The Baker’s Basement - Cleveland, OH
September 13th 2024 - Indianapolis
Two-piece, Cleveland based, indie-folk band the Baker’s Basement (tBB) features the eclectic musical stylings of vocalist/drummer Kate Dedinsky and vocalist/guitarist Adam Grindler. At their rhythmic core pulses an orange striped, homemade, bucket-drum concoction, the funky back beat on which Dedinsky performs standing up with her signature swagger and sway. The duo’s intimate sound, rooted in a spirited flavor of folk music and topped with playful vocal layers, often volleyed to-and-fro across the stage, offers a humorous yet heart-wrenching sonic signature that’s altogether their own.
A hidden gem of the midwest, tBB’s affectionate and direct spoken word vocal delivery bounces atop their unusual percussive foundation of odds & ends, a drum apparatus that the group calls the “Tempeh Kit”—when matched with triggered samples and Grindler’s acoustic & electric guitar methods, both finger picked and strummed, their playful and oscillating sound is solidified. Between songs, the duo endears themselves to their audience through storytelling and banter. All and all, a performance by this dynamic pair is an invitation into an intimate world of creative fancy and captivating chemistry nurtured over years of playing both stages and street corners.
“The Baker’s Basement played for the first time in the late night time slot at the Historic Melody Inn to a small but eager crowd of Sustainiacs. Not only did they give us their FULL performance they instantly felt like family. Their sound doesn’t fit perfectly into the music we curate most often but their loving energy, enthusiasm and creativity sure do! You can see and feel the authenticity as they perform original music that gets ya movin!”