By Mark Nicklawske
As the great pandemic bludgeoned the live entertainment industry it caused many musical heartbreakers - take Dave Simonett for example: The Trampled by Turtles frontman released his first album under his own name - the gorgeous
Red Tail, - on March 12 of last year. Shortly afterwards, stage lights went dark forcing the songwriter to cancel a tour and lose the valuable promotion associated with it.
Rather than take the next 12 month off, Simonett found a safe, socially-distanced activity to ride out the shutdown. He retreated to his South Minneapolis basement and created a new record all by himself. Those solitary recording sessions produced the five-song EP
Summing up
The Accidentals in a concise, one-sentence description is nearly impossible. From the indie-folk-punk sound of their live show to the deep Americana strings on their soon to be released
TIME OUT EP, you can’t put this band in a box. Yes, band members Sav Buist and Katie Larson are well-accomplished classical musicians, but at the same time, they have no problem picking up an electric guitar and bass to join fellow multi-instrumentalist Michael Dause in their full-blown indie power trio. Yes, they tour in rock clubs and play world-renowned festivals, but they take time out to teach workshops and inspire young, budding musicians across the country. Yes, they’ve played strings for international superstars like BTS, but they also back up jam-band mainstay Keller Williams in their side-project The Keller Williams Accident. One thing above all is certain; The Accidentals live and breathe music. And in the midst of quarantines, protests, marches, political division, a
“A cake with your tea madam?” coffee shop volunteers Cindy Howes (left) and Pat Mason offer up wartime fare at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre.Picture: Martin Cavaney Photography A ‘BAKE OFF’ challenge with a difference has been taken up by volunteers who run the popular coffee shop at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre. They have been slicing up wartime history and recreating cakes using wartime recipes, similar to ones which are now part of a new display alongside the coffee shop seating area. Eighty years on the only up-to-date twist was to use fresh eggs rather than the powered variety - which was all that so often could be found during the war - and margarine instead of dripping.
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