Mates of State are the husband-wife duo of Kori Gardner on keys of various types and Jason Hammel on drums and occasional keys as well. They both sing with innocent gusto,...
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Mates of State's Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel opted to give up their day jobs in their native Lawrence, KS, for the rock & roll hills of California in order to make music...
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Bursting with euphoric energy, My Solo Project is a tremendous debut full-length from San Francisco's Mates of State. With organ, drums, and belted-out boy-girl harmonies,...
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Mates of State's 2004 EP All Day is a disappointment. Not because of the music -- no, that is as sunny and brilliant as ever -- but because the duo didn't deliver a...
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Listen, Kansas, the state, gets a lot of flak for their creationist ways. Yet, it is clearly evident that its residents evolve over time. Or else how do you explain what’s...
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