Local Live - Old Earth
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Todd Umhoefer – aka Old Earth — got his start in Milwaukee as a solo performer and artist, looking for an outlet outside of his predominant collaborative efforts. “I met most of my collaborators in ’06 doing open mics around Milwaukee,” he mentioned in a 2013 interview. Those collaborators turned into a band as Umhoefer played in the initial iterations of Field Report (which was then known as Conrad Plymouth). When Umhoefer ventured to solidly offer his solo efforts both in recording and in performance, he quickly gained attention for his mesmerizing songwriting — folk at its darkest and prettiest, inspired by golden oldies, punk and hip hop. Frantic-yet-grounded pacing, constant layers and washes of guitar on loop bolster his sincere lyrical poetry. Although last year saw Umhoefer venture to California, he is back for a string of Midwest dates (among those, a stop at Acme Records and Inspiration Studios with Jon Mueller this weekend) and a stop by Local/Live to share with us his newest writings (Lay For June) and his plans for a California-by-Milwaukee musician existence.
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