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"Mates of State are an American indie rock duo, active since 1997. The group is composed of Kori Gardner (vocals, electric organ, electric keyboard, and electric piano) and Jason Hammel (vocals and drum set). Gardner and Hammel met in Lawrence, the musical center of Kansas, while they were involved with other people and other musical projects. Although they exchanged daily e-mails, they didn't get together until three months later when they were both single again, and were inseparable from then on. The main instruments used by the band are drum set and the electric organ. Although they both started out playing the guitar, they found they ended up fooling around with the organ and the drums in their practice space more often than with more traditional instruments.

They formed in Lawrence, Kansas in 1997 while both were playing together in a four-piece rock band called Vosotros, in which they both sang and played electric guitar. Shortly thereafter moving to California, Gardner applied to medical school, but opted (in 2001) to devote her time to making music and touring with Hammel (who also became her husband in 2001). Mates of State's songs are notable for their male/female vocal harmony, shifting rhythms, and quirky song structure - most tracks comprise distinct, almost disjointed movements. Both members sing with great intensity, often in the upper ranges of their voices, and often sing different (yet complementary) melodies simultaneously. Tempos are nearly always fast, with beats often resembling those found in electronic club or dance music. During the summer of 2006, Mates of State traveled along side with Spoon and the headlining Death Cab For Cutie."

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Feb 1, 2010 - Cafe du Nord	yonifine