Pop Till We Drop: Al Church and his many incarnations

Pop Till We Drop co-hosts
Pop Till We Drop co-host Tess Weinberg, guest-co-host and singer songwriter Al Church, and co-host Alex Gaterud.
Chris Roberts | MPR News

As a member of at least six Minnesota bands and three tribute groups, Al Church epitomizes the restless local musician with many many musician friends.

Al sat down with co-hosts Tess Weinberg and Alex Gaterud to chat about his upcoming new solo album, "Next Summer."

The record, which drops on March 13 and will be celebrated with a show at the Turf Club in St. Paul, is awash in '80s-style keyboards, saxophones and smoothness.

Given Al's tribute band involvement, the conversation also touched on the proliferation of cover bands in Minnesota music right now.

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