The Twilight Hours

The Twilight Hours
Origin	Minneapolis
Genres	Folk rock
Years active	2008–present
Members	Matt Wilson John Munson Steve Roehm Jacques Wait Dave Salmela Richard Medek
Website	thetwilighthours.com

The Twilight Hours is a band formed by Matt Wilson and John Munson. Munson and Wilson also played together in Trip Shakespeare and The Flops, and Munson is also known for his work with Semisonic, The New Standards, and John Munson and the Witnesses.

Background

Founding members Wilson and Munson first performed together in the band E. Brown and then in Trip Shakespeare. Trip Shakespeare was picked up by A&M records but did not achieve commercial success. Munson joined with Wilson's brother Dan, who had also been a member of Trip Shakespeare, to form the band Semisonic, along with Jacob Slichter. Semisonic was signed by MCA and received enough airplay to have some of their songs reach the Pop and Modern charts. During this time Matt Wilson began a solo career and released the "Burnt, White, and Blue" album. When Semisonic went on hiatus, Munson reunited with Wilson and formed The Flops which was dissolved in 2005 as the pair decided to move their music in a new direction and the band The Twilight Hours began to take shape.

Formation

The Twilight Hours was first envisioned as strictly a duo between Matt Wilson and John Munson, where they would limit themselves to upright bass and acoustic guitar. ^[1] As they progressed they soon abandoned the idea and added drums, electric guitar and electric bass rather than upright bass. In an interview with public television Wilson described forming the band and stated "It's right back to the same phantom sound we have been chasing for years and years." ^[1] Munson described the growth of The Twilight Hours saying "Now the band has kind of evolved a sound, so you bring in this new song and the band makes it alive, it very quickly becomes a living work of art." ^[1]

Discography

• Stereo Night (2009)
• Black Beauty (2016)

Members

2008–2015

• Matt Wilson – vocals, guitar
• John Munson – bass guitar, vocals ukulele
• Steve Roehm – drums
• Jacques Wait – guitar
• Dave Salmela – keyboards, vocals

2016–present

• Matt Wilson – vocals, occasional guitar
• John Munson – bass guitar, vocals, ukulele
• Steve Roehm – guitar
• Jacques Wait – guitar
• Dave Salmela – keyboards, vocals
• Richard Medek – drums

Announced Shows

Date	Venue	City	Notes
August 31, 2016	The Minnesota State Fair	Falcon Heights, MN	–
September 1, 2016	The Minnesota State Fair	Falcon Heights, MN	–
September 23, 2016	SPACE	Evanston, IL	–

Past Shows

Show setlists are compiled from postings on The Twilight Hours fan forum: ^[2]

