Golden Boots and Thee Verduns stop by Locals Only on Monday, May 25th, 2026, for a live performance and interview in KXCI’s Studio 2A at 9 PM. Tune in at 91.3 FM or audio livestream the performance here. Video livestream is also available on the KXCI YouTube channel here.
About Golden Boys and Thee Verduns:
In Spring 2025, French cartoonist, author, & musician Nicolas Moog and author and musician Jeanne Rivière (a.k.a. Thee Verduns) traveled to Tucson, Arizona from Metz, France to collaboratively write and record an album with Tucson musicians Dimitri Manos, Ryen Eggleston, (a.k.a. Golden Boots), and Jake Sullivan (co-owner of local record shop Wooden Tooth Records). The friends spent a few days writing at the Golden Boots practice space and then went to Waterworks Recording Studio where Jim Waters recorded and mixed the album in three days. The album “Carbon Footprint/Empreinte Carbone” was released on March 1st, 2026 on vinyl LP by KIZMIAZ Records out of Nantes, France. Golden Boots traveled to France to tour the album in April and will perform in Arizona for the record release at Che’s Lounge on May 30th. The album is 8 tracks that combine the neo-blues and garage-folk styles of Thee Verduns with the off kilter pop sensibilities of Golden Boots…it’s kind of a playful garage-folk throw down. The Golden Boots have been making music out of the Dunbar Springs neighborhood in downtown Tucson for almost 25 years.
Golden Boots was founded in 2001 by artists Ryen Eggleston and Dimitri Manos. Golden Boots blends lo-fi, ragged folk, and pop rock with a deep, playful deconstruction of American roots music. Over the years, the duo has been joined by various collaborators, infusing their performances and recordings with a diverse and charismatic energy. What unites all Golden Boots’ output is a spirited approach to blending indie and punk-country influences with the raw, earthy sounds of Americana.
Thee Verduns are a minimalist garage-folk duo from Metz, France. Known for a raw, “instinctive” sound often described as Moselle Bayou, they use primitive drumming and scratchy guitars to create a dark, bluesy atmosphere. they’ve been active for 20 years. The duo have been visiting Tucson for over a decade working with Golden Boots and Gabriel Sullivan of XIXA and Dust and Stone Studios. Nicolas Moog has written many comics. One of his most recent which spotlights many Tucson musicians is called Underground. Jeanne Rivière recently wrote the novel titled “Lorraine brûle.”
Follow Golden Boots and Thee Verduns:
Instagram: @goldenboots666 @theeverduns
Bandcamp: Carbon Footprint/Empreinte Carbone by Golden Boots and Thee Verduns
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