Futuretime String Band, Super Secret Cult Band - Twin Bill)

Co-sponsored with the Robin Theatre. Buckle up for a night of fun and intrigue with Grand Rapids - based Futuretime String Band and Lansing's Own Super Secret Cult Band. Both groups present traditional folk music with a twist from the future, adding diverse sounds and musical elements from other cultures and genres. Be prepared!

BYOB from Sleepwalker, next door to The Robin, is allowed at this show!

A seasonal co-bill with two otherworldly folk acts! Futuretime String Band (from the future and Grand Rapids) and Super Secret Cult Band (mysterious doo-wop sect from Lansing) promise a fun and weird time – and really good music!

Futuretime String Band approaches styles like Bluegrass, Oldtime, and Irish music with a lens from the future. They aim to create a new sound that comes from beyond our time and space, while also following through on their mission to continue to uplift traditional folk music into the future. Futuretime String Band features Keala Venema (fiddle, guitar, vocals) and Lino Venema (guitar, flute, vocals, and occasionally traditional Japanese instrument Shamisen).

Super Secret Cult Band is a Lovecraftian doo-wop and goth-folk trio from Lansing, MI. Their highly original performances feature three-part vocal harmonies and acoustic guitar, and are performed around a single microphone. (Think, ‘O Brother Where Art Thou’, but haunted.) The group shares nostalgically poppy songs about the apocalypse, conspiracy theories and the occult, whilst clad in black robes (and other costumes that change during the set). Their show is formatted as a musical initiation ritual for new cult members, and promises to be energetic and charmingly strange, with a big, conspiratorial wink to the audience.