10 Items or Fewer is music by Mike Hallenbeck & co. The music soaks post-skiffle X-treme folk in the depths of flyover country and psychedelia– harboring lyrics about dinosaurs, mammoths, Evel Kneivel, Star Wars, a crashed Russian space station, and Planet of the Apes.
Before he exited the Witness Protection Program, Hallenbeck was known back in the day for his work as leader of Mike Merz & the Can O’ Worms— honored as Songwriter of the Year by City Pages until Mason Jennings moved into the Songwriter’s Mansion the year after. Hallenbeck has also worked with artists ranging from Pimentos for Gus to Lori Wray to Charlie McCarron to Brown Rainbow— honing skills as a songwriter, arranger, performer, and mix engineer.
A new album appropriately titled The Fossil Record creeps toward conclusion. Begun as home recording sessions back in 2002, abandoned in slow motion in the succeeding years, and resurrected during 2020 quarantine, the record uniquely blends performances across decades and purees the results into a rootsy, genre-bending, art-damaged parfait.
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Witch Hunter General is the songwriting project of Tim Frederick together with longtime friends and musical collaborators Robbie Weisshaar and Andy Colburn. They continue to hone a refreshing folk sound featuring adventurous synths and string arrangements.
Tickets are $10 in advance / $12 at the door. Doors open at 7PM.
Full menu available from your seat! Come eat and drink in the theater before and during the show!