Keith Rowland w/ Nathan Xander

Art in the cafe...

Members of Red Pine


"Permutations of Red Pine"


September 2026



A Red Pine tree was planted at the corner of 212 Merry Street in the late 60s that evolved over the decades into a cooperative household. We are making it a place for comity and creativity; Clarity and the imagination; we change detritus of early 21st century late stage capitalism into art, shrine, paintings, music, sculptures, urban Permaculture and homesteading experiments. We appreciate the used, the worn out, ever crumbling and reassembling; as we all are all the time.
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Saturday, March 25, 2006

Born from boredom in Missouri comes Keith Rowland. He was raised on hamburger helper and Frank Sinatra. He plays nothing like he seems to be. Born in a suburb without a city he moved to Chicago in fall of 2003 and found one failing thing after another. Taking off on his own he creates an environment that is more than just singing and playing guitar. From mono to duo phonics he creats song with substance. "Lie on the floor and dream your life away because here comes the world".

Nathan Xander is an American singer, guitar, and harmonica player; born in North Western Pennsylvania. Currently calling Chicago home, he feels that he should be an informal documentarian and reluctant. Pulling from the conventions of music that he has listened to, making music that makes himself feel he is doing more that just seeing and breathing.

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