Jellyman Kelly May Just Be The Start

So Dena and I saw Mates of State last night at the Iron Horse. They're doing a new thing on this tour - Kor plays a baby grand piano rather than the usual array of keyboards, while they've added a bass player/backup singer and a cellist. So it's on the one hand a little less rock-looking, but in fact was just about as satisfying. It was a great, if brief, set, with local band the Winterpills doing an acoustic trio opening set.

We talked briefly with Kor afterwards and I mentioned how much we like "Jellyman Kelly," their contribution to For the Kids 3 (a compilation CD so great it's already walked away from the station, grr!). She said that someone yelled it out at a recent NYC show (they don't [yet?] do it live), and, more notably, that they're wanting to do more kids' stuff.

This makes sense -- recall that they chronicled the life touring with now-three-year-old Magnolia for Babble, and Kor is quite pregnant now (I think she said that she's due in a couple of months). Sounds great, can't wait.

Also: Go Sox.