Ardent Sessions: Canasta

Some of the best orchestral pop to  ever to show up on my doorstep is Chicago’s Canasta. I actually had never seen them live when I invited them down to Memphis to record for The Ardent Sessions at Ardent Studios.  I was just hooked by their CD! The band’s debut full-length album, We Were Set Up, is one of those magical albums that brings something new to the table with each subsequent listen. I’ve been listening to it for almost three years and I still fall in love with a different song every few months. The band is hard at work on their next album as I write this, so hopefully it will be released by the end of the year, it’s been in the works for a while now! In the meantime, let’s not forget about this gem of a band!

 

 Ardent Sessions: Canasta [56:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (347)

Setlist
01:04 An Apology
05:29 Heads Hurt Better
13:23 Shadowcat
23:11 Chicago Slow Down
30:14 Impostors
36:52 Sympathetic Vibrations
42:38 Major Tom

“Chicago Slow Down”

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Live Dates:

Aug 22 2009      The Livery     Benton Harbor, Michigan

Recorded and Mixed by Alan Burcham

Assisted by Lucas Peterson

Mastered by Kevin Nix

This free music podcast was recorded live at Ardent Recording Studios in Memphis, TN.

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