About This Show
Thursday, April 23rd:
A Special Vinyl Release with Tom Thiel Trio
Plus special guests Leading The Blind Duo!
Get ready for a masterful blend of modern blues, classic rock, and storytelling with Tom Thiel Trio’s latest record release, “Waiting on the Weather.”
Showtime: 7 pm | Doors: 6 pm
Admission: $10 Advance
Music-Makers receive special discount for this show using their exclusive MM savings code.
Advance ticket purchase guarantees a seat at the show, though seat selection/location is on a first-come, first-served basis upon entry.
Experience Wisconsin’s best original bands at the original venue voted the best by WAMI voters two years running! Thank you for being supporters of the Appleton Music Scene.
A small fee is added to tickets for tax and processing.
Please note this show is 21+
About The Artists:
A Wisconsin folk-blues-rock trio led by WAMI award winning songwriter Tom Thiel. Playing a handful of live shows in 2026 with Pat Wydeven on drums, and Jeremy Rechner on bass. Get ready for a masterful blend of modern blues, classic rock, and storytelling with Tom Thiel Trio's latest offering, “Waiting on the Weather.” With Led Zeppelin-inspired guitar hooks anchored by a seasoned rhythm section, “Waiting on the Weather” is modern blues rock with substance – where pop sensibilities meet folk-rock storytelling.
“Waiting On The Weather” has earned multiple nominations from the Wisconsin Area Music Industry, including Rock Album of the Year and Album Artwork of the Year. Plus, the standout track “Pawnshops & Liquor Stores” is up for Rock Song of the Year!
The beginnings of LEADING THE BLIND can be traced back to the early 1990s, with Marty Paschke honing his playing and songwriting skills while cutting his teeth in Northeast Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley with the Crocodile Nasty’s. After the sudden end of TCN, Marty then gave birth to the band BLIND in 1999, gigging across the region and recording a couple of albums to glowing reviews with Keif Shaw on drums and Jim Van Hout on bass. After the demise of BLIND in 2001, Marty continued writing songs, waiting for the right time and lineup to present itself...and present itself, it did in 2008. Recruiting his former Blind bass player Top Jimmy and drummer Patrick Wydeven (Pawnshop Lifters, A-Town Unplugged), LEADING THE BLIND was born – reworking old Blind material while working on new ideas. Enter 2010, and the addition of Eric Krueger (Sunday Flood, Hallorann, Old Nails) on guitar and backing vocal duties. The writing process continued, and the band entered Rock Garden Studios to begin work on the debut album INTO THE MODERN WASTELAND, with David Kiley (Sunday Flood, Old Nails) taking over bass duties during the recording process.
About The Venue
Located in the heart of downtown Appleton, Gibson Community Music Hall is an artist-centric live music venue that showcases largely original music performers representing a variety of music genres. Our small, close-knit team prides itself of bringing you a special music experience in a beautiful historic building alongside other respectful music fans.
Seating
Unless otherwise noted or you've purchased a specific seat via our seating chart, all seating at shows are available on a first-come first-served basis. This includes those acoustic/listening room "all seated" shows that do not have seating charts (some do) and all full-band shows that do not have seating charts (only a few do). All seating is a mix of tall stools and tables as well as shorts chairs with tables - about the same quantity of each. Please email us with questions of special mobility needs at [email protected]. Thank you!
