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Concert Tue Oct 14 2008
Caffeine, Alcohol, Sunshine, Money
So you thought you had already met you folk-pop quota for month? Well, hopefully you can make an exception for the upbeat strum and squeal of Portland's Jared Mees. As the co-founder of Tender Loving Empire, a media and arts collective, a record label, a publishing company, a gallery, a concert production house and a custom screen printer, Jared was in control every piece of his second full-length album, Caffeine, Alcohol, Sunshine, Money (stream the album here). From the production to the incredible screen printing, this album is a perfect extension of the aesthetic TLE has been building over the last few years.
Accompanying Jared on the album and on the road is a collection musicians known as The Grown Children. There is percussion/drum work from Ezra Holbrook (The Decemberists, Dr. Theopolis), viola and string arrangements by Jordan Dykstra, (Marriage Records, Valet, Atlas Sound), accordion, piano and organ from Eric Gilbert (Finn Riggins), and vocals by Megan Spear as well as contributions from a host of others. Together these musicians play a fun brand of indie folk pop that when mixed with Jared's insightful and witty lyrics becomes quite addictive.
Jared Mees & The Grown Children will be performing with Finn Riggins and Chicago's Raise High The Roof Beam at Cal's Liquors tomorrow night at 8:00pm.
