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Lieutenant

Thursday, March 19
7:00PM - 7:40PM

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Lieutenant is the first solo release from Nate Mendel, better known as the bassist for Foo Fighters and a founding member of both Sunny Day Real Estate and The Fire Theft. With this release, Mendel ventures into uncharted territory – he is the primary songwriter, arranger, guitarist and singer for the quintet. After two decades of honing his technique on bass, Mendel was determined to add this new role of front man to his resume.

Mendel entered the studio in August of 2012 with demos of arrangements and melodies for each of the songs. With the help of drummer Joe Plummer (The Shins, Modest Mouse) the two laid down the backbone of the record, tweaking the tracks as they went along. Producer/engineer Toshi Kasai (Melvins, Helmet) helped further refine the tracks.

During the recording, Mendel and Kasai hosted a slew of guest musicians including guitarist Page Hamilton (Helmet) and Josiah Johnson (The Head and The Hear...

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