Windy and Carl with Thunderbolt Pagoda and Paul Metzger
This minimalist group formed in 1993 around the core husband-and-wife duo of guitarist Carl Hultgren and bassist/singer Windy Weber. Self releasing their earliest recordings on their own Blueflea label, their early work had a dreamy psychedelic sound, with gentle guitars and hushed vocals. As time went on, the music became more of an imaginary film score, wandering soundscapes with thick layers and lush tones. While it may be hard to define Windy & Carl's sound, the guitars, bass, occasional keyboard and vocals are generally ambient in nature - music great for coloring the background, or foreground, of any activity - walks in the park, driving, afternoon naps .... Similarities can be drawn to some of the 80's ambient pioneers as well as modern classical music. They create music with a wide range of atmospheres, from a warm fuzzy blanket, to a deep ocean, and to the open spaces of a frozen Antarctic.
While Windy & Carl do not tour often, they have performed at all 6 Terrastock festivals, and still occasionally venture
away from home for shows... as they do tonight!
“A leading light of the Michigan space-rock scene” – All Music Guide
Tickets go on sale at noon Fri Apr 24 from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), Cedar outlets, and online at Ticketweb.
A virtuoso on a myriad of stringed instruments, Minneapolis-based experimental/progressive folk artist Paul Metzger focuses much of his creative energy on his 21-string modified banjo. A student of both Eastern and Western traditional music, Metzger first...
Alongside Stars of the Lid, Windy & Carl are in many ways the definitive Kranky band, having been with the label for well over a decade and been instrumental in configuring that signature sound that's somewhere between drone, shoegaze and modern classical.
