The Friend Ship
Sat, Aug 02
|Aster Cafe
A collaboration of songwriters playing each other's music as a BAND! Featuring Joel Sax, Matthew French, Marc Severin, Dave Mehling, and Monica Livorsi


Time & Location
Aug 02, 2025, 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Aster Cafe, 125 SE Main St, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
About the event
These popular singer/songwriters first got together to perform on Joel Sax’s debut album, ‘Billions of Stars.’ They had so much fun and got such a great response at their sold-out release show that they have joined together to form a new band, The FriendShip! They will bring their best songs, sweetest harmonies, and funniest stories to theAster Café for a night of beautiful music.Award winning Matthew French - Circles - “The Minneapolis folk singer-songwriter pours his heart into a new album that’s unafraid of big questions and vulnerability” -Adventures in AmericanaJoel Sax writes heartfelt songs about love, regret, and hope for a bigger, brighter future.His debut album title track, Billions of Stars, is “… a wonderful mix for a contemporary folk song” - Minnesota SoundMarc Severin has been a mainstay of the music scene for many years. His music is trueAmericana and his storytelling is midwestern country at its best.…