Formed in Lawrence, Kansas in 2005. They've released 7 albums, 2 EPs, 2 Splits, and a butt load of other songs. Most famous for their President songs and for drinking water on stage. They have been based out of Manhattan, KS, Omaha, Wichita, and Kansas City, but now somehow made their way back to Lawrence. They often get compared to They Might Be Giants. They average about 2 shows a year. They don't get out much.

Aven & Mark discuss etymology, academics, history, literature, language, and life, and the sometimes surprising connections between them all. Most recent episodes are here; for more, see our website.

Performance poet Susan McMaster has published some two dozen books, magazines, and anthologies, including collections and recordings of wordmusic -- an innovative notation for multiple spoken voice with First Draft intermedia, and music & poetry recordings with SugarBeat, Geode, and numerous musical friends. She performs and collaborates widely, notably with visual artists, free jazz improv players, and new music composers. She is the founding editor of Canada's first feminist magazine, Branching Out, and has organized and scripted such projects as "Dangerous Graces: Women's Poetry on Stage" (Great Canadian Theater Company),  "Dark Galaxies" National Arts Centre Studio), and "Convergence: Poems for Peace", which brought poetry and art from across Canada to all parliamentarians for the millennium. Recently her work has placed for the Ottawa Book Awards, the Acorn-Plantos People's Poetry Prize, Arc Magazine's Best Poem of the Year and Archibald Lampman awards, and the Montreal International Poetry Prize. McMaster is a former president of the League of Canadian Poets, and a member of PEN, TWUC, FNSA, CWILA, Socan, Access.

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