“Joe Pug’s songwriting is like a touchstone. If you listen to Joe, you can find out how to live life.”—NPR

Trail Mix is absolutely thrilled to bring Joe Pug to Cooper’s Hall at the historic Thornton Distillery on June 16. The Sunday evening concert starts at 6pm with openers The Heavy Hors D’Ourves (doors at 5pm).

More About Joe Pug:

A singer-songwriter known for his lyrical acumen and plaintive harmonica style, Joe Pug dropped out of college and moved to Chicago where he worked as a carpenter before breaking into the city’s music scene. Since 2008 he has released a string of critically-acclaimed albums and toured heavily in the U.S. and abroad. Paste Magazine wrote of his music: “Unless your surname is Dylan, Waits, Ritter or Prine, you could face-palm yourself to death trying to pen songs half as inspired.”

He has toured with Steve Earle, Levon Helm, The Killers, Justin Townes Earle, Sturgill Simpson, and many others. He has appeared at Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and The Newport Folk Festival. His music has appeared on NPR’s “Prairie Home Companion” and “Mountain Stage”. His music has been released by Lightning Rod Records, which features an alumni roster of Jason Isbell, Billy Joe Shaver, and James McMurtry.