Samuel Wilbur Ivory Tower Album Release

Name: Samuel Wilbur Ivory Tower Album Release
Start: 2025-10-30T19:30:00-05:00
Location: The Parkway Theater

Schedule

Thu, 30 Oct, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The Parkway Theater | Minneapolis, MN

With special guests Meghan Kreidler of Kiss the Tiger and The Cameras
Thursday, October 30, 2025
6:30 pm Doors // 7:30 pm Music
All Ages
$20 ($26.55 w. taxes/fees) Advance General Admission
$25 ($29 w. taxes/fees) At The Door General Admission
Ticket purchases are final and non-refundable
Minneapolis singer/songwriter Sam Wilbur celebrates the release of his new album, Ivory Tower, in a special performance joined by Kiss The Tiger’s Meghan Kreidler. The evening promises to be a moving live experience that is both intimate and electrifying, mixing Wilbur’s storyteller roots and the fervor of his activism-driven songwriting along with Kreidler’s lights-out vocals — together yielding the perfect musical cocktail this country needs.
Minneapolis psychedelic pop-rock band The Cameras opens the night!
Samuel Wilbur is a Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter, high school teacher, and passionate environmentalist. By day, he teaches social studies and journalism; by night, he crafts indie rock anthems packed with lush harmonies, sharp hooks, and powerful messages about climate change, late-stage capitalism, the rise of the oligarchy, and holding on to hope.
His upcoming album, Ivory Tower, is a global collaboration recorded across four continents. The album takes aim at the global climate crisis, the rise of the billionaire ruling class, and finding hope while the world always seems to be unraveling. Wilbur combats these threats with catchy ‘90s guitar riffs, haunting string melodies, anthemic trumpets, and powerful lyrics that inspire action. The album features standouts from Minnesota's vibrant music community, including five songs with the electric vocalist Meghan Kreidler of Kiss The Tiger; powerhouse producers Andy Thompson and Matt Patrick; vocals from Minnesota's Best New Band, Kiernan; and groove-rich basslines from Ian Martin Allison. The album's themes are prescient and impossible to ignore. This history teacher delivers powerful lessons through his music that are accessible, resonant, and bound to strike a chord with anyone who is paying attention. Band members include Samuel Wilbur, Bob Beahen, Matt Patrick, Hank Donato, Nathan Johnston, and Meghan Kreidler.
Website // Facebook // Instagram // Bandcamp

Meghan Kreidler is an actor and musician from Minneapolis. Her theater credits include work with Theater Mu, Mixed Blood Theatre, Guthrie Theater, Children’s Theatre Company, Theater Latté Da, History Theatre, Ten Thousand Things, Park Square Theatre, Workhaus Collective, and The Old Globe in San Diego. She is a recipient of the 2017 Ivey Award for Emerging Artist, the 2017 City Pages Artist of the Year, and the 2022-2023 McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship. Meghan also fronts local rock band Kiss the Tiger. Kiss the Tiger have released 4 studio albums including their 2017 EP Elliot Park, their 2019 LP Let Me Bleed, their 2021 LP Vicious Kid, and this year’s Infinite Love. They have opened for notable acts such as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Lucinda Williams, Lake Street Dive, Sammy Rae and the Friends, Gary Clark Jr., The Hold Steady, Low Cut Connie, and more. In 2023 Kiss the Tiger were included as a Featured Artist on the inaugural “Live List” put on by the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) and The Black List. Kiss the Tiger recently filmed an episode of STAGE for Twin Cities PBS which aired in the spring of 2025.
The Cameras are a Minneapolis-based psychedelic pop-rock band blending swirling guitar textures, vintage keyboards, and dreamy vocal harmonies. Known for their immersive live shows and a throwback-yet-modern aesthetic, the group channels the spirit of ‘60s psych into a distinctly 21st-century sound.