Pretend Friend returns to Newton!
9 pm show.
No cover
https://pretendfriend.com for all things PF.
Pretend Friend is a nationally touring progressive bluegrass band based in Wichita, Kansas. Founded by award winning songwriter, singer, and guitarist, Grant Boesen, Pretend Friend melds captivating lyrics and soulful melodies into timeless songs. The blending of traditional familiarity with improvised jams, driving bluegrass, vocal harmonies, and anthemic choruses only begins to encompass the soundscape created by the genre-melding Americana group. Pretend Friend is an ever-evolving fusion of musical influence featuring Evan Ogborn on mandolin, Caleb Drummond on upright bass, and Rami Stucky on drum set.
Pretend Friend has opened for acts such as Bela Fleck’s My Bluegrass Heart, Yonder Mountain String Band, Fruition, and Arkansauce, and their high-energy sets have been sought after by festivals such as Walnut Valley Festival, Blue Ox Music Festival, Hillberry Music Festival, Kaw River Roots Festival, McAwesome Fest, Lake Erie Folk Festival, Elevation Celebration, Terp Float Festival, Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival, and more.
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