Mates Of State News

 
Second set: Talking with the Queen of the scene
St. Louis Beacon
Of the groups sporting the two-person dynamic in the past half-decade-and-change (Viva Voce, The Like Young, White Stripes, Mates of State, our own Sleepy Kitty), who are among your favorites? And what about their sound brings, to your mind, ...


 
Premiere: Mates of State, 'Unless I'm Led'
RollingStone.com
Indie-pop duo Mates of State often inject their tunes with an uplifting dose of whimsy. In the video for "Unless I'm Led," married members Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel playfully frolic across an outdoor expanse in a single take, singing to the camera ...


 
Mates of State – “Unless I'm Led”
ChartAttack
Married duo Mates of State make this a reality, as they are a bunch of super cuties in their video for “Unless I'm Led,” the latest from last year's Mountaintops. Shot in one take on their hometown beach, the duo frolic through the beach, ...


 
Summer's Pop and Jazz Festivals Load Their Lineups
New York Times
However, a new smattering of more keyed-up performers — notably the headliners Primus, as well as the dance-pop duo Mates of State, the funk-inclined instrumental rock group Sound Tribe Sector 9 and the Malian-American electric experimentalists Toubab ...

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Philly Mom Launches Traveling Nanny Agency for Parents in the Arts Community
PW-Philadelphia Weekly
Then, in 2010, a friend introduced her to Julia Knapp, who's not only the head of wardrobe for Yo Gabba Gabba! but also serves as travel nanny for Mates of State, the Connecticut indie-pop duo that's become known as much for their blog about touring ...


 
VP Contenders: Pawlenty And Martinez
NPR
The Republican National Convention is still three months away, and the guessing continues about whom Mitt Romney, the presumptive nominee, might pick as his running mate. Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty and current New Mexico Gov.

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WBEZ (blog)
Music Thursdays with Tony Sarabia and Richard Steele: Mother's Day
WBEZ (blog)
Kori Gardner is one-half of the couple team Mates of State. For years, she wrote a music blog called "Band on the (Diaper) Run." Her kids are now diaper free, but they still travel on tour with Kori and her husband. One song that Gardner said reminds ...

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