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Discuss “Love conquers all at Mates of State concert”

Love isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when attending a concert, but at Mr. Small’s last Sunday, Mates of State shared their love with a packed crowd. The band formed in 1997 when Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel, then living in Lawrence, Kan., realized they could turn their love for each other into complementary harmonies and catchy melodies. The two married in 2001, had a daughter, and haven’t looked back since.

Ennui, a band from Pittsburgh, and the Starlight Mints opened the concert. Unfortunately for them, the mob of people came for Mates of State and were not that receptive to the smaller bands, which suffered from a lack of variety in the sound of their songs, particularly the Starlight Mints. The fivesome from Norman, Okla.,...

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