Date	Venue	City	Notes	Set
September 1, 2016	Minnesota State Fair	St. Paul, MN	Schell's Stage	?
August 31, 2016	Minnesota State Fair	St. Paul, MN	Schell's Stage	?
July 16, 2016	7th Street Entry	Minneapolis, MN	"Black Beauty" release party	–
July 15, 2016	The Turf Club	St. Paul, MN	"Black Beauty" release party	–
May 21, 2016	Elias Metal Studio	Minneapolis, MN	Art-a-Whirl	–
May 20, 2016	Sample Room	Minneapolis, MN	Art-a-Whirl	–
May 7, 2016	Secret Art Studio	St. Paul, MN	Black Beauty Creative	–
May 6, 2016	Secret Art Studio	St. Paul, MN	Black Beauty Creative	–
March 14, 2016	Papa Charlie's	Lutsen, MN	trio/rehearsal gig	"Help Me Find the Way", "Maybe", "Dreams", "Forgot Me Now", "Flow", "Sioux City Swinger", "Telephone", "Call Me Up", "Everlasting Streams", "Spirit of Life", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Lulu", "Descender", "If You Miss Me" (encore)
March 9, 2016	Driftwood Char Bar	Minneapolis, MN	rehearsal gig	"Help Me Find the Way", "Sioux City Swinger", "Troublemaker", "Soundwaves", "Flow", "Telephone", "Call Me Up", "Spirit of Life", "Everlasting Streams", "Maybe", "Let's Do It" (with Larry Sahagian)
July 10, 2015	Mears Park	St. Paul, MN	Music In Mears	"Flow", "Forgot Me Now", "Help Me Find the Way", "Anymore", "Everlasting Streams", "Call Me Up", "Telephone", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Descender", "Alone", "My Return"
July 25, 2013	Mears Park	St. Paul, MN	Music In Mears	"Alone", "My Return", "Forgot Me Now", "Help Me Find the Way", "Anymore", "Dreams", "Sioux City Swinger", "Yes", "Spirit of Life", "Telephone", "Maybe", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Descender" and "Stay With You"
May 18, 2013	A parking lot next to some choo choo tracks	Minneapolis, MN	Art-A-Whirl – "Their Return"	"My Return", "Dreams", "Anymore", "Call Me Up", "Forgot Me Now", "Spirit of Life", "Maybe" and "Telephone"
May 19, 2012	Parking lot of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School	Mound, MN	OLL Blast Block Party – "The Day the Music Died"	"My Return", "Yes", "Spirit of Life", "Forgot Me Now", "Troublemaker", "Maybe", "Call Me Up", "Dreams", "Telephone" and "Queen of Tomorrow"
April 20, 2012	The Dakota	Minneapolis, MN	acoustic set	"Everlasting Streams", "Forgot Me Now", "Dreams", "My Return", "Call Me", "No Painkiller", "Hello Caller", "Deep All the Way Down", "Landing", "Alone", "Troublemaker", "Winter Blue", "Descender!", "Help Me Find The Way", "Sun Is Coming", "Soundwaves", "Telephone", "Maybe", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Lulu" and "Stay With You"
April 19, 2012	The Dakota	Minneapolis, MN	acoustic set	"Everlasting Streams", "Forgot Me Now", "Dreams", "My Return", "Call Me", "No Painkiller", "Hello Caller", "Deep All the Way Down", "Landing", "Alone", "Troublemaker", "Winter Blue", "Descender!", "Help Me Find The Way", "Sun Is Coming", "Soundwaves", "Telephone", "Maybe", "Queen of Tomorrow" and "Stay With You"
February 6, 2012	Papa Charlies	Lutsen, MN	acoustic set – portion of group	?
December 21, 2011	The Varsity Theater	Minneapolis, MN	2nd Annual Holiday Show	(not in order) "Dreams", "Yes", "Maybe", "Help Me Find the Way", "Stay Together", "Sound Waves", "Spirit of Life", "Troublemaker", "Flow", "Anymore", "Forgot Me Now", "Call Me", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Telephone", "Snow Days" (w/Dan Wilson), "Christmas Must Be Tonight", "Blue Christmas", "White Christmas" (w/Rogue Valley), "Alone" and "Stay With You"
September 24, 2011	Amsterdam Bar and Hall	St. Paul, MN	Grand Opening Event	"Dreams", "My Return", "Yes", "Maybe", "Help Me Find the Way", "Stay Together", "Troublemaker", "Forgot Me Now", "Spirit of Life", "Call Me", "Telephone" and "Queen of Tomorrow"
August 28, 2011	Minnesota State Fair	St. Paul, MN	Heritage Square	?
August 27, 2011	Minnesota State Fair	St. Paul, MN	Heritage Square	"Alone", "Dreams", "Yes", "My Return", "Forgot Me Now", "Travel Plans", "Stay Together", "Searchers", "Troublemaker", "Telephone", "Spirit of Life", "Soundwaves", "Call Me", "Rain", "Winter Blue", "Maybe", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Never Mine to Lose" and "Descender"
August 27, 2011	Minnesota State Fair	St. Paul, MN	Current Stage	"Rain", "Winter Blue" and "Maybe"
