The Cactus Blossoms, Joel Paterson
Stoughton Opera House 381 E. Main St., Stoughton, Wisconsin 53589

Jacob Blickenstaff
The Cactus Blossoms with guitars beside a river.
The Cactus Blossoms
(2021 pick) Minneapolis-born brothers Page Burkum and Jack Torrey (his stage name) make music well beyond their years. A modern-day Everly Brothers, The Cactus Blossoms emphasize rich acoustic and electric guitars with beautiful harmonies wrapped in a timeless folk-pop blanket that both comforts and exhilarates. Easy Way, the duo’s 2019 sophomore album, cracked the Top 10 of the Billboard Americana/Folk Albums chart. Their Stoughton performance is the final one before they play October’s Amplify Decatur Music Festival in Georgia with Indigo Girls, Old 97’s and The Blind Boys of Alabama.