Cafe Eleven

Owen, John Ralston

Wednesday May 9th, 2007 - $12
w/ John Ralston
& Colorful Quiet

Mike Kinsella is a musical genius
–punknews.org

Kinsella’s talent and dedication to his own vision are commendable and undeniable. Those who have rightfully admired Mike within group settings should be impressed with his continued growth as a songwriter via this solo project.
–Jersey Beat

There is an earnestness that makes it hard not to identify with his music.
–The Badger Herald

Mike Kinsella is one of the most influential people in the independent music circle.
–Innocent Words

Kinsella confirms he is a supremely creative guitarist, a singer with a knack for beautifully understated melodies, and a lyricist who can tug at the heartstrings (without breaking them) with a simple line
–Splendid

Owen “One of These Days

John Ralston

As lead singer of the Legends of Rodeo, John Ralston, whose mother taught him how to play guitar when he was a child, found himself with no money and no contract soon after the 2003 release of his band’s first album, A Thousand Friday Nights, due to label problems. Fortuitously, one evening in his hometown of Lake Worth, FL, he met recording engineer Michael Seaman, who lived in Knoxville, TN. The two hit it off immediately, and soon after, Seaman invited Ralston up to his home. Bringing along former bandmate and drummer Jeff Snow, Ralston went to Tennessee, and in the span of a week had recorded what would be become his debut album, Needle Bed, for which he played almost every instrument. Shortly after, he went to Chicago with the intention of overdubbing the record with Wilco’s Jay Bennett, but instead ending up recording another album, There’s Always an Ambulance Around the Bend, which was issued just months after the June 2006 release of Needle Bed. ~ Marisa Brown, All Music Guide

Owen “One of These Days