Public record

Blitzen Trapper

Country & americana | Portland, OR | since 2000

Alt-country
alternative country
Country
country rock
folk
folk rock
indie
indie folk

Shows, releases and artist details collected from 11 credited sources. This public record does not confirm booking availability. Source links accompany the published facts.

Shows on record

Rooms played

2007

On record since

Releases

Show history

2022 · 1

Aug 19, 2022Pioneer Courthouse Square· Portlandheadliner

2019 · 1

Nov 10, 2019Revolution Hall· Portland ORheadliner

2018 · 1

Jul 19, 2018Drake Park· Bendheadliner

2017 · 2

Nov 15, 2017Turner Hall Ballroom· Milwaukeeheadliner
Sep 30, 2017Georgia State Railroad Museum· Savannahheadliner
with HARDY, Cale Tyson, Trainwrecks, Ruby Velle & the Soulphonics, DeeOhGee, Caleb Caudle, Bottles & Cans, Ranky Tanky, Big Sam's Funky Nation

2016 · 2

Oct 3, 2016City Winery· Nashville, TN.headliner
Sep 27, 2016The Sinclair· Cambridgeheadliner

2015 · 4

Nov 20, 2015Biltmore Cabaret· Vancouverheadliner
Oct 18, 2015Exit/In· Nashville, TN.headliner
Jul 6, 2015Gabe's· Iowa Cityheadliner
Apr 20, 2015City Winery· Nashville, TN.headliner

2014 · 5

Oct 27, 2014Mace Mead Works· Daytonheadliner
Oct 22, 2014Biltmore Cabaret· Vancouverheadliner
Sep 20, 2014WOW Hall· Eugeneheadliner
Jun 3, 2014The Basement· Columbusheadliner
Mar 15, 2014The National· Richmond Vaheadliner

2013 · 5

Nov 6, 2013The Troubadour· West Hollywoodheadliner
Oct 26, 2013McMenamin’s Al’s Den· Portlandheadliner
Sep 23, 2013Mercy Lounge· Nashvilleheadliner
Jul 21, 2013Portland International Raceway· Portlandsupport
with THEESatisfaction
May 30, 2013WOW Hall· Eugeneheadliner

2012 · 3

Mar 16, 2012Red 7· Austinsupport
with Debo Band, THEESatisfaction, Spoek Mathambo, Niki & The Dove, Husky, Poor Moon, Shearwater, Father John Misty, King Tuff, Vanaprasta, Fake Problems
Mar 14, 2012Hotel San José· Austinsupport
with Shurman, Poor Moon, Brendan Benson, Deadman, Micky And The Motorcars, BP Fallon, Shearwater
Mar 7, 2012The Troubadour· West Hollywoodheadliner

2011 · 2

Dec 9, 2011Maxwell's· Hobokenheadliner
Nov 3, 2011Cabaret Metro· Chicagoheadliner

2010 · 1

Aug 10, 2010Gabe's Oasis· Iowa Cityheadliner

2009 · 2

Jul 24, 2009Neurolux· Boiseheadliner
with Loch Lomond, Portland Cello Project
Jul 18, 2009The Picador· Iowa Cityheadliner

2008 · 3

Nov 4, 2008Slowdown· Omaha NEheadliner
Mar 1, 2008Casbah· San Diegoheadliner
with Fleet Foxes, Grand Archives
Feb 22, 2008University of Washington· Seattleheadliner

2007 · 2

Sep 27, 2007The Picador· Iowa Cityheadliner
Sep 14, 2007Whitman College· Walla Wallaheadliner

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

Blitzen Trapper — Live at Codfish Hollow 10.19.23 — Release art · Live at Codfish Hollow 10.19.23 — release

Blitzen Trapper — 100's of 1000's, Millions of Billions — Release art · 100's of 1000's, Millions of Billions — release

Blitzen Trapper — Millions of Billions — Release art · Millions of Billions — release

Blitzen Trapper — Cheap Fantastical Takedown — Release art · Cheap Fantastical Takedown — release

Blitzen Trapper — Holy Demos Future Demos — Release art · Holy Demos Future Demos — release

Blitzen Trapper — Holy Smokes Future Jokes — Release art · Holy Smokes Future Jokes — release

Blitzen Trapper — Furr (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) — Release art · Furr (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) — release

Blitzen Trapper — Wild and Reckless — Release art · Wild and Reckless — release

Lineup

Eric Earley
Brian Adrian Koch
Drew Laughery
Marty Marquis
Erik Menteer
Michael Van Pelt