July 28, 2011	Mears Park	St. Paul, MN	"Music in Mears"	"Dreams", "Yes", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Call Me", "Troublemaker", "Maybe", "My Return", "Stay Together", "Spirit of Life", "Never Mine to Lose", "Sound Waves", "Night Moves", "Forgot Me Now", "Telephone" and "Descender"
May 13, 2011	Maplewood Performing Arts Theatre	Maplewood, MN	–	"Alone", "My Return", "Spirit of Life", "Call Me", "Troublemaker", "Maybe", "Help Me Find the Way", "Sound Waves", "Forgot Me Now", "Telephone", "Yes", "Dreams", "Anymore", "Never Mine to Lose", "Descender", "Queen of Tomorrow" and "Stay With You"
March 8, 2011	The Lyrics Arts Main Street Stage	Anoka, MN	–	"Dreams", "My Return", "Yes", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Call Me", "Searchers", "Troublemaker", "Maybe", "Alone", "Spirit of Life", "Never Mine to Lose", "Sound Waves", "Forgot Me Now", "Telephone", "Descender", "Snow Days" and "Stay With You"
December 22, 2010	The Varsity Theater	Minneapolis, MN	–	"Dreams", "My Return", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Spirit of Life", "Alone", "Sound Waves", "Maybe", "Yes", "Forgot Me Now", "Troublemaker", "Descender", "Telephone", "White Christmas", "Blue Christmas", "Snow Days", "Susannah" and "Call Me"
December 15, 2010	First Avenue	Minneapolis, MN	First Avenue 40th Anniversary Party	"Spirit of Life", "Telephone", "Yes", "Maybe" and "Snow Days"
October 1, 2010	Lake Harriet Bandshell	Minneapolis, MN	Movies and Music	"My Return", "Maybe", "Never Mine to Lose", "Sound Waves", "Help Me Find the Way", "Troublemaker", "Call Me", "Telephone", "Queen of Tomorrow"
October 8, 2010	First Avenue	Minneapolis, MN	Brad Kern Benefit	"Spirit of Life", "Troublemaker", "Telephone", "Call Me", "Maybe", "Queen of Tomorrow"
September 6, 2010	Minnesota State Fair	Roseville, MN	Current's State Fair Booth – Subset of the band performed: Matt, John and Jacques	"Help Me Find the Way", "Maybe" and "Queen of Tomorrow"
July 23, 2010	Lumberjack Days	Stillwater, MN	–	"Telephone", "My Return", "Yes", "Maybe", "Spirit of Life", "Forgot Me Now", "Troublemaker", "Searchers", "Never Mine to Lose", "Call Me", "Sound Waves", "Descender!", "Telephone" (redux) and "Queen of Tomorrow"
June 19, 2010	Stone Arch Arts Festival	Minneapolis, MN	–	"My Return", "Yes", "Maybe", "Spirit of Life", "Forgot Me Now", "Troublemaker", "Searchers", "You Were Never Mine to Lose", "Descender!", "Call Me", "Sound Waves", "Telephone", "Queen of Tomorrow", "You Don't Know What It's Like", "Anymore" and "Alone"
April 30, 2010	St. Cloud State University – Ritsche Auditorium	St. Cloud, MN	–	"My Return", "Yes", "Spirit of Life", "Forgot Me Now", "Troublemaker", "Rain", "Anymore", "Maybe", "Never Mine to Lose", "Call Me", Sound Waves", "Telephone", "Queen of Tomorrow" and "Dreams"
April 24, 2010	The Guthrie Theater	Minneapolis, MN	–	"My Return", "Yes", "Spirit of Life", "Forgot Me Now", "Troublemaker", "Rain", "Sun is Coming", "Bonneville", "Winter Blue", "Anymore", "Maybe", "Never Mine to Lose", "Call Me", "Sound Waves", "Telephone", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Dreams", "Alone" and "Stay With You"
April 17, 2010	The Crescent Club	St. James, MN	–	We're looking for proof as to whether or not this show actually happened
March 12, 2010	Union Hall	Brooklyn, NY	–	"Alone", "My Return", "Yes", "Dreams", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Call Me", "Troublemaker", "Spirit of Life", "Forgot Me Now", "Never Mine to Lose", "Sound Waves", "Telephone" and "Stay With You"
February 26, 2010	Shank Hall	Milwaukee, WI	–
February 25, 2010	SPACE	Evanston, IL	–	"Alone", "My Return", "Stay Together", "Dreams", "Never Mine to Lose", "Searchers", "Call Me", "Yes", "Troublemaker", "Spirit of Life", "Forgot Me Now", "Sound Waves", "Telephone" and "Queen of Tomorrow"
February 6, 2010	The Bottleneck	Lawrence, KS	–	"My Return", "Yes", "Dreams", "Never Mine to Lose", "Alone", "To Love Somebody", "Forgot Me Now", "Sound Waves", "Stay Together", "Descender!", "Telephone", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Call Me", "Troublemaker" and "Stay With You"
February 5, 2010	The Waiting Room	Omaha, NE	–	"My Return", "Yes", "Dreams", "Never Mine to Lose", "Alone", "Telephone", "Forgot Me Now", "Sound Waves", "Troublemaker", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Call Me", "Descender!", "Stay Together", "Stay With You", "Winter Blue", "Searchers" and "To Love Somebody"
