Columbia Free Times San Francisco's Ten Mile Tide visits Sundance on Thursday. Considering their city of origin, their habit of performing with bands like moe and the fact that they have six members, it would easy to pigeonhole Ten Mile Tide as just another jam band. However, what the band actually creates is more of an acoustic-driven folk-pop, anchored in easygoing melodies and augmented by sweet violin lines and male-female harmonies. Groove elements come through in the funky rhythm parts and trippy guitar leads, but on the whole Ten Mile Tide loves the hook more than they love the noodle. By the way, if the name sounds familiar, it might be because the band played 3 Rivers last year.
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