Tim Kasher, Old Canes, Plastic Wildflowers

Tuesday, May 26Tim Kasher with Old Canes and Plastic Wildflowers (acoustic) at Grog ShopDoors 7 PM | Show 8 PMALL AGES$20 advance / $25 day of show+ $3 at the door if under 21 Hey, you. Sponges of Experience was written over the 4-day weekend of Memorial Day, 2025. It was a challenge to myself: when I was a wee teenager, I heard Elvis Costello mention on some talk show (Ive long forgotten which) that he could write an album over a weekend. It was an offhand remark, a throwaway line as he was promoting something or other. As I had already become a prolific writer myself, I was curious if I could pull off something of the sort.Fast forward to 35-odd years later, I decided to give it a shot. I offered myself FOUR days rather than just the two, and perhaps thats a cheat, but since it was Memorial Day weekend I decided to allow it. As it turned out, I absolutely needed those extra two days.The other rules were simple: I just needed to write a complete composition and complete lyrics for enough songs to fill an album. At least eight songs, though I wouldve been disappointed with just eight. I kept pushing myself to write as much as possible, as I wanted to have enough songs to be able to weed out one or two of the crappier contributions. All of the additional arrangements you hear were written and recorded after the fact, casually over the remaining year, no rush nor rules on those parameters.This funny little trifle of a weekend project wound up meaning a lot to me. I love music and songwriting in a way I dont think Ill ever quite be able to explain, though Im sure Ill continue to try, and will continue to express this adoration for the rest of my days. I feel so incredibly thankful for being a songwriter, and I encourage all of you to become songwriters as well. They dont gotta be good songs, its enough that theyre simply yours. With sincerity, Tim.