Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Hubbard, WI--The American Throat Singers!!

Now that throat singing has swept the nation, it's hard to remeber a time when these multitonal troubadors were an exotic curiosity. However, while the top stars sell-out concerts at record setting rates, and grace the covers of every teen magazine and respectable tabloid, America has yet to produce a major home-grown throat-singing talent. However, a quartet from suburban Hubbard, Wisconsin is confident that's about to change.

Several months ago, as the throat singing craze hit critical mass, unemployed ice-ceam truck driver Mike Gray convinced his friends the time was right to jump on the horse-herder bandwagon. "I figured, if these guys from Mongolia, or Tuba, or wherever the hell they're from, can make all these millions of dollars, well, surely people would rather see some throat singers who can speak English for a change." He then proceeded to perform some rather racist impressions which we'll skip over.

With his friends, Brett, Cody, and Whitey, Mike formed Huun Huur Too. Despite concerns that throat singing may not be biologically possible for Caucasians, Mike claims the group has made significant progress: "Cody's almost manage to make an overtone, or whatever you call it. I figure we'll be ready to record in a few months." He then made some more unprovoked racist comments which we can skip over.

If you want to see Huun Huur Too before they gets too expensive, just stop by Mike's apartment on Saturday afternoons and watch them practice. You guaranteed to see something--different.

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