of Life", "Forgot Me Now", "Never Mine to Lose", "Sound Waves", "Telephone" and "Stay With You" |
| February 26, 2010 | Shank Hall | Milwaukee, WI | - | |
| February 25, 2010 | SPACE | Evanston, IL | - | "Alone", "My Return", "Stay Together", "Dreams", "Never Mine to Lose", "Searchers", "Call Me", "Yes", "Troublemaker", "Spirit of Life", "Forgot Me Now", "Sound Waves", "Telephone" and "Queen of Tomorrow" |
| February 6, 2010 | The Bottleneck | Lawrence, KS | - | "My Return", "Yes", "Dreams", "Never Mine to Lose", "Alone", "To Love Somebody", "Forgot Me Now", "Sound Waves", "Stay Together", "Descender!", "Telephone", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Call Me", "Troublemaker" and "Stay With You" |
| February 5, 2010 | The Waiting Room | Omaha, NE | - | "My Return", "Yes", "Dreams", "Never Mine to Lose", "Alone", "Telephone", "Forgot Me Now", "Sound Waves", "Troublemaker", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Call Me", "Descender!", "Stay Together", "Stay With You", "Winter Blue", "Searchers" and "To Love Somebody" |
| January 29, 2010 | First Avenue | Minneapolis, MN | The Current's 5th Birthday Bash | "Sound Waves", "Yes", "My Return", "Dreams", "Forgot Me Now", "Telephone", "Queen of Tomorrow", |
| January 15, 2010 | First Avenue | Minneapolis, MN | Best New Bands Showcase | |
| December 13, 2009 | Tin Angel | Philadelphia, PA | - | "Yes", "My Return", "Dreams", "Never Mine to Lose", "Forgot Me Now", "Telephone", "Stay Together", "Alone", "Sound Waves", Descender!", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Searchers", "Call Me", "To Love Somebody" and "Stay With You" |
| December 12, 2009 | Iota Club and Cafe | Arlington, VA | - | "Yes", "My Return", "Dreams", "Never Mine to Lose", "Forgot Me Now", "Telephone", "Stay Together", "Sound Waves", "Descender!" and "Queen of Tomorrow" |
| December 11, 2009 | Union Hall | Brooklyn, NY | - | "Alone", "My Return", "Yes", "Dreams", "Never Mine to Lose", "Forgot Me Now", "Telephone", "Stay Together", "Troublemaker", "Searchers", "Sound Waves", "Descender!", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Stay With You", "I Forgive You, You Forgive Me", "Call Me", "Goodbye Good Life" and "Snow Days" |
| December 10, 2009 | ?? | Boston, MA | - | "Alone", "My Return", "Stay Together", "Dreams", "I Forgive You, You Forgive Me", "Never Mine to Lose", "Forgot Me Now", "Yes", "Troublemaker", "Searchers", "Sound Waves", "Telephone" and "Queen of Tomorrow" |
| November 25, 2009 | The Nomad | Minneapolis, MN | - | "My Return", "Stay Together", "Forgot Me Now", "Deep All the Way Down", "Snow Days", "To Love Somebody", "Descender!", "Dreams", "Searchers", "Alone", "Troublemaker", "Sound Waves", "Yes", "Telephone", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Never Mine to Lose", "I've Got You Babe", "Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself", "Spirit of Life", "Call Me", |
| November 1, 2009 | The Uptown | Minneapolis, MN | The Uptown's Final Show | "My Return", "Stay Together", "Dreams", "Forgot Me Now", "Yes", "I Forgive You, You Forgive Me", "Never Mine To Lose", "Dum Dum Boys", "Descender!", "Searchers", "Sound Waves", "Telephone", "To Love Somebody", "Queen of Tomorrow" and "Stay With You" |
| September 18, 2009 | Cedar Cultural Center | Minneapolis, MN | "Stereo Night" CD Release Party | "My Return", "Stay Together", "Dreams", "Forgot Me Now", "Yes", "Stay With You", "I Forgive You, You Forgive Me", "Goodbye Good Life", "Never Mine to Lose", "Winter Blue", "Descender!", "Searchers", "Sound Waves", "Telephone", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Alone", "Troublemaker" and "Call Me" |
| July 31, 2009 | The 400 Bar | Minneapolis, MN | - | "Alone", "Dreams", "Descender", "Searchers", "Troublemaker", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Winter Blue", "Ballad of El Goodo" and "Stay With You" |
| July 9, 2009 | Mears Park | St. Paul, MN | "Music in Mears" | "My Return", "Dreams", "Forgot Me Now", "Never Mine To Lose", "Yes", "Troublemaker", "I Forgive You, You Forgive Me", "Stay Together", "Alone", "Descender!", "Searchers", "Ballad of El Goodo", "Sound Waves", "Telephone", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Stay With You", "Winter Blue" and "Susannah" |
| June 6, 2009 | The Cabooze Outdoor Plaza | Minneapolis, MN | Finnegans ShamROCK | "Dreams", "My Return", "I Forgive You, You Forgive Me", "Goodbye Good Life", "Forgot Me Now", "Alone", "Telephone", "Soundwaves", "Descender!", "Searchers", "Yes", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Stay With You" and ?? |
| May 16, 2009 | Art-a-Whirl Street Party | Minneapolis, MN | - | "Dreams", "I Forgive You, You Forgive Me", "Goodbye Good Life", "Forgot Me Now", "My Return", "Alone", "Telephone" and "Queen of Tomorrow" |
| April 30, 2009 | The Nomad | Minneapolis, MN | - | |
| April 23, 2009 | The Nomad | Minneapolis, MN | - | |
| April 16, 2009 | The Nomad | Minneapolis, MN | - | |
| April 9, 2009 | The Nomad | Minneapolis, MN | - | |
| April 2, 2009 | The Nomad | Minneapolis, MN | First official show as "The Twilight Hours"? |