Wednesday Sept 4

MAGIK MARKERS

TROLL TAX

$12 Backstage / Doors at 8:00

The Magik Markers self-referential improvisations and gritty brand of strutting began in a Hartford basement. Way back in 1987, Elisa Ambrogio met Leah Quimby. Elisa had 7 cats, but no washer or dryer, so she always smelled a little 'off'. Leah had a weak sense of smell; they became fast friends. In 1999, Elisa was traveling in Hungary, and met Peter Nolan. Peter grew up in Michigan; he was summering in Budapest to escape the pressures of the exacting East Lansing collegiate set. Elisa's grandparents Salvatore and Madeline lived in a two family house in Hartford, CT that 4 generations of Ambrogios had called home. Elisa, Pete and Leah moved into the upstairs apartment and began jamming in the basement. INSIDE FACT: Did you know early Magik Markers lyrics consisted of reciting the periodic table, including all known lanthanoids and actinoids? TRUE. In 2006 Leah Quimby, despite protests, left the band to pursue her dream of owning an apple orchard on Prince Edward island. A duo, Peter and Elisa soldier on, jamming before crowds at home and abroad.