Galactic Cowboy Orchestra has been bending genre boundaries since 2009 with a high-energy mix of prog-rock, jazz fusion, bluegrass and more. Built on adventurous compositions, odd time signatures, improvisation and serious musicianship, GCO’s music can move from intricate riffs and soaring electric violin to deep grooves and extended jams, sometimes within the same song.

With seven albums, three DownBeat nominations, thousands of touring miles and collaborations with symphony orchestras behind them, the Minnesota-based quartet brings all that musical complexity to the stage without taking themselves too seriously. The result is an adventurous, energetic live show built around the interaction between four musicians and the audience in the room.

For fans of Mahavishnu Orchestra, King Crimson, Dixie Dregs, Gentle Giant and Béla Fleck & the Flecktones.

Might Could started as a duo. Andy Tillotson and Tim McCaskey used their acoustic guitars to survive grad school. They made a home-burned CD with a few songs on it.

Around 2003, they met Aaron Geller, an undergrad chem major at the time. It just so happened he knew an obscure harmony part to a video game song the duo knew, so he joined up and made Might Could a three-guitar band. Andy and Aaron are the main songwriters.

Luis “Gordo” Nasser knew the original duo from the physics department (so now 3 of the members have a PhD in physics), and happily signed on. Might Could happily welcomed Gordo since he is a veteran of several musical projects (like Sonus Umbra and Kurgan’s Bane) and he brought bass and songwriting expertise to Might Could. The full lineup of three guitars and one bass is full, dynamic, and fun to listen to.

We’ve released three critically acclaimed (and more importantly, warmly received) full length albums: The first is called All Intertwined, and it was finished in August of 2005. The second is called Wood Knot, and was finished sometime in 2007. Our latest, Relics from the Wasteland, was released in 2013.

Might Could tries to entertain listeners by creating and performing songs with rhythmically interesting, tight, and neatly interlocking parts. Our music serves as a contrast to guitar albums filled with endless soloing. People have told us our songs seem to draw from influences ranging from heavy metal to progressive rock to jazz, and we’ve been compared to King Crimson, the California Guitar Trio, Steve Morse, Michael Hedges, and Béla Bartók. Our interests are playing live often and writing material that is challenging and rewarding, both for ourselves and our audience.

Andy, Tim, and Luis also perform in the band Sonus Umbra.