WE'RE ABOUT 9 -- Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 8:00 PM
We're About 9 is a trio that is focused on complex songwriting and big wall-of-sound harmonies. They take turns on lead vocal, all sing on every song, and accompany their voices with thoughtfully conceived acoustic guitar and electric bass.
Katie Graybeal, Pat Klink and Brian Gundersdorf exploded on to the folk circuit in 2003 with an unequivocal buzz, a load of festival appearances, and a relentless arsenal of charm, energy and intelligence.
Simultaneously playing and writing for a diverse, intelligent audience is what has given this trio a distinctive, edgy, fun, articulate, professional style.
Formed in 1999, when Brian, Katie and Pat all stumbled upon the same open mike night in historic Ellicott City, Maryland, they quickly discovered their shared admiration for complex songwriting and rich harmonies. They've developed a unique and memorable sound since coming together, and have won over audiences with their distinctive, edgy, fun and articulate arsenal of charm.
Releasing their second full-length studio recording, "Paperdust :: Stardust" has taken We're About 9 on a creative journey as friends and as a band. After more than a year of day-jobs, careers and other musical ventures, We're About 9 was ready to get back in the studio. During that year, a duo version of the group emerged. Brian and Katie continued playing shows and writing songs, while third member Pat Klink played drums with a local rock band. Paperdust :: Stardust reflects their time apart and musical journey, playing with other artists along the way. "We started this project most of a year ago as a duo album," says Brian. "We'd been doing mostly duo shows, and wanted to make an album that reflected that, but we were also playing a lot of shows with special guests joining us, and we wanted an album that reflected that, and then we started playing a lot of trio shows again, and we wanted an album that reflected that. What we ended up with is the most lovely collage."
For more information visit We're About 9's website
Photos: C. Chin (above); We're About 9 (front page)