The Undertow Orchestra Explained

The Undertow Orchestra was an indie rock "supergroup" organized by Bob Andrews of Undertow Music Collective. The band existed only as a touring ensemble and consisted of "four of today’s most under the radar, yet prolific singer-songwriters,"^[1] David Bazan (of Pedro the Lion and Headphones), Mark Eitzel (of American Music Club), Will Johnson (of Centro-Matic), and Vic Chesnutt.^{[2] [3]} Each band member took turns on stage playing his own songs, as the other members acted as his backing band.^[4] The group performed a live radio show,^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.glidemagazine.com/index.php?task=Articles&section=93&id=47802&issue=1 Glide Magazine Features - The Undertow Orchestra:
2. Gendron, Bob (February 17, 2006). "Undertow's haunting, daunting folk flood", Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
3. Milano, Brett (February 16, 2006). "Music review: Undertow pulls alt-rock mavericks into solid group", Boston Herald, p. 49.
4. http://locus.cwrl.utexas.edu/freeman/?q=node/37 Undertow Orchestra | drupal
5. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/02/20/undertow_orchestra/ MPR: The Undertow Orchestra - live in studio
6. http://chicagoist.com/2006/02/20/getting_pulled_in_by_the_undertow_orchestra.php/ Chicagoist: Getting Pulled By The Undertow Orchestra