Eclectic trio Uncle Bonsai to hit stage with humor and wit Saturday at Auburn Ave

Riding the wave from the release of their new CD, The Grim Parade, Uncle Bonsai will be performing their witty folk-pop songs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Auburn Avenue Theater.

March 7, 2011 4:27 pm
Uncle Bonsai is an American contemporary folk trio of Bennington College graduates living in Seattle. The acoustic trio performs original
Uncle Bonsai is an American contemporary folk trio of Bennington College graduates living in Seattle. The acoustic trio performs original

Riding the wave from the release of their new CD, The Grim Parade, Uncle Bonsai will be performing their witty folk-pop songs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Auburn Avenue Theater.

Uncle Bonsai has been performing nationally for nearly 30 years with eight albums to their credit.

Uncle Bonsai was formed in 1981 after three recent graduates of Bennington College in Vermont migrated to Seattle and found each other in the want ads. Though strangers on the college campus of 600, the three quickly congealed as single entity after answering the ad one of them placed for a folk group … to sing sea shanties.

Instead, Andrew, the group’s primary songwriter, arranged a few covers and wrote new tunes for three-part vocal gymnastics.  The voices merged to create a sound that soon became Uncle Bonsai’s trademark: high soaring and intricate vocal harmonies wrapped around biting humor and poignant unflinching portrayals of life, love and a guy named Doug.

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Showtime

• What: Uncle Bonsai

• When: Saturday, March 12, 7:30 p.m.

• Where: Auburn Avenue Theater, 10 Auburn Ave.

• Tickets: $17 regular, $15 students and seniors. Call 253-931-3043, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or online through Brown Paper Tickets at www.auburnwa.gov