Mates of State on MBE!

Mates of State

I first saw married duo Mates of State at a day party during SXSW in 06. I really enjoyed watching Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel on stage together. They were facing each other with a keyboard and set up drums between them and it was really intense and wonderful. For their MBE set today, the couple brought a cellist and violin player to round out the band and their baby was hanging out in the control room during the show. (Their 4-year-old sat this trip out.)  “Re-Arranger” is a clear favorite for me and it’s off their new album. Check out the whole set here

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