Greetings from someplace near Apocalyptic Falls, JBLSB fans! It’s your friendly neighborhood hat wearing bassist Mike D here, checking in for one more blog post before we close the books on 2025.
As we head into the holidays, it’s time to give thanks for all the fans, friends, and family who came out to cheer us on at gigs from Rockford to Rochester this year. We had a great 2025 as a band, and as I write this post, we’re all super excited about some new material we’ve been working up in practice over the last few weeks. At the same time, we’re already missing the stage.
In 2025, we played new rooms in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, all while returning to favorite haunts in Marshfield, Aitkin, and Minneapolis. We once again had the privilege of opening up for Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers in back-to-back shows in July, and continued our tradition of closing out our year at Carbone’s. The picture above only gives a taste of the joy we had rocking Carbone’s for friends and family, whether they traveled from Fargo, Aitkin, or just down the block.
As J.Bell has alluded to in a few Facebook posts, we plan to slow down a little bit in terms of live gigging in 2026. But that doesn’t mean we’re hanging it up – by no means! If these new songs are any indication, we’re just hitting our stride as a band. So we hope we’ll see you in the crowds soon after we flip the calendar over to 2026. Rock on!