“Awesome” sprang up from the Seattle underground theater and comedy scene in 2004. The seven-member ensemble has created full-length theatrical music performances for On The Boards, ACT Theater, and the Portland TBA Festival; toured productions to Montana, Oregon and Calgary; and played countless shows across the Pacific Northwest in storied venues and uncommon spaces: the Crocodile, Neumos, Showbox, the Gorge Amphitheater, the uppermost balcony at the Moore, and the backstage dressing rooms of Town Hall’s Great Hall (Dempster Diving, Earshot Jazz Fest, 2006). They were also commissioned to create original music for the Stranger-produced literary events with Miranda July, Jonathan Safran Foer, Dan Savage, and Neal Pollack. They have released 5 albums and 2 EPs, plus a bunch of new stuff that they are too busy to record.

Band Members

• John Ackermann – mandolin, keys and vocals
• Kirk Anderson – drums and vocals
• Basil Harris – bass and vocals
• Evan Mosher – trumpet, electronics and vocals
• David Nixon – banjo and vocals
• John Osebold – guitar and vocals
• Rob Witmer – accordion and reeds

Presented by Town Hall Seattle.