The Small Cities

Sunday, Nov 12th we’ll be playing the Turf Club with Ben Kyle, Chris Koza, John Hermanson, Linnea Mohn and Wes Burdine.  Needless to say, we’re pretty excited.  The show is a benefit/fund raiser for an ambitious recording project for Mercy Seat Lutheran.  Local music luminaries, including all those listed above, have met (or accepted) the creative challenge of composing original settings of the old Lutheran liturgies.  The results so far have been stunning.  From loungy Jazz to mournful alt-contry; from Beach Boysy pop to textured ambience a-la Sigur Ros.  They really are that good.

Now we just need to get them down on tape.

The recording will be done at Ben Kyle’s Slow Studios in MPLS.  The Turf Club has been cool enough to give the Church the whole door charge ($6).  We just need to get everybody our buying their tasty adult beverages to make it worth their while.  So come out.

Bonus: there will be Christmas songs.  Bounce over to our Facebook page and suggest a song for us to learn.

Last night was swell.  Just swell.  We played the 501 with Red Daughters and The Van Gobots.  The crowd was great (you guys are the bestest).  Highlight: Leif zinging David with this one…

Q: What do a drum solo and a sneeze have in common?

A: You know they’re comming – but there’s nothing you can do about it.

Zing!

See you all at the Turf on 12/13 with Ben Kyle (Romantica), Chris Koza, John Hermanson (the Hopefulls, Story Hill, Alva Star), Wes Burdine (Wes Burdine and the Librarians) and Linnea Mohn of Coach Said Not To and Alpha Centauri.  It’s a benefit for an ambitious recording project for Mercy Seat.  Don’t miss it!