Art-Band Awesome Plays Nordo's Culinarium This Week
Breaking a nearly four-year performance hiatus, art-pop band 'Awesome' will reunite for a two-night stand in the Chef/Artist series at Nordo's Culinarium today and tomorrow, September 3rd and 4th.
Bringing their multi-vocal/guitar/banjo/mandolin/accordion/drums/bass/whatever in tow, the seven men of "Awesome" will embark on a late summer's trip through the uncharted waters of brand new music, original video collage, and absurd whimsy. They may also dust off a favorite old tune or two if the wind is right and the lamps are properly lit.
"Awesome" is paired with Cafe Nordo's own Erin Brindley, who will fortify the proceedings with fantastical bites from the gorgeous galley below decks. Craft cocktails, beautiful wines, and cold suds will be plentiful at the copper-top bar.
"Awesome" is a band/art septet with longstanding ties to Seattle's theater scene. Since 2004, the band has produced many evening-length works: Delaware (2005, Re-Bar), noSIGNAL (2006, On the Boards, toured to Oregon and Montana), Here's What Happened (2007, Seattle Children's Theatre & toured to Portland for TBA Fest at PICA), The "Awesome" Cycle (2008, four new shows in four weeks at ACT/Central Heating Lab), and West (2010, commissioned by On the Boards, toured to Theatre JUNCTION in Calgary).
In addition to their work in theater, "Awesome" has shared rock bills with bands such as Harvey Danger, The Long Winters, Elf Power, and Presidents of the United States of America, and they once played the Sasquatch main stage at the Gorge Amphitheater. They also created the score for David Russo's Sundance hit, The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, and performed two conceptual symphonies by Jose Bold: and Nighttime Forest Fire. The Stranger commissioned them to write and perform songs for literary events with authors Jonathan Safran Foer, Neal Pollack, Charles D'Ambrosio, and Miranda July.
Most recently "Awesome" played songs and exchanged quips on KUOW's Weekday with Katy Sewall, Steve Scher, and their special guest Stephen Tobolowsky. "Awesome" have released seven albums, all of which are available to stream or buy at www.awesomeinquotes.com.
"Awesome":
John Osebold
John Ackermann
Rob Witmer
Basil Harris
Kirk Anderson
IF YOU GO:
Who: "Awesome" and Cafe Nordo
What: A music-theater concert by a bunch of nerds
Where: Nordo's Culinarium 109 S Main Street Seattle WA 98104
When: September 3-4, 2015 @ 8:00PM
Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2094244 | 1-800-838-3006
Ticket range: $20 - $40
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