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music is also an experience like no other. The music, beautiful and disturbing (in a good way) all at once, conjures a sullen, visual atmosphere rife with metaphor and religious imagery, drawn out and brought to life by Bryan Steenerson's cool vocal delivery. Murzik is Bryan Steenerson (vocals, acoustic guitar), his brother Darin Steenerson (bass, saxophone), Nathan Simar (accordion), Jeremy Grace (mandolin, glockenspiel) and Toby Smith (drums, percussion). "We've all had rock band experience, but there comes a point when all the bands start to sound the same. Also, we didn't want the usual setup of two guitars, bass, drums and maybe keyboards," Bryan Steenerson said. "We thought it would be nice to do something different." Different is an understatement. The band describes their sound as "European-influenced American music" and with their typical instruments being a glockenspiel, accordion and mandolin, odds are you won't hear anything else like them in the Twin Cities. http://www.murzikmusic.net