SISTER SPECIES ~release show~ with Theo Langason – Minneapolis, MN

Thursday, October 24, 2024 / Doors: 7:00 PM / Show: 7:30 PM

All Ages

Seated

$15 Advance, $20 Day of Show

This is a seated show with general admission, first-come-first-served seating. The Cedar is happy to reserve seats for patrons who require special seating accommodations. To request access accommodations, please go to our Access page.

For Cedar presented shows, online ticket sales typically end one hour before the door time, and then, based on availability, tickets will be available at the door.

ABOUT THIS SHOW

On “Lena in the Bog“: Minneapolis chamber-pop septet Sister Species’ fourth studio album “Lena in the Bog” is a collection of 10 songs written from March of 2020 to January of 2023. Inspired by accordionist/songwriter Emily Kastrul’s best friend’s dying dog Lena, “Lena in the Bog” is full of clear and bright arrangements that grew out of dark and murky times. The band shapeshifts through meadows and asphalt, the songs belonging to buzzing screens as much as they belong to the cicadas. Like the bog itself, Sister Species’ arrangements are dense and inviting, each instrument a symbiotic species, with the three-part trumpet section blanketing the songs like moss.

SISTER SPECIES

“Chamber pop from Minneapolis filled out by golden three-part trumpet, with a lyrical approach both wry and tender” – Bandcamp ‘New & Notable”

Fronted by accordionist/songwriter Emily Kastrul (Betazoid), chamber-pop septet Sister Species is known for their thoughtful, dynamic arrangements and opulent three-part trumpet harmonies.  Sister Species’ full-length records “Light Exchanges,” “Heavy Things Do Move,” and “Closer Now” have been hailed by music critics as “warm and luminous,” showcasing Kastrul’s vision and ability to lead six other band members “through the chaos to something beautiful.” 

With an eye for astronomical and botanical wonders, Kastrul’s songs range in topic from the inevitable heat death of the universe to dogs running through bogs. Featuring the 3-part trumpet section of Jake Baldwin (McNasty Brass Band), Noah Ophoven-Baldwin (Percheron, Realtree) and Sten Johnson (McNasty Brass Band, New Sound Underground), guitarist Willow Waters (The Earth Tones, Still Unstill), bassist Maddie Thies (The Earth Tones), and drummer Lars Johnson (McNasty Brass Band, Radiochurch), Sister Species’ full ensemble supports Kastrul’s intimate and intricate songwriting.

To learn more about SISTER SPECIES:

• Visit their website here

Theo Langason

Theo Langason (he/him) is a multidisciplinary theatre artist, teaching artist, and musician based in Minneapolis. A Rutgers University–Camden graduate with a degree in Theatre Arts, Theo has been working nationally and internationally as an actor, director, musician, composer, improviser, poet, and teaching artist for over a decade. Theo’s music is lyrically rich, using imagery and metaphor to create songs that invite tenderness and connection. 

To learn more about Theo Langason:

• Visit his Instagram page here