Music educator/multi-instrumentalist/vocalist. Co-conspirator in various music projects past, present, and future. Current member of St. George's Folly and Generic Jack.

Songwriting is my thing. VT--> MN and lots of places in between !!

Hosts Jimmy Byrne and Dan Smith take you on a tour of discovery through the often under-appreciated musicians of Minnesota! Each episode features songs from 3 Minnesota artists, interviews and more! Tune in to hear what you missed in Minnesota music!

Making music that aches like a bee sting– Karissa Bone is a Greek-American Artist & Songwriter from Saginaw, MI, currently living in LA.

Of The Orchard’s debut album, ‘We’ll Be Okay Tomorrow,’ comes aptly titled in a year unlike any other. With a tinge of millennial angst, the album tells stories familiar to anyone who’s ever been a twenty-something: finding purpose, coming to terms with identities you’ve outgrown, and falling in and out of love.

 

‘We’ll Be Okay Tomorrow’ sounds like 90s and early 2000s rock (Third Eye Blind, Fall Out Boy, Jimmy Eat World, Semisonic, and Matchbox Twenty) paired with narrative, sentimental lyrics (Dawes, John Mayer, Ruston Kelly). This combination means listeners get thoughtful lyricism supported with upbeat, hook-driven rock.

 

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, ‘We’ll Be Okay Tomorrow’ was completely recorded, edited, and mixed in bassist, Alec Thicke’s, basement studio. The final mixes were mastered by the Twin Cities’ finest, Greg Reierson of Rare Form Mastering, who has done past work for Prince, The Cure, Motley Crue, Sufjan Stevens, and Dan Wilson, among many others.

 

‘We’ll Be Okay Tomorrow’ marks the first new music in 3 years for Of The Orchard, though the first songs were all the result of a serendipitous solo project. Spearheaded by Ben Vanden Boogaard, “10 in 10” was a personal challenge for the singer/songwriter to record and release 10 new songs and music videos in 10 consecutive months.  Vanden Boogaard recruited Alec Thicke (bass, vocals), Zach Ward (lead guitar), and Lewis Wethall (drums) to help him accomplish it. Midway through the undertaking, the group meshed so well artistically and enjoyed playing together so much that they decided to make it official. The band named themselves Of The Orchard, which is the Dutch to English translation of Vanden Boogaard.

 

In the years that followed, the band started to settle into their sound and continued to grow more comfortable performing together. The 11 songs on ‘We’ll Be Okay Tomorrow’ show off a newly polished version of Of The Orchard that comes from marrying the individual members’ influences of folk, pop, alt-rock, and pop punk.

'Praying For Your Downfall' out now 
sophomore album 'I Don't Know How But They Found Me!' out April 25!!

Born in Brooklyn and now rooted in the Bay Area, Big Tree is Kaila McIntyre-Bader (vox, keys), Luke Bace (bass, vox), Dan Pirello (guitar), and Matt Schory (drums). The group creates songs that have been called "anthemic," "luscious," and "stunning," tapping into organic folk, greasy blues, and ambient indie rock. After several years of near constant performing, Big Tree's live show stands alone in it's own right, taking the audience on a journey that starts with the bopping of heads and the tugging of heart-strings, and often ends with a sweaty dance party and raucous sing-alongs. 

"The instrumentals are like one collective gust of wind rushing in to sweep you off your feet and twirl you around in the whirlwind that is Big Tree’s luscious indie rock groove. There’s something stunning about Big Tree’s style; it’s organic yet classic, but slightly stripped down just enough so each element shines through.”
– Indie Shuffle 

"(Little EP) is a barefoot walk on warm soil where so many others are trips to IKEA. If there is one argument against the over-tinkered immaculacy that pervades so much pop music, Little EP is it.”
-The Deli SF

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