30 years of Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams! 2016 finds the band preparing to release their 13th studio record-Due out in September, while also celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams with a celebratory exhibit on display at the Milwaukee County Historical Society, a limited edition Sprecher beer-BoDeans Original Ginger Brew, and numerous shows, including a much anticipated return to Summerfest – BMO Harris Pavilion on July 3rd. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has officially declared June 16, 2016 BoDeans Day in Milwaukee! The band will debut a new song, “My Hometown” an ode to Milwaukee, available on iTunes and benefitting the Milwaukee County Historical Society that day. According to Kurt Neumann, the song is a reflection of “Where you were raised...your friends and your family. Your memories. Your sense of being and belonging to somewhere. About the process of going away and coming back to realize that everything you ever needed was always there to begin with.” BoDeans’ remarkable 30+ year musical history is founded upon compelling songs and high energy performances that have earned them an exuberant, loyal, and unpretentious rock and roll following. Milwaukee’s hometown heroes have been a Summerfest staple since the mid 80’s. Playing to passionate capacity crowds on numerous stages throughout the years-most notably the Marcus Amphitheater on many occasions. The band has shared that stage with many acts including Steve Miller, and Bruce Hornsby and has been honored to have the likes of Train, Chris Isaak, Warren Zevon, Joan Osbourne, and The Wallflowers open for them there. Perhaps one of the longest associations between a locally based artist and major festival, the BoDeans anxiously await their traditional Summerfest shows. BoDeans have created a sound that helped define a genre and that a generation embraced- songs like “Good Things,” “You Don’t Get Much,” “Idaho,” “If It Makes You,”“Stay,”“All The World,”and “Closer To Free.” The band’s accessible adult alternative sound has achieved many milestones, including a Rolling Stone Reader’s Poll For Best New American Band in 1987, support slots with U2, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Tom Petty, George Thorogood, The Pretenders, David Bowie and numerous others. Appearances at Farm Aid, Summerfest, ACL Festival and others, along with TV appearances on “Saturday Night Live,” “Letterman,” “Today,” “Imus,” CNN, and ESPN, to name a few. The BoDeans’ music is featured throughout the new Netflix original series, The Ranch, which premiered in April featuring Sam Elliott, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson and Debra Winger. BoDeans have a permanent installation at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland as part of their Midwest Artists exhibit.  

Serving up harmony drenched rock n’ roll since 2017, Court Street Company formed amid southeastern Virginia’s indie music renaissance and quickly earned the moniker of “Portsmouth’s Rock Band.” Within a year of forming, the quartet released 2 singles, “Little Miss Sunshine” and “Fall Away,” propelling the band from playing coffeehouses to headlining Norfolk’s The NorVa (Rolling Stone Magazine’s Best Venue) twice. In the spring of 2019, they released “Olde Towne,” a 5 song EP named after the historic district of Portsmouth that the band calls home. “Olde Towne” would go on to be nominated as VEER Magazine’s EP of the Year, with its closing track “Indigo” garnering a Song of the Year nomination. 2019 would also see Court Street Company sharing the stage with national acts, most notably heartland rockers BoDeans, power pop legends The Producers, and dream pop pioneers The Ocean Blue. The band returned to the studio at the end of the year to record their debut full-length album, slated for release in summer 2020. Court Street Company began as a duo of singer-songwriters, Allen Hudson and Jonah Grinkewitz. The two met at a coffee shop in their hometown of Portsmouth, Virginia and bonded over a shared love for classic rock and modern alternative music. The pair quickly combined their original music, injecting the songs with haunting vocal harmonies and laying the foundation for their signature sound. They started practicing at Hudson’s parents’ house located on Court St. in Olde Towne Portsmouth. When it came time to select a name for the outfit, there was really only one choice: Court Street Company. The name represents their beginnings and their love for the city in which they grew up. After a few months as a duo, drummer and fellow Portsmouth-native Kyle Pearson joined the band along with bassist James Baker. The fresh foursome cut their teeth gigging across southeastern Virginia and, with Hudson and Grinkewitz co-fronting the group, they found their sound: a rich blend of bright, sun-soaked overdriven rock n’ roll, waves of vocal harmonies and memorable hooks that don’t let go. Late 2018 would see former bassist James Baker’s departure from the band, and the arrival of bassist Tim Singer. Singer’s high energy playing which verged on a mixture between the stylings of Adam Clayton (U2) and Billy Sheehan (Winery Dogs), would serve as a dynamo for the band, fitting perfectly beside Pearson’s huge heartland rock meets blue collar power-pop drumming style. With a background in 60s rock and folk, Grinkewitz’s driving and jangling rhythm guitar perfectly pairs with Hudson’s roaring, delay-driven leads. A strong rhythmic foundation, mixed with Hudson and Grinkewitzs’ ability to blend their voices seamlessly, is what makes Court Street Company’s sound so compelling.