The Twilight Hours
# The Twilight Hours

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. 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." 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."

## 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:

| 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"? | |
