TopHouse

Name: TopHouse
Start: 2026-03-18T19:00:00-04:00
Location: The Magic Bag

Schedule

Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Magic Bag | Ferndale, MI

The Magic Bag Presents
TopHouse
Wed, March 18 - Doors 7pm - All Ages
Pre-Sale Wed, Oct. 8 at 12pm - Use password "magic"
Ticket Link: https://tinyurl.com/yn5scuuz
Shows Are Standing Room Only:
Expectations versus reality. Unbridled optimism versus rugged lived experience. Theory versus Practice. This is the conflict at the center of Tophouse's dueling new EPs.Theory, released in May 2024, brims with hope, optimism, and the unshakeable knowledge that hard circumstances and people can change for the better.
The new EP, Practice is different. While the band's intricate arrangements and high-energy performances carry through, the subject matter and outlook of these new songs stands in stark contrast to the upbeat and hopeful worldview of Theory.
"We didn't start out writing these songs with a two-part set of EPs in mind," says lead vocalist Joe Larson. "But when they were written and we were looking at how to arrange them on an album, the clear delineation of themes became pretty apparent. The idealistic, hopeful worldview that we can all strive for in Theory, up against the hard reality that life doesn't always work out the way we want in Practice."
Tophouse, comprised of Larson (lead vocals, guitar, banjo), Jesse Davis (guitar, mandolin, percussion, backing vocals), William Cook (violin, backing vocals), and Andy LaFave (piano, backing vocals), formed in 2016 in Missoula, Montana, where Cook and Davis met in the music program at the University of Montana. They began as a street performing duo, honing their craft performing instrumental originals on the streets (and empty parking garages) of Missoula. Cook soon brought Larson, a longtime friend, into the fold and the trio began recording original songs and performing up and down the stunningly beautiful Bitterroot Valley.