The Hopefuls: Two Years Later
I knew in writing about The Hopefuls that I was writing an incomplete story. As long as Erik Appelwick, Eric Fawcett, Darren Jackson, and John Hermanson keep making music, there’ll be more to tell. In that spirit, I’ve decided to continue to compile and document their ongoing adventures, and release updates every couple of years. Believe it or not, it’s been two years since I sent The Hopefuls: Chasing a Rock ‘n’ Roll Dream in the Minnesota Music Scene off to the publisher, so that means it’s time for the first update, covering mid-2018 (where the book ends) to mid-2020: Appelwick When we last left Erik he was doing freelance composing, and had teamed with Johnny, Fawcett, and Todd Casper in a new band called Intl Falls, who released their self-titled debut in early 2018. More recen tly, Appelwick has taken a job at Dual Citizen Brewery, though tha nkfully he continues to write, record, and produce. He did some playing and producing for the Minneapolis electro-pop group ...
