Three Voices, One Sound
A Madison trio built on harmony.
Gin, Chocolate & Bottle Rockets started the way the best bands often do: by accident, on a showcase stage. Beth Kille and Shawndell Marks were already working songwriters with solo careers when they shared a bill with Jen Farley, newly arrived in Madison from Ohio. One song together was enough — they started rehearsing, and an award-winning trio was born.
Since then they’ve released a debut EP and the full-length album Lean, toured beyond Wisconsin, and built a reputation for tight three-part harmonies, guitar, keys and percussion, and the kind of on-stage chemistry that makes a theater feel like a living room. Their sound pulls from Americana, folk, indie-pop and rock in equal measure.
Legends in Harmony turns that blend toward three women who defined it first. Expect a heartfelt, high-energy tribute to Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris — from “Jolene” and “9 to 5” to “Desperado” and “Two More Bottles of Wine” — on Saturday, March 13 at The Bend.