The Hopefuls: Six 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 two years. Believe it or not, it’s been six years since I sent The Hopefuls: Chasing a Rock ‘n’ Roll Dream in the Minnesota Music Scene off to the publisher. So it's time again for an update. This one covers mid-2022 to August 2024. The first update, covering mid-2018 to mid-2020, is available here . And the second, covering mid-2020 to mid-2022 is here . Appelwick Following the February 2022 release of the Vicious Vicious album Paradise , Erik Appelwick went silent, only emerging briefly between December 2022 and August 2023 to release three singles with Bethany Parks under the Citrîne moniker: "Walk It Back," "Alchemists," and a cover of "Wh...