The State Theatre

I’ll be honest with you, if you wanna know: we’re working on a something right now. When it’s quiet around here you know I’m up to something. I have reached the “when do I get to tell people about it” stage. I have become adept at remaining present to this stage, in a meditative style. There are four of us now. Our vision is growing broader. We are tending to it like Humboldt growers in possession of rare seeds during the pre-legal days.

But Matt and me — Matt Douglas, I mean, our corner-man, the new guy, the one and only, the natural, He Who Wields the Bari Sax — we’re going to hit the road for a weekend, just us two, since “you have to do some shows with just JD and learn what it’s like when he forgets to count off” is a contractual requirement for full membership. Come! See us play stuff the full band never does! Watch Matt attempt to remain in good humor on tight four-counts that I say under my breath instead of aloud!

These are the first just-me-and-Matt shows since he joined the band, and I am amped for them. Changing the formation up  over the past few years has resulted in some of my favorite shows ever — me and Wurster at Carnegie Hall during the Evening of Awesome; me and Peter in Barcelona at the end of the Tuttlingen Warriors tour. I’m ambitious and will be listening to Bill Evans & Eddie Gomez sides from now til the shows to get myself psyched up. Come see these special shows if you have the chance!

-John

"Her strength seems to reside in her ability to be musically versatile. Utilizing various orchestrations, Tristen weaves a glistening web of thoughtful and extremely mature melodies that tremble with undeniable power." -American Songwriter
“Pop hooks and pure inspiration” – NPR All Things Considered
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