Marotta Hour: Couch Forts

Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Stay downtown after work every third Thursday of the month and check out new sounds curated by local musician and international composer Larry Marotta.

This month's Marotta Hour features acclaimed Columbus-based acoustic trio Couch Forts, presenting a concert of music by award-winning film composer Jon Brion (I Heart Huckabees, Magnolia, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). This performance will be the first of periodic concerts of musicians performing music by a single composer.

About Couch Forts
What can you say about a band like Couch Forts? A three-man band out to change history is typically the overwhelming response. The members of this fine group are Owen Kelley, Matt Opachick, and Tyler Evans. Kelley, a former lion tamer, plays guitar, bass drum, and also sings. MattO, a world-renowned rodeo clown, plays the fiddle. And last but not least, Tyler "Turkey Fart" Evans, the father of both Kelley and Opachick, plays banjo. With their powers combined, they create music that is often referred to as, "architectonic, heavy industrial folk rock with a crude awareness of the human condition." They would love to build a couch fort with you.

Free and open to all. Donations accepted.

This series is part of our after-work programming offered Thursday evenings. Before the show, stop by Tip Top Kitchen & Cocktails and ask for the Urban Artists' Special: It's very special indeed and it's only $3.

Image courtesy of the curator.