James Bourne - Guitars, Synth, Singing
Jason Nyberg - Guitars, Singing
Meghan Rose - Keys, Guitar, Singing
Laura Detert - Viola, Keys
Jeff Knight - Bass, Singing
Influences
Joe Henry, Richard Buckner, Calexico, Vic Chesnutt, Crooked Fingers, Uncle Tupelo (and those bands they became) Iron and Wine, The Flaming Lips, Thelonious Sphere Monk, Will Oldham, Low, The Good Old Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, The Arcade Fire, etc etc.
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A Catapult Western is a Madison, Wisconsin band. The project was originally organized by a disgruntled drummer who needed to keep himself busy while his wife was on a long trip. He tricked four real musicians into joining the band and ACW was born.
From Dane101 Review - January 10, 2008 “A Catapult Western, the album not the band, is filled with moments of quiet contemplation and deep regret that shake the core and move the listener to feel as if s/he is the one who wrote songs and had gone through the range of emotions it took to get the words to page. The band pulls you into their world through melodic instrumentation…. .With its poignant lyrics and lonely sound, A Catapult Western fits into the season well. Lock your doors, turn off the lights, and turn up the stereo because you’re in for an evening”
From SceneNewspaper.com
"What started out as a project grew into a very interesting band.
Madison's A Catapult Western offers up a CD of well writ tunes that
move easily from folk-influenced to slow burn. Violin, mandolin and
keyboards give way to tube-driven guitars. They build a codeine haze
that recalls Opal's David Roback at his best."
We will be playing shows from time to time. Please come out and say hello. Thanks for checking us out. The songs on this page are from the album. Enjoy.
We are debuting a project called Sonic Transformations. Every month or so we will present a new audio-visual performance based on a different theme/story. We will be collaborating with artists and other creative musicians along the way so let us know if you have something you'd want to bring into this project.
The first in the series is called "AN OBJECT TO CRAVE". Live music and visuals based on a short story about life, love, loss, fantasy, obsession and death.
Another group of mine, The Magnetrons, which plays an exciting and innovative Livetronica set (i.e. STS9, Disco Biscuits, The Histronic) will also be playing. It will be a musical adventure, and we hope that you can come participate :)
Here's the info:
Blood Root Mother - "An Object to Crave" w/ The Magnetrons & Thought Thieves Friday, October 16th Station 4 201 E 4th St St Paul, MN 55101 9pm / $5 / 18+
I just wanted to stop by to say hello and give you a little update on what Blood Root Mother is up to! We will be recording an EP of new music in August, and we recently finished recording a live DVD. The DVD is currently unreleased and I actually just saw it for the first time a few days ago. It features the last two performances with Tony Ellis still alive, and some footage from the tribute show we played on the night of his funeral.
There are some cool covers, as well as some NEW music that will be on our upcoming EP. We're very excited about the new music and we'd like to share a sneak peak with you. Here's a link to the video for a new tune called Run Bobby Run:
Blood Root Mother will be playing at Trocaderos in Minneapolis on Friday, June 26th. I cannot stress enough how awesome this show will be!! We're playing with three of the sweetest local rock bands: Claret, Niobium and Casanatra. If you haven't heard these guys, check them out immediately! Please come to this show!!
I recommend stopping by during happy hour for two for one drinks along with free buffet, which is delicious. We'll be hanging out at Trocs all night, so come by and chill/party with us :)
Again, here's the event info:
Friday, June 26th Trocaderos 107 3rd Ave N Minneapolis, MN 18+ // $6 // 8pm
Please come out and support some great local music!! Music starts at 9:30pm, we should go on around midnight. Invite your friends, pile into a car (or a party bus), and together we will make this one of the highlights of the summer :)
We're now accepting submissions for our next mixtapes, please submit your info at www.coast2coastsubmissions.com for your chance to get a spot on the next mixtape!
Coming to the NEW Loft on October 12th: Maylene & the Sons of Disaster//A Static Lullaby Showbread//Confide Attack Attack! ---------------------- The Loft is now located @ 149 Waubesa St.//Madison, WI 53703
please send me, or better yet, bulletin the details for the show friday. if I don't know I can't go. do you see my lyrical geniusness at work? are you sure the cd is done? because I could write some songs.
