THE BALLROOM THIEVES * MATT SUCICH * Friday, May 3rd The Saint Presents (Early Show) featuring From Boston, MA, The Ballroom Thieves; alternative rock & folking roll. As Heard on 90.5 The Night WBJB-FM, and special guests, Doors 6:45PM, $15 (In Advance) / $20 (Day Of Show) at THE SAINT. Tickets on sale Tuesday, March 19th at 11AM. Darker times make for bolder and, sometimes, brighter art. The Ballroom Thieves - Calin “Callie” Peters (vocals, cello), Martin Earley (guitar, vocals), and Devin Mauch (percussion, vocals) - mine immense melodies and hypnotic hooks from personal stories on their 2018 EP, Paper Crown (Nettwerk Records). Under the cover of vintage jazz-style, the five songs reflect feelings of rootlessness from four nomadic years, bouts of depression, and the ever-looming specter of political unrest hanging over the country. Nevertheless, a noticeable glimmer of light always peeks through. “Our lifestyle has shaped our perspective,” explains Martin. “We’ve toured so much that we haven’t been able to call anywhere home. A lot of the songwriting was done from this place of simply not having a home base. We were the perennial guests.” “Some of the more somber moments come from a darkness I carry,” admits Callie. “I’m not an optimist, and I suffer from insomnia and depression. Traveling around on highways and utilizing the faux likes of large corperate hotels and chains can bring a person down. Songwriting is a way to speak about sad things in a pretty and concise way while providing a distraction from some of the realities of tour life. It’s not all dreary though, and the enormous range of experiences give us the juxtaposition of happy, easygoing vintage music and dark lyrics.”