A Book about The Hopefuls!

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The Hopefuls: Chasing a Rock 'n' Roll Dream in the Minnesota Music Scene (McFarland & Company, 2018) is the definitive musical biography of Erik Appelwick, Eric Fawcett, John Hermanson, and Darren Jackson and the musical collective that formed around them in the Minneapolis independent music scene, encompassing bands Kid Dakota, Spymob, Storyhill, Vicious Vicious, and many others. 

The book comprehensively traces how their musical partnerships formed, reformed, and transformed from the early 1990s through the late 2010s. You can read the introduction here and watch the book trailer below.

The book was recognized with a Certificate of Merit in the 2019 ARSC Awards for Excellence.

It's available in paperback and ebook. Buy it from your favorite independent bookstore, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or directly from McFarland.


The official book trailer!

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