photo credits (clockwise)
Alexa Jones (Peter Sieve), David DeYoung (Luke Anderson)
Tim Carlson (Chris Koza), Michael Wybievala (Linnea Mohn)
current performers: Chris Koza - acoustic & electric guitars & vocals Peter Sieve - electric & acoustic guitars, mandolin, percussion & vocals Linnea Mohn - bass guitar & vocals Luke Anderson - drums/percussion
other musicians that are "in the stable"...
Joey Kantor - piano, keyboards & organs Denise Guelker - violin JoAnna James - vocals & violin Andrew Blessing - drums & percussion Jesse Schuester - bass guitar Justin Blair - acoustic guitar, bass guitar & vocals
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Influences like silken hanker-chiefs protruding from a suit-coat pocket, long arms, crouching tigers and hidden cell phones, mrs. pac-man and the dawn of no blue ghosts, newborn babies, water, ponds, puddles, valleys; digital or otherwise. Tomorrow, when everyone is everywhere all the time, technology will eventually produce a new set of senses to distinguish the shadows from the shade; the songbird from the song and the bird. Mosquitoes in summer, and the slap-happy safety of little pests and little problems that make missiles temporarily disappear. high school marching bands. Having a guitar and tuning the pegs every-which way and trying to play a familiar song.
Sounds Like
Nick Drake, Ryan Adams, Wilco, Josh Rouse, My Morning Jacket, Andrew Bird, Jeff Tweedy, Rocky Votolato, Sean Hayes, M. Ward, Bright Eyes, this gigantic wrecking ball and the billions of dust particles falling on the pavement and people below, others, etc
The Dark Delirious Morning continues to get rave reviews!
"An unpretentious little masterpiece; 9 out of 10" -- Americana-UK.com
"This is one record that demands to be heard. Stunning" -- Whisperinandhollerin.co.uk
"Highly recommended to fans of My Morning Jacket and Wilco" -- minnpost.com
"Reminiscent of the story-telling abilities of Tom Waits" -- Riftmagazine.com
"The man's got pop down" -- Minnesota Monthly
Minneapolis-based songwriter Chris Koza has released three proper albums and an EP. The first album, 'Exit Pesce,' came trickling out of a basement apartment in late autumn of 2004. 'Patterns,' his 2006 full-length sophomore effort, received more local acclaim. With the release of EP 'A Friend of a Friend' that same fall, Koza cemented himself as a prolific artist devoted to the craft of songwriting, and eager to expand.
Since spring 2007, Koza has toured extensively as a 4 or 5 piece band with a compelling live show that has introduced people coast-to-midwest-to-coast to this promising young artist. The latest album, 'The Dark, Delirious Morning,' was released on June 7th at classic Twin Cities concert venue First Avenue, and continues to receive strong radio airplay on MPR's influential 89.3 The Current, FM KCMP.
"Koza knocks the listener off balance by pairing his avant-garde lyrical inclinations with precise folk-pop melodies of a largely traditional bent delivered in a clear, pleasing tenor, recalling ’70s singer-songwriters like Jackson Browne and Paul Simon in the process." -- Rob Van Alstyne, Pulse of the Twin Cities; Minneapolis, MN
"Passionate lyrics sung with a determined sincerity are branded with his trademark melodies like a Wyoming steer in a weathered ranch. Backing up his vocals and acoustic guitar are a fine threesome who are more than competent musicians themselves. Threading the needle finely between indie folk and pop-rock, Koza is a musician that modern master musicians like Oberst would cite with reverence." -- www.smother.net/reviews/modernrock.php3?ID=1604
This comment might be more the stuff of messages, but I'm leaving it here anyway. I'll try to be brief, haha. My girlfriend and I just got back from a little roadtrip up the California coast. Before leaving, I - at long last - purchased The Dark, Delirious Morning. It became the soundtrack for our trip, we listened to it so many times. It was perfect for the landscape up and down the 101. As a songwriter, the way you play with words and structure is terribly inspiring, and I only hope I can grab a piece of what you're doing some day. And from two people who are just lovers of good music, we think the record is one of the most exciting things we've listened to in a long time. I feel so refreshed after listening to it.
And, as if that weren't good enough, I read about your Rogue Valley project, and right from the beginning I have something to be excited about in 2010. All throughout 2010 in fact! I think it's a super ambitious great idea. And people thought Ryan Adams releasing three albums in one year was prolific. Pah!
Yes it is, I finally got my N64 hooked back up, If you want to accept the challange I'd host it. If not, well I don't blame you. Our rehearsals usually turn into a blood bath that way.
I just read that you are going to have a show with the small cities at the turf club. I would love to go, but this is one of the things that sucks about living away from home! you guys should put on more shows together, especially when i am home. haha, just kidding. kind of...
