Mom and Dad rock.
Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel are married. They have two daughters, Magnolia and June. They're also in a band called Mates of State. (Their first album, My Solo Project, is still one of my favorites. I once carried the LP around all night just so that when I eventually met up with a friend, I could play it for her.) I mention the kids because even though MoS aren't exactly Radiohead, income-wise, they bring their little ones on tour with them, a fact that is both adorable an
Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel of Mates of State. Photo by Steve Cross.
For more photos, check out the slideshow, y'all.
We were nervous, Nashville, we really were. The list of worthwhile bands for whom our showgoing public did not make it worth their while is long—Snowden, /-, dios (malos), Giant Drag, to name a few—but when The Spin scanned Elliston Place for a parking spot Monday night, we were pleasantly surprised to see a small throng gathered outside the Exit/In. This meant that we
