I Just Read About That…

[DID NOT ATTEND: April 12, 2026] Waxahatchee / MJ Lenderman / Brennan Wedl

My wife and I saw Waxahatchee two years ago.  Katie always puts on a good show, but we weren’t feeling this one.

I feel like people have been talking about MJ Lenderman for a while (although there are a lot of guys who go by 2 initials and their last name so I may be thinking of someone else).  But I see that he’s been putting out music since 2019.

I also saw know that he’s been playing with Wednesday and did a song with Waxahatchee.

His voice is a distinctive twang/whine that I sort of don’t like but kind of do.  It’s that whole alt-country thing that I mostly don’t like but maybe do.

The review from WXPN says

Lenderman and Waxahatchee took their seats on stage next to one another and backed by their band — Cole Berggren on banjo and keys and Colin Croom on pedal steel, lap steel, and electric guitar. They alternated between Lenderman and Waxahatchee songs, and threw in some cover songs, too.

I’m sure this was delightful for big fans of both artists, but I’m casual at best, so it wasn’t for me.

I’m more intrigued by Brennan Wedl‘s name than their music.  Wedl is a Minnesota-raised, Nashville-based songwriter.  She has a pretty hefty country twang for a Minnesotan.  She and Wxahatchee do a cover of Kathleen Edwards’ 6 o’clock News, which earns them some props.