Jeremy Messersmith announces January residency at Icehouse to kick off a busy 2018

Jeremy Messersmith had a quiet year in 2017, literally and figuratively, after putting out a fascinatingly cheery acoustic ukulele album and playing mostly solo-acoustic performances. But the tender-voiced Twin Cities songwriting hero will ramp and amp things up in 2018, with a new Andy Thompson-produced record for Glassnote Records and a full band tour.

To kick off the new year, Messersmith will settle into a four-week Wednesday night residency at south Minneapolis supper and cocktail club Icehouse, each installment of which has been carefully curated with wildly different opening acts and his own unique performance plans from week to week. He will go from a standard acoustic set on Jan. 3 with fellow strummer Rachael Kilgour to a full-scale Jan. 24 finale with his band and trans indie-rockers 4th Curtis as an opener. In between, he's offering an orchestral/strings night and an ambient/electronic showcase.

Tickets for the four shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. via BrownPaperTickets.com for $16 apiece. Here's a rundown on each night from Messersmith's promotions:

Wednesday, January 3
"One Is The Loneliest Number"
The concert series opens with solo performances by Duluth's Rachael Kilgour, a headlining set by jeremy messersmith and a special guest TBA. Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3178243