THE GANG FONT
THE GANG FONT
The Gang Font is what happens when you combine veteran improvisers from the world of modern jazz with a punk rock icon. The Gang Font features Dave King (indie jazz icons The Bad Plus, Happy Apple) on drums, Erik Fratzke (Prog metal giants Zebulon Pike, Happy Apple) on guitar, Bryan Nichols (Chicago and Minneapolis modern jazz stalwart) on keyboards and legendary punk bassist Greg Norton (Husker Du).
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After releasing their debut album The Gang Font Featuring Interloper with original keyboardist Craig Taborn in 2007 on Thirsty Ear's highly touted Blue Series, the band regrouped with new keyboardist Nichols to write and record the follow up We Will Not Be Imprisoned In Pictorial Space Frames! (release date TBA). The music combines strong melodic content, avant jazz looseness and prog rock precision with an ease that only comes from strong, iconoclastic instrumentalists. The music bends and breaks. The music breathes and heaves. The music shatters and coagulates. It also makes you think about becoming a super hero.
MACHINE 22
Machine 22 is a garage rock band from Minneapolis, MN. The band was formed in early 2009 by singer/songwriter Jack Swagger (ex-Soviet Machines) and Ben & Nick Pelowski. After several stints with fill-in drummers, Karl Schmidt joined the group later that year to round out the 4 piece. The band signed with Indie punk rock label DC-Jam Records released their debut album Off The Record in summer 2010. The album's release show was a huge success, selling out the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.
