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Imaginary Cities performs in The Current studios

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by Bill DeVille, Jade and Imaginary Cities

June 09, 2012

Imaginary Cities
Imaginary Cities in The Current studios
MPR Photo / Nate Ryan

Winnipeg duo Marti Sarbit and Rusty Matyas started writing songs and recording together just for fun without any thoughts of becoming a band in any real sense. A friend offered to manage them and a few years later they have a full length album called Temporary Resident. Since then, they've toured across the world and opened for the Pixies.

Their debut album mixes acoustic, electronic, rock and jazz with each song sounding new and different, but still pulls together as a coherent album.

Songs performed: "Hummingbird," "Mexico" and "Marry the Sea"