A few years ago John Solomon walked away from music. After a long struggle with addiction and a brief stint in jail he broke up his critically acclaimed band Friends Like These and moved to a small town in Wisconsin. And supposedly that was that.

Even though Solomon left music, it didn't leave him.  He checked in to rehab and started over with a new band back in St. Paul, MN 



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The Modern Era is an independent rock band that has an aggressive tone that takes rock music head on from all angles.  The members come from scattered parts of Minnesota and came together in Minneapolis to form a group that has intentions to shake the foundation of rock music.  Jack Swagger, and the brothers Ben & Nick Pelowski have been allowing the clubs of the Twin Cities to let them perform for the past 5 years in different groups.  Then in 2015 famed drummer, Bob Joslyn, from the Minneapolis band Run Westy Run took the throne of percussion.  Making The Modern Era even more ready to create amazing rock music.  Currently they are recording their first record with the new lineup and gearing up for another exciting year.

Crooked Saws recorded their debut album, Mo-Fi’, on a Saturday afternoon in Jesse’s living room using two mics and an old reel to reel machine. They raised five hundred dollars through a Kickstarter campaign, got the album pressed, began booking shows, and then Jesse almost died.

After Jesse’s six weeks in the hospital and three more months recovering, Crooked Saws went to work fueled by the intent only a brush with death can inspire.

In under six months they’ve opened for national act Reignwolf at First Avenue, had their music featured on Field and Stream’s popular show Hook Shots and the Outdoor Channel’s award winning show Head Hunters, and won the first round of Famous Dave’s Battle of the Blues Bands.

BeforeChaos is following