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Chris Koza

CD RELEASE SHOW: JUNE 7TH, 5PM, FIRST AVE!!

About Me

CHRIS KOZA CD RELEASE SHOW! buy your tickets today
Saturday, June 7th
First Avenue, Minneapolis
with...This World Fair, These Modern Socks, and The Parlour Suite
Tickets: $8 in advance, $10 at the door
18+
Doors open at 5PM

Chris will be joined by his band and many special guests to ring in the release of "The Dark, Delirious Morning." And take note: this is an early show, with doors opening at 5pm, and it's 18+.



My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/15/2005
Band Website: chriskoza.com
Band Members: Chris Koza - vocals/acoustic guitar
Peter Sieve - electric guitar/vocals
Justin Blair - bass/vocals
Luke Anderson - drums/percussion
Joey Kantor - keys
Joanna James - violins/voice
Denise Guelker - violins/percussion

Influences: edible wallpaper, large parks in large cities, the smell of outside of a laundromat, birdsongs, the sirens of south minneapolis and the squealing tires of los angeles, fresh tree-plucked island mangos, paul simon, ryan adams, roger williams, steam engines, hugo chavez, coffee drinkers and chain smokers, moustaches on macho men, legs, legs, legs, pretty eyes pirate smile hold me closer tiny dancer, the smell of gasoline, rain trickling from the gutter in front of a dark third story window where inside no candles burn but no eyelids are open but no one is sleeping, acoustic guitars, vintage microphones, punk rock belts, minneapolis st paul music personalities and their works, the idea of something else. oh, and hammocks.
Sounds Like: Nick Drake, Ryan Adams, Wilco, Bright Eyes, Andrew Bird, Jeff Tweedy, Rocky Votolato, Sean Hayes, M. Ward
Record Label: none
Type of Label: None

My Blog

4/24: Fly-balls in the Magnetic Outfield; Berkeley, CA

I can't stop humming the Magnetic Fields song, Busby Berkeley Dreams. I don't even know most of it. Just the line, "My Busby Berkeley Dreams." It is such an infectious song. I don't know where to ...
Posted by Chris Koza on Sun, 04 May 2008 10:46:00 PST

4/25: You’re Creped if You Do, Creped if You Don’t; Santa Cruz, CA

I've got a hunger for basketball, and even though my ankle is still on the mend from a nasty sprain which occurred nearly a month prior during a fierce match featuring Luke "the delicate barge" Anders...
Posted by Chris Koza on Sun, 04 May 2008 12:39:00 PST

4/22: How Far the Sash Has Fallen; San Francisco, CA

I have only met a couple people who have appeared on magazine covers, and most of them are from Twin Cities publications and are residents of the same geography, one being explorer-writer Daniel Buett...
Posted by Chris Koza on Thu, 01 May 2008 03:07:00 PST

4/21: No Ron Artest; Sacramento, CA

It has been awhile since I have arranged these words to describe the events and adventures that occur on this zany trip. Mainly it has been due to a lack of internet service and also because my compu...
Posted by Chris Koza on Thu, 01 May 2008 02:20:00 PST

4/20: The Golden Bear’s Flickering Stares; Redding, CA

I can't stop writing about the van. Hwy 299 from Arcata to Redding has to be the most challenging stretch of terrain "the green monster" has ever traversed. If I wasn't driving, I probably would hav...
Posted by Chris Koza on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:48:00 PST

4/19: California Rolling; Arcata, CA

While nobody wanted to get moving the morning after the Silver Moon, we slowly stirred and woke up in a lovely little rented cottage guests of my vacationing sister and some of her friends. They cook...
Posted by Chris Koza on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:25:00 PST

4/18: Silver Moon on the horizon; Bend, OR

Leaving Portland wasn't so bad, and that we were heading to Bend, Or for a show was even better, as the show we had last fall out there was met with solid press and a good crowd. I drove most of the ...
Posted by Chris Koza on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:49:00 PST

4/17: An attic on SW Macadam; Portland, Or

We became spoiled in Portland: comfortable accomodations, ample food, and good people everywhere.  On our last night in town, we played the Buffalo Gap in South West Portland, just a short hop fr...
Posted by Chris Koza on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:16:00 PST

4/15 & 4/16: Paradise Misplaced; Portland, OR

I love Portland like an old sweater; like a favorite book; like the moment before falling asleep; like birdsongs; like bla-da-de-bla-da-dee.. everyone loves Portland, which is what makes this place sp...
Posted by Chris Koza on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:10:00 PST

New Song posting... "Shallow Seas"

This is a couple days overdue, but I am glad to finally get the song "Shallow Seas" up on the web. Have a listen, and then listen again! The album will be available online and through our website in...
Posted by Chris Koza on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:28:00 PST