Events Calendar · September 2023
KC Turner's Cookout Series Presents Mason Jennings at Hopmonk Tavern
Date: Sunday, September 17, 2023
Time: Doors Open at 4:30pm and Show Starts at 6:00pm
Mason Jennings was born on the Island of Hawaii, but at an early age his family moved to the opposite of tropical, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At 13, he started playing guitar and writing songs. Mason later dropped out of high school and decided to move to Minneapolis to pursue his musical career. Jennings made this decision after a friend of his father’s sent him cassette tapes of the Replacements, Jayhawks, and Prince. After non-stop listening he felt like it would be a great home for his music.
Jennings produced his self-titled debut album in 1997 on a Tascam analog four-track in the living room of a rented home, playing all instruments himself. In October 1998, he began a weekly gig at Minneapolis' 400 Bar. The two-week gig ended up lasting four months.
Birds Flying Away, Mason's second record, revealed his penchant for singing first-person narratives of imaginary rustic characters. In 2002, Jennings released a studio album, Century Spring, and a "fans only" collection of acoustic songs, Simple Life. Mason released all three albums (and re-released his earlier albums) on his own record label, Architect Records.
General Admission Tickets are $25.00; General Admission Ticket, plus Cookout Meal is $47.00, with service charges on both. Picnic Tables of 10 are also available. Please purchase your online tickets in the above website link.
