Indie rock music comes to Stratford and settles down

When you think about "celebrity residents of Stratford," you might have to go back to the 1950s when Katherine Hepburn summered in a Stratford cottage while she starred at the Shakespeare Theatre. But recently, an indie rock band with a cult following has moved to Stratford -- the husband-and-wife musical duo Mates of State. Playing together since 1997, Jason Hammel and Kori Gardner have toured all over the world and appeared on TV shows like "Conan O'Brien." Even if you think you haven't heard of them, you may have heard their swirling, upbeat, slightly psychedelic music on a commercial for AT&T Wireless, here seen on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM7O81fGeR0 You won't catch Mates of State practicing in their Stratford garage this summer since they'll be on the road playing at Lollapalooza and the Austin City Limits festival. So if you're interested in checking out what your Stratford neighbors are up to, come down to the Stratford Library and borrow one of our Mates of State CDs.