J.E. Sunde (Jonathan Edward Sunde), a Wisconsin native, is now a Minneapolis, MN based songwriter/composer. Beginning in the years studying western classical music with an emphasis in vocal technique at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, Jon spent a decade writing beautifully unusual music with indie-folk trio The Daredevil Christopher Wright.
He has since released four solo records, his most recent being Alice, Gloria and Jon. (Vietnam Label) all amassing millions of streams on Spotify. Speaking of his third studio album 9 Songs About Love, Tastemaker Bob Boilen of NPR speaks of the album "as a fight against melancholy that ends up in a surpassing place — it also speaks to the notion of knowing when a good idea has turned into a great one."
With an affinity for the classic American songwriters and performers like Leonard Cohen, Nina Simone, and Paul Simon, Jon writes densely poetic songs with a bent toward the philosophical.
There is subtle witty humor threaded throughout the live performance as the music pirouettes between introspective balladry and infectious bouncy folk-pop numbers.
“J.E. Sunde is one of the greatest indie-folk songwriters around.”
- Daytrotter
“His soft falsetto voice and his gift to write flawless ballads are reminiscent of the Paul Simon of the seventies.”
- Front View Magazine
All advanced tickets are will-call, e-ticket, or print-at-home. No physical tickets will be delivered for the performance. When you buy in advance, your name will appear on a list at the door to assure your entry.
Online sales close at 6pm the day of the show. If you missed the window for online sales, just arrive to pay at the door. There are no extra fees.
The Plus is a full service bar and restaurant. Drinks are available for the 21+ crowd. The performance space is in a separate room from our bar area. Drinks and food can either be ordered from one of our servers, or at the bar. Both drinks and food can be brought into the performance space.
There is seating in the venue. Seats are first come, first servce, general admission. The Plus is also fully accessible to those using wheelchairs or other ambulatory devices.
The Plus strives to make the concert experience as enjoyable as possible for all. Please be respectful to other patrons and our peformers. We view our main concert space as a listening room - please keep table talk to a minimum. For longer and louder conversations, please move into our bar/lounge area.