Releases

Live at Codfish Hollow 10.19.23
Aug 1, 2025 · album · 17 tracks
LA
Live at Codfish Hollow 10.19.23
2025 · album
100's of 1000's, Millions of Billions
May 17, 2024 · album · 12 tracks
1O
100’s of 1000’s, Millions of Billions
2024 · album
1O
100's Of 1000's, Millions Of Billions
2024
Millions of Billions
Nov 21, 2023 · album · 1 track
Cheap Fantastical Takedown
Aug 29, 2023 · track · 1 track
CF
Cheap Fantastical Takedown
2023
Holy Demos Future Demos
May 14, 2021 · album · 10 tracks
HD
Holy Demos Future Demos
2021 · album
HD
Holy Demos Future Demos
2021
Holy Smokes Future Jokes
Sep 25, 2020 · album · 10 tracks
HS
Holy Smokes Future Jokes
2020 · album
TK
Too Kool
2020
HS
Holy Smokes Future Jokes
2020
KA
Kid's Album!
2018
LS
Lagniappe Sessions
2017 · ep
WB
Waking Bullets at Breakneck Speed
2017 · compilation
WA
Wild and Reckless
2017 · album
WA
Wild and Reckless (Soundtrack From The Portland Center Stage Production)
2017 · compilation
WB
Waking Bullets At Breakneck Speed
2017
WA
Wild And Reckless
2017
WA
Wild And Reckless (Soundtrack From The Portland Center Stage Production)
2017
LA
Live at Third Man Records
2016 · album
LA
Live at Third Man Records
2016
AA
All Across This Land
2015 · album
LH
Live Harvest
2015 · album
LI
Live in Portland
2014 · album
VI
VII
2013 · album
2S
2012-03-15: Stage on Sixth, Austin, TX, USA
2012 · album
2B
2008-02-28: Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA, USA
2011 · album
AG
American Goldwing
2011 · album
DO
Destroyer of the Void
2010 · album
BR
Black River Killer
2009 · ep
LS
Live Session (iTunes Exclusive)
2009 · ep
CL
Cool Love #1
2008 · ep
FU
Furr
2008 · album
WM
Wild Mountain Nation
2007 · album
FR
Field Rexx
2004 · album
TR
Trapper
2004 · ep
BT
Blitzen Trapper
2003 · album
Furr (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
album
Wild and Reckless
album
WB
Waking Bullets at Breakneck Speed
album
LI
Live in Portland
album
AG
American Goldwing
album
DO
Destroyer of the Void
album
BR
Black River Killer
album
FU
Furr
album
CL
Cool Love #1
album
WM
Wild Mountain Nation
album
FR
Field Rexx
album
BT
Blitzen Trapper
album

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 48+ plays, 2021-04-22–2026-08-25 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Larry Rose) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Audioasis' (Sean) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Early' (Eva Walker) — KEXP

Artist background

Blitzen Trapper formed in 2000 — MusicBrainz
Blitzen Trapper is based in Portland — MusicBrainz
Eric Earley: member — MusicBrainz
Brian Adrian Koch: member — MusicBrainz
Drew Laughery: member — MusicBrainz
Marty Marquis: member — MusicBrainz
Erik Menteer: member — MusicBrainz
Michael Van Pelt: member — MusicBrainz
Blitzen Trapper has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2003–2025 — MusicBrainz
Blitzen Trapper is based in Portland, Oregon — Blitzen Trapper on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Live at Codfish Hollow 10.19.23 (2025-08-01) — Bandcamp
Blitzen Trapper is from Portland, Oregon , United States — Wikipedia
Blitzen Trapper has 4 members: Eric Earley, Brian Adrian Koch, Michael Elson, Nathan Vanderpool — Wikipedia
Blitzen Trapper plays Alternative country — Wikipedia
Blitzen Trapper plays indie folk — Wikipedia
Blitzen Trapper has 607420 listeners on Last.fm — Blitzen Trapper on Last.fm
Blitzen Trapper has released 10 recordings between 2016 and 2024 — Blitzen Trapper on Discogs
Blitzen Trapper has 2 followers on Genius — Blitzen Trapper on Genius
Google Knowledge Graph descriptor: Rock band — Blitzen Trapper — Google Knowledge Graph
Canonical Wikipedia article (per Google KG): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzen_Trapper — Blitzen Trapper on Wikipedia (per Google KG)
Wikipedia article length (per Google KG, characters): 151 — Blitzen Trapper — entity-richness signal
Google Knowledge Graph entity id: kg:/m/02x0flg — Blitzen Trapper — KG entity
Country (per TheAudioDB): Portland, Oregon — Blitzen Trapper on TheAudioDB
Formed 2000 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: Portland (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: alternative country — Wikidata
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzen_Trapper — Wikidata

Venues played

Rooms played most, from the shows on record
Room	Shows
Biltmore Cabaret · Vancouver	2
WOW Hall · Eugene	2
City Winery · Nashville, TN.	2
The Troubadour · West Hollywood	2
The Picador · Iowa City	2
Whitman College · Walla Walla	1
McMenamin’s Al’s Den · Portland	1
Drake Park · Bend	1

By year: 2007 2 · 2008 3 · 2009 2 · 2010 1 · 2011 2 · 2012 3 · 2013 5 · 2014 5 · 2015 4 · 2016 2 · 2017 2 · 2018 1 · 2019 1 · 2022 1

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Sources & corrections

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. Use the credited links to check the source.

Last updated: 2026-09-20
Sources: Bandcamp, Discogs, Genius, google kg, KEXP, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, TheAudioDB, Twitch, Wikidata, Wikipedia

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