January 29, 2010	First Avenue	Minneapolis, MN	The Current's 5th Birthday Bash	"Sound Waves", "Yes", "My Return", "Dreams", "Forgot Me Now", "Telephone", "Queen of Tomorrow",
January 15, 2010	First Avenue	Minneapolis, MN	Best New Bands Showcase
December 13, 2009	Tin Angel	Philadelphia, PA	–	"Yes", "My Return", "Dreams", "Never Mine to Lose", "Forgot Me Now", "Telephone", "Stay Together", "Alone", "Sound Waves", Descender!", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Searchers", "Call Me", "To Love Somebody" and "Stay With You"
December 12, 2009	Iota Club and Cafe	Arlington, VA	–	"Yes", "My Return", "Dreams", "Never Mine to Lose", "Forgot Me Now", "Telephone", "Stay Together", "Sound Waves", "Descender!" and "Queen of Tomorrow"
December 11, 2009	Union Hall	Brooklyn, NY	–	"Alone", "My Return", "Yes", "Dreams", "Never Mine to Lose", "Forgot Me Now", "Telephone", "Stay Together", "Troublemaker", "Searchers", "Sound Waves", "Descender!", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Stay With You", "I Forgive You, You Forgive Me", "Call Me", "Goodbye Good Life" and "Snow Days"
December 10, 2009	Cafe 939	Boston, MA	–	"Alone", "My Return", "Stay Together", "Dreams", "I Forgive You, You Forgive Me", "Never Mine to Lose", "Forgot Me Now", "Yes", "Troublemaker", "Searchers", "Sound Waves", "Telephone" and "Queen of Tomorrow"
November 25, 2009	The Nomad	Minneapolis, MN	–	"My Return", "Stay Together", "Forgot Me Now", "Deep All the Way Down", "Snow Days", "To Love Somebody", "Descender!", "Dreams", "Searchers", "Alone", "Troublemaker", "Sound Waves", "Yes", "Telephone", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Never Mine to Lose", "I've Got You Babe", "Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself", "Spirit of Life", "Call Me",
November 1, 2009	The Uptown	Minneapolis, MN	The Uptown's Final Show	"My Return", "Stay Together", "Dreams", "Forgot Me Now", "Yes", "I Forgive You, You Forgive Me", "Never Mine To Lose", "Dum Dum Boys", "Descender!", "Searchers", "Sound Waves", "Telephone", "To Love Somebody", "Queen of Tomorrow" and "Stay With You"
September 18, 2009	Cedar Cultural Center	Minneapolis, MN	"Stereo Night" CD Release Party	"My Return", "Stay Together", "Dreams", "Forgot Me Now", "Yes", "Stay With You", "I Forgive You, You Forgive Me", "Goodbye Good Life", "Never Mine to Lose", "Winter Blue", "Descender!", "Searchers", "Sound Waves", "Telephone", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Alone", "Troublemaker" and "Call Me"
July 31, 2009	The 400 Bar	Minneapolis, MN	–	"Alone", "Dreams", "Descender", "Searchers", "Troublemaker", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Winter Blue", "Ballad of El Goodo" and "Stay With You"
July 9, 2009	Mears Park	St. Paul, MN	"Music in Mears"	"My Return", "Dreams", "Forgot Me Now", "Never Mine To Lose", "Yes", "Troublemaker", "I Forgive You, You Forgive Me", "Stay Together", "Alone", "Descender!", "Searchers", "Ballad of El Goodo", "Sound Waves", "Telephone", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Stay With You", "Winter Blue" and "Susannah"
June 6, 2009	The Cabooze Outdoor Plaza	Minneapolis, MN	Finnegans ShamROCK	"Dreams", "My Return", "I Forgive You, You Forgive Me", "Goodbye Good Life", "Forgot Me Now", "Alone", "Telephone", "Soundwaves", "Descender!", "Searchers", "Yes", "Queen of Tomorrow", "Stay With You" and ??
May 16, 2009	Art-a-Whirl Street Party	Minneapolis, MN	–	"Dreams", "I Forgive You, You Forgive Me", "Goodbye Good Life", "Forgot Me Now", "My Return", "Alone", "Telephone" and "Queen of Tomorrow"
April 30, 2009	The Nomad	Minneapolis, MN	–
April 23, 2009	The Nomad	Minneapolis, MN	–
April 16, 2009	The Nomad	Minneapolis, MN	–
April 9, 2009	The Nomad	Minneapolis, MN	–
April 2, 2009	The Nomad	Minneapolis, MN	First official show as "The Twilight Hours"?

References

1. "MN Original". Twin Cities Public Television. 25 November 2015. episode 101.
2. "The Twilight Hours Forum". Archived from the original on 2016-04-06.

External links

• The Twilight Hours Web Site
• Matt Wilson re-emerges in The Twilight Hours
• The Twilight Hours' Stereo Night: A shimmering debut
• City Pages' Best of Awards: The Twilight Hours
• Matt Wilson, John Munson shine on new project the Twilight Hours