Trapper Schoepp

Channelling alt-country rock from the likes of Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, and the Jayhawks, with the classic story-telling of American troubadours such as Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan, Trapper Schoepp -- alongside his band the Shades -- made a name for themselves with their 2011 release, Run, Engine, Run. Growing up in Minnesota, Trapper Schoepp took up the guitar at the age of 15 after injuring his back in a BMX accident. Inspired by his father's regular rotation of albums by R.E.M., John Cougar Mellencamp, Tom Petty, and Fleetwood Mac, Schoepp and his brother Tanner put together a...