Trapper Schoepp has come a long way since the release of his last album - both figuratively and literally. Schoepp was finishing off a stint as a production assistant at Lake Effect when his last CD hit the stands.
Four years later, his new album, "Rangers and Valentines," is out today. And in the intervening time, Schoepp has been living the life of a full-time musician, racking up the miles as he's headlined shows and played in support of acts like The Jayhawks and the Old 97s.
Most recently, he's just back from his first European tour, just in time to play an album release show at Anodyne Coffee's performance hall in Walker's Point. Before the set Schoepp and company jammed out a few songs from the album in the performance studio.
When asked how he feels about "Rangers and Valentines," Schoepp says it feels like a time capsule full of the experiences between this album and the last and his entire life.
"This is the story of that time." Schoepp says, "It brings together so many of the different influences and things I've been picking up along the way -stories, lines, phrases. So it took 25 years to put this thing together."