The Honeydogs and Six Mile Grove
with special guest Eleanor Sievers
Saturday, December 20
6:30 Doors open
7:00 Eleanor Sievers
7:30 Six Mile Grove
8:45 The Honeydogs
TICKETS:
$25 GA advance / $35 GA day of show
$40 reserved premium seating
$200 VIP table of 4 + exclusive merch pack
Legendary Minnesota rockers The Honeydogs take the Historic Chateau stage in support of their recently released new album, Algebra for Broken Hearts — their first new album in nine years but their first new album in 28 years to feature the band’s original line-up of brothers Adam and Noah Levy along with Trent Norton and Tommy Borscheid. With a signature sound merging Flying Burrito Brothers country rock with the punky energy of The Clash and swagger of The Rolling Stones, the much beloved band is back and sounding better than ever. The night kicks-off with Rochester’s own Eleanor Sievers and southern Minnesota roots rockers Six Mile Grove.
THE HONEYDOGS
Algebra For Broken Hearts represents a rebirth for The Honeydogs. It has the immediacy and lean rock vibes of the band’s earliest recordings along with the back-to-the-roots spirit reuniting the four original members Adam Levy, Noah Levy, Trent Norton, and Tommy Borscheid. Recorded over five days with longtime friend and collaborator John Fields in June of 2024, it represents more than a simple rehash of what made the band popular when they began in 1995. It’s a synthesis of the scrappy early Honeydogs with the more sophisticated songwriting and stylistic explorations of more recent Honeydogs offerings. It’s a fresh start with the best of old and new.
It all started in Lyle, MN (pop. 500) with a skid loader and a fence post. Six Mile Grove frontman Brandon Sampson was 7 years old when he injured his hand while helping his dad on the family farm. Guitar playing was prescribed for rehab, and Sampson went from the hospital to the music store to buy a new guitar. To keep things fair, younger brother Brian was awarded a shiny new drum set, and the seeds of Six Mile Grove were planted.
The brothers spent years pounding on instruments in their great grandmother’s kitchen, while singing in church with their mom on organ. Brian’s best friend Barry joined the noise, and his years of piano lessons finally paid off. Dezi Wallace was added thanks to a conversation between two dads over a beer at Lyle Liquor, the local on and off. John Wheeler, the final member of Six Mile Grove joined years later on pedal steel and lap steel, adding decades of experience not only in music but life to the band.
Six Mile Grove has weathered 20 years of the tumultuous music scene as a self-managed, self-produced, and self-recorded band. Its music continues to evolve, as an organic, honest voice untinkered with and untainted by the lure of record labels or flashy music producers.
Six Mile Grove honors its roots; you’ll catch the influences of MN music’s best - from Bob Dylan to the Jayhawks - but has also forged its own sound and space on a stage. Their longtime friendship and touring with legendary Johnny Cash guitarist Bob Wootton affirmed their uncompromising commitment to their Americana artistry and musicianship.
Six Mile Grove is releasing their seventh album “Million Birds.” In this album, the band contemplates the humble human challenges of work, family, life and love; when to take risks, when to play it safe, when to fight, and when to surrender.
As Wootton states, “There’s nothing fancy about them and they don’t try to be something they’re not. And that’s what I like about them.”
ELEANOR SIEVERS
Eleanor Sievers is an 18-year-old singer-songwriter. She’s been performing solo shows around SE Minnesota for nearly four years at local venues and festivals including The Rochester Thaw, Midwest Music Fest, and Minnesota Original Music Fest. Her songwriting style is self-reflective and nostalgic, transporting listeners with its pop-folk fusion. She released her debut self-titled EP independently in November of 2023, and her sophomore EP “Shapeshifting” in May of 2025.