gordon globe

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Formed in May of 2002 when bassist Abigail Hoover answered an ad in the City Pages something to the effect of "seeking female drummer and bassist to complete trio. Influences: Pixies, Morrissey, Oasis, Beautiful South...email Sandy." Assuming she was responding to an ad for an all female band, Abigail e-mailed Mr. Grasdalen, requesting more information. After receiving his bio and a homemade three song demo in the mail, and still in the dark about his actual gender, she finally put two and two together when actually hearing his singing voice on the demo. She liked the music she heard from the demo, but being a recent transplant from New York City, she was not ready to be taken for a fool by Mr. Grasdalen and e-mailed him to tell him that although she had received his demo and liked his music, she was quite surprised to discover he was a man and wondered why the hell he was seeking female musicians? (Was he a pervert????) Mr. Grasdalen's explained that although he'd been in several bands in the past (The Billys, Iris, Greer), he had never worked with female musicians, and bands that inspired him the most (such as the Pixies and the Beautiful South) used male and female vocals. He was eager to work male and female vocals into his music writing, and to find a new experience in working with women. Abigail bought his explanation, and agreed to meet him in person. They met at the Uptown Bar and Grill in Minneapolis, a place that gordon globe would later go on to play several times. It was obvious at this first meeting to Ms. Hoover that Mr. Grasdalen was indeed not a pervert, and in fact, a nice family guy whose musical taste held many common threads with her own. Both Grasdalen and Hoover were great fans of the Manchester, England musical scene of the eighties / early nineties. After a few months of rehearsal as a duo, the band began to agressively search for a drummer, with depressing results. After dozens of cancelled appointments and disapointing auditions, a local genius named Kent Kedl not only showed up on time to try out but played along with immediate enthusiasm and technical know how. Eric Larson replaced Kent Kedl as the drummer in late spring of 2005. Mr. Larson is also the lead guitarist and song writer for the band Invisible Pedestrian, and perhaps the biggest music fanatic you could know. Mr. Grasdalen and Ms. Hoover found common ground in musical taste with Mr. Larson, and liked his simple and bold drumming style. They felt he would be the best possible replacement for Mr. Kedl. (Ms. Hoover also found a new and energetic drinking buddy, much to Mr. Grasdalen's chagrin).