Kendall Street Company & Tenth Mountain Division
Doors Open: 6:00 PM
Kendall Street Company is a jam-alt rock band based out of Charlottesville, Virginia. From late
night jam sessions at the University of Virginia to main stages at venues and festivals
throughout the country, Kendall Street Company has broken the mold of improvised rock and
entered a world of jazz-grass infused psychedelic bliss. The band's musical style incorporates
elements of jam, folk, jazz, funk, and psychedelic rock. They embrace mind-altering riffs as well
as soulful and jazzy wit, while remaining true to their folksy songwriting roots.
“The Space Race” is Kendall Street Company’s first single off their highly anticipated
pop-ambient space opera double LP “The Year the Earth Stood Still,” (set to release summer
2021). Recorded in the midst of the covid 19 pandemic, the record was born as a collective
improvisational experiment over a 5 day period in a rural farmhouse studio in Louisa, VA. With
imaginations running wild and sessions lasting through to the wee hours of the morning, the
record quickly took on a life of its own as a time capsule of the band’s thoughts, feelings, and
creative drive in a year of great uncertainty over their own future, and that of humanity at large.
Averaging over 100 shows per year since 2013, KSC has performed at festivals such as Lockn’,
Roosterwalk, Floydfest, Resonance, and Domefest and has opened for acts such as Pigeons
Playing Ping Pong, moe., Papadosio, Umphrey's McGee, Goose, and Leftover Salmon. All the
while, the band has released myriad records, EPs, and singles to national acclaim.
Tenth Mountain Division
Born in the fertile mountains of Colorado, Tenth Mountain Division is continuing the musical legacy set down by their forefathers.
Tenth Mountain Division is a Denver-based outfit by way of the Colorado Rockies. The group consists of six members—Andrew Cooney (Bass/Guitar), Campbell Thomas (Piano/Percussion/Keys), Tyler Gwynn (Drums), MJ Ouimette (Guitars), Winston Heuga (Mandolin)—who found unity through their love of music and natural surroundings. While Gwynn holds down the heartbeat of their sound on drums, the rest of the crew pitches in on vocals in addition to their menagerie of instrumentation. TMD has heavily toured throughout their home state, offering reverberation and acclaim felt throughout the country. This helped nab performances at Summer Camp Music Festival, and support roles for acts like Leftover Salmon.
Like those that came before them, Tenth Mountain Division is pushing the sound found in the mountains into bold, new directions with their exploratory take on Americana. Their style dips freely in the well of all their diverse influences, including but not limited to classic Southern Rock, the Progressive Bluegrass that was born in their backyard in Colorado, the adventurous spirit of sixties Psychedelic Blues, and straight ahead driving Rock ‘n’ Roll. Much like their CO predecessors, String Cheese Incident, and Yonder Mountain String Band, they defy simple categorization. Instead, they reference their musical history with their high-energy shows as they blaze new musical paths every night. As they do so, they have become the new voice of the Colorado music scene, taking their Ski-party sound around the country and making every show feel like a night in the Rockies.
Through 2021, expect this boisterous crew to continue trailblazing its energy and sound throughout the country.