Goodbye Work: The Gated Community Album Release with special guests Rich Mattson and Germaine Gemberling
Sunday, June 1, 2025
6 pm Doors // 7 pm Music
All Ages
$20 ($26.55 w. taxes/fees) Advance General Admission
$25 ($29 w. taxes/fees) At The Door General Admission
Free Admission for Children 12 & Under
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Much beloved Minnesota Americana band The Gated Community celebrate the release of their sixth full-length studio album, Goodbye Work! Special guests acclaimed musicians Rich Mattson and Germaine Gemberling (aka "Rich and Germaine") of Rich Mattson and the Northstars open the night.
The Gated Community is an Americana band with a nearly twenty-year history. Formed in 2006 in Minneapolis's storied West Bank neighborhood, the band is known for its gripping original songs, beautiful vocal harmonies, and multiple lead singers. Led by South Asian American singer/songwriter Sumanth Gopinath (aka Sonny), the band’s music is eclectic in style, encompassing country, folk, bluegrass, and rock. Born in Chicago and raised in Louisiana, Gopinath relocated to the Twin Cities in 2005, after stints in Texas and Connecticut.
Current members have been in the band for a decade or more. Their lineup includes Sumanth Gopinath (acoustic guitar), Rosie Harris (banjo), Beth Hartman (percussion), Paul Hatlelid (drums), Cody Johnson (bass), and Nate Knutson (electric guitar). Everyone in the band sings lead and plays multiple instruments. They perform in a range of configurations, including as small as a duo or trio.
The Gated Community is thrilled to hold this album release show at The Parkway Theater. After placing in the venue’s first-ever "Battle of the Bluegrass Bands" in 2019, the band later headlined The Parkway that same year. Six years and a global pandemic later, the band returns again to the theater with renewed energy and purpose amid the chaos of the present.
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Hailed by Iron Range native and folk singer Paul Metsa as the “Johnny and June of Northern Minnesota,” Rich Mattson and Germaine Gemberling, a.k.a. “Rich and Germaine” are an acclaimed acoustic duo who have been performing in and around the state since 2010. Well-known for their vocal harmonies, their repertoire consists of country/folk/rock classics mixed in with original compositions inspired by the North country. Rich and Germaine have released 14 albums/CDs together under different monikers (Junkboat, Rich Mattson and the Northstars, Germaine Gemberling “Generator”), all recorded at their home base, a recording studio near Eveleth, Minnesota, called Sparta Sound.