Saturn

Southern Culture on the Skids at SaturnSouthern Culture On The Skids has been consistently recording and touring around the world since its inception in 1983, when Rick Miller was a grad student at UNC-Chapel Hill. The current lineup (Dave Hartman – drums; Mary Huff – bass and vocals; Rick Miller – guitar and vocals) has been playing together for over 30 years. The band’s musical journey has taken them from all-night NC house parties to late night network talk shows,Continue Reading ...

Movements with Teenage Wrist, Queen of Jeans at Saturn

TAUK: Squad Tour 2020 at Saturn with The Talismen New York-bred TAUK has been laying down an all-instrumental blend of progressive rock, hip-hop and jazz on stages across the U.S. for the last several years, and recently released several iterations of “Real TAUK”, to document some of the great moments from each tour. Though fans have clamored for each “Real TAUK” release (now up to Volume 3) they’ve also reveled in the deep sonic explorations from the band’s studio forays.Continue Reading ...

Victor Wooten at Saturn “I like to talk and I like to play.”So said Victor Wooten as he began his commencement address to the Class of 2016 at the University of Vermont’s Rubenstein School.This was his way of explaining why he wasn’t going to recite the speech he had written out for the occasion. Instead, for 24 minutes he shared his thoughts with them about life, about success and challenge and meaning, all while accompanying his words on the bassContinue Reading ...

Kishi Bashi with Tall Tall Trees at Saturn Imagine being forced from your home. Imagine being sent to a prison camp with no trial, and no promise of release. Imagine all this happened simply because of the language you speak, the shade of your skin, or the roots of your family tree. For over 120,000 Japanese-Americans this was a reality during World War II. It’s a reality that Kishi Bashi seeks to reckon with on his latest release Omoiyari. OmoiyariContinue Reading ...