Tensas & The Mourners
A grungy Roots Rock band that delivers a hard-hitting and energetic performance of original music with electric guitar, drums, trumpet and vocals offering unique and original tales of bitter loss, turmoil and hollow victory that will incite and stir dark feelings within you.
Some say this act embodies the essence of Tom Waits blended with the energy of Gogol Bordello, always delivering an unforgettable and unique live show! Originally, Tensas performed live and recorded as a solo act, and in early 2023 he added his primary bandmate Desha Martin on the drums and trumpet. The band started out as a rocking 2 piece (like the White Stripes) and in the fall of 2023 they became a trio with Aloena, on the bass guitar. The band is known to mix things up and keep the crowd entertained by playing multiple instruments simultaneously at their live shows.
This past July, the band debuted their original song "Carnival" live on a FOX21 morning show TV segment! The Indy magazine labeledWe' Tensas's songwriting as “Rocky Mountain Gothic” in a recent cover issue, while The Gazette defined his songs The Sickness and Lovely Bones as “two musical anthem’s of 2020 and all that it brought” referring to the pandemic in a featured music story in their Pulitzer prize winning news publication. Their latest “Let the River Speak” album recently made the Top 30 album charts at KGNU radio across the Denver/Boulder/Ft Collins area earlier this year, and is planning to release their new album in the winter of 2024!