{"id":2064061,"date":"2025-10-02T09:47:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T09:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2064061"},"modified":"2025-10-02T09:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T09:47:14","slug":"pressing-strings-brings-blues-rock-trio-to-thrasher-opera-house-in-green-lake-oct-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/pressing-strings-brings-blues-rock-trio-to-thrasher-opera-house-in-green-lake-oct-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Pressing Strings brings blues-rock trio to Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake Oct. 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">GREEN LAKE \u2013 Pressing Strings, a genre-bending trio from Annapolis, Maryland, is set to perform Oct. 16 at the Thrasher Opera House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The concert, part of the 506 Session series, will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will have only 80 tickets available, according to a community announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The band, consisting of guitarist and vocalist Jordan Sokel, drummer Justin Kruger and bassist Nick Welker, has gained a loyal following by blending blues, folk and modern rock.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Catch Pressing Strings live at Thrasher Opera House on Oct. 16. The trio\u2019s energetic sound and harmonies promise a memorable night.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Pressing Strings pushes the limits of what a trio can do,&#8221; Sokel said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The group&#8217;s musicianship is highlighted by Kruger&#8217;s energetic drumming and Welker&#8217;s melodic bass lines. All three members contribute harmonies reminiscent of the Southern California sound of the 1970s.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Band has toured extensively<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pressing Strings has been actively touring the United States, headlining clubs and performing at major festivals such as FloydFest, Firefly, Sweetwater 420Fest and the Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival. They have also shared the stage with artists including Gov&#8217;t Mule, Toad the Wet Sprocket, JJ Grey and Neil Francis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thrasheroperahouse.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:thrasheroperahouse.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">thrasheroperahouse.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This story was created by reporter Nida Tazeen, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/mailto:ntazeen@gannett.com\" data-ylk=\"slk:ntazeen@gannett.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ntazeen@gannett.com<\/a>, with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct<\/em><\/a><em>.\u200b<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on Oshkosh Northwestern: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenorthwestern.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/10\/02\/genre-blending-trio-pressing-strings-hits-wisconsin-stage-oct-16\/86440645007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Genre-blending trio Pressing Strings hits Wisconsin stage Oct. 16;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Genre-blending trio Pressing Strings hits Wisconsin stage Oct. 16<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GREEN LAKE \u2013 Pressing Strings, a genre-bending trio from Annapolis, Maryland, is set to perform Oct. 16 at the Thrasher Opera House. The concert, part of the 506 Session series, will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will have only 80 tickets available, according to a community announcement. The band, consisting of guitarist and vocalist Jordan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2064062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[340140,335720,385406,355124,385407,385408,380848],"class_list":["post-2064061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-annapolis","tag-community-announcement","tag-justin-kruger","tag-maryland","tag-nick-welker","tag-session-series","tag-thrasher-opera-house"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pressing-Strings-brings-blues-rock-trio-to-Thrasher-Opera-House-in.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2064061"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2064063,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064061\/revisions\/2064063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2064062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2064061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2064061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2064061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}