Sleeping At Last w/ Jeremy Larson
Sunday November 8, 2009 at 7:30 PM

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If you are interested in a harder edged Coldplay or a lighter toned Radiohead, meshing rich strings with ambient alternative pop/rock in a way that also recalls Sigur Ros, Cool Hand Luke, and Keane, then you need to attend this show.

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Jeremy Larson 8:30PM
Sleeping At Last 9:15PM
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Jeremy Larson | 8:30 PM
Jeremy Larson began his musical endeavors as a classical music performance major and started to get a local following in his hometown of Springfield, Missouri with the circulation of his “Red and Blue” EP. He performed for the first time in 2003 to a packed ballroom of fans in Springfield. Quickly signed to Outlook Records, his self-titled debut was never officially released after two years, despite several hundred promotional copies being distributed. Regaining his freedom, he will release his album, Salvation Club, independently on Oct. 28, 2008. His songs are piano driven with inspiration taken from French impressionistic and electronic music, which blend together to create a sound unlike any sound out there today. The first single “The Thief” (from self-titled) represents the incredible sound Jeremy Larson is able to create through the use of his piano. The song builds up to its climatic ending which captures the true essence and talent of Jeremy Larson. Last year Jeremy recorded a live DVD called "An Evening with Jeremy Larson and Friends" featuring an orchestra of local musicians and Darren King (Mute Math) as one of 3 percussionists. The DVD will be available as a free download with the album pre-order on Jeremy's online store.Jeremy Larson began his musical endeavors as a classical music performance major and started to get a local following in his hometown of Springfield, Missouri with the circulation of his “Red and Blue” EP. He performed for the first time in 2003 to a packed ballroom of fans in Springfield. Quickly signed to Outlook Records, his self-titled debut was never officially released after two years, despite several hundred promotional copies being distributed. Regaining his freedom, he will release his album, Salvation Club, independently on Oct. 28, 2008. His songs are piano driven with inspiration taken from French impressionistic and electronic music, which blend together to create a sound unlike any sound out there today. The first single “The Thief” (from self-titled) represents the incredible sound Jeremy Larson is able to create through the use of his piano. The song builds up to its climatic ending which captures the true essence and talent of Jeremy Larson. Last year Jeremy recorded a live DVD called "An Evening with Jeremy Larson and Friends" featuring an orchestra of local musicians and Darren King (Mute Math) as one of 3 percussionists. The DVD will be available as a free download with the album pre-order on Jeremy's online store. more >>>

Sleeping At Last | 9:15 PM
Such a series of appearances has built anticipation for its second national release Keep No Score, which released to a flurry of attention, starting with a soundtrack slot for the song “Quicksand” on the Season 3 premiere of ABC's “Grey's Anatomy.” That track, along with the eleven others, finds singer Ryan O'Neal, his brother and drummer Chad O'Neal and bassist Dan Perdue evolving with their greatest degree of enthusiasm and creativity to date, further solidified by superb handling of the self-production reigns.“Our appreciation and passion for songwriting becomes so much greater with each record” Ryan relates, citing Sleeping At Last's return to Steve Albini's Electrical Audio Studio. “We've never enjoyed the creative and recording process as much as we have this time around. Recording Ghosts was a much more tedious process because we recorded more takes than were needed and we just gave ourselves too many options, which we've now learned wasn't really necessary. This time we realized the best material comes from a more organic approach and we enjoyed that dynamic all the way through the recording process.”Such a series of expressions were rounded out by a reprise collaboration with engineer Bjorn Thorsrud (Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan, Dandy Warhols.) And with new friend, mixer John Goodmanson (Blonde Redhead, Death Cab for Cutie, Sleater Kinney) with whom the band joined at Boston's historic Longview Farm Studios (Rolling Stones, Aerosmith). The record also features a renewed tag team with the Ghosts string section led by Susan Voelz (Poi Dog Pondering), who appears on eight songs this time leading to incredibly lush and spacious sounds, coupled with ethereal undercurrents.Though there's no specific theme that ties all the tracks together, an underlying sense of hope seems to seep into each selection. Whether it be the momentum building lead track “Tension and Thrill,” the emotionally anchored “Careful Hands” or the orchestrated ebb and flow throughout “Levels of Light,” the lyrics are steeped in openness, honesty and vulnerability. The group's two favorites “Envelopes” and “Needle and Thread” possess an obvious immediacy, unfurling with atmospheric bliss and poetic ease.“Each song means something specific to me and I choose the words and imagery based on exactly how I feel,” Ryan continues. “The thing I love about lyrics and songwriting in general is how much weight there can be in a single line. There's always different ways people can interpret a song, but our writing has progressed to a point where I've chosen my words more carefully to try and say things in the most interesting way possible.”More than just the sonic and songwriting growth chronicled on Keep No Score, the years in between albums fostered new degrees of personal wisdom for the guys. They've discovered sticking true to their roots, desires and hearts means much more in the long run than any hype meter or chart position, especially in an ever shifting musical climate driven by commodity styled marketing. “The Switchfoot tour for sure was a factor in us coming to that understanding as was [Smashing Pumpkins/Zwan front man] Billy Corgan's advice in understanding how the music industry works,” notes Chad. “From the very beginning of that ride, he sat us down and explained how there would be ups and downs and challenged us to pinpoint where we wanted to go. He gave us a gift by wanting us to go out and discover for ourselves who we were. Over the past few years, we believe that we've found that.”Those realizations tie back into the disc's title itself, which seeks to clear the slate so to speak for a renewed sense of expansion and invention. Aside from exclusively applying to the group's dynamic, the moniker also fits fans seeking a fresh start in any area of life and the promise that better days are beckoning around the corner.“Besides being the name of the record, ‘Keep No Score' as the title track sums up in general what human beings want out of life,” summarizes Ryan. “You go through a series of emotions throughout every day, and when something doesn't go as planned, you want to start over, try again and do better next time. We've reached a place where we're happier now than we've ever been before. What you're hearing is exactly who we are and where we want to be.”