Eric and The Other Troublemakers

Members who give $500+ annually receive 10% off concert tickets.

Please note, we require that audience members either be vaccinated or have a negative COVID test within 72 hours prior to the performance. We also strongly encourage guests to wear masks.
Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test result will be required for entry and may include the following options: a vaccination card (or photo), a digital record within an app, an official immunization record, or documentation of a negative test result. All MIM Music Theater team members are vaccinated and will wear masks.

For the past five years, Eric & The Other Troublemakers have been entertaining crowds throughout Arizona and beyond. Eric Schaffer has been recognized as one of Southern Arizona’s best songwriters, and his vocals have been compared to Steve Earle and Kris Kristofferson. Drummer and vocalist Bruce Halper is a member of the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame and was in the middle of the “Tempe Sound” phenomenon as part of the Sidewinders when they were on RCA records in the ’90s. Lead guitarist Loren Dircks is well-known as one of Arizona’s most accomplished pickers. He was the front man / lead guitarist for the band Gila Bend when they pioneered “country-punk” in the ’90s. Newest Other Troublemaker Johnny Zapp has had a lucrative career writing, recording, and publishing rock music for film and television, with music airing in over 48 countries.