(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Hudson-based post-rock trio the Schoemer Formation performs two upcoming shows in the region: at Spotty Dog Books & Ale in Hudson on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at 8pm (with openers Two Guys); and at the Low Beat in Albany on Thursday, March 13, 2014, at 8pm.

The Schoemer Formation began when Karen Schoemer spotted Amy on the Hudson Amtrak platform carrying an Andy Williams album. Karen said, “I have that album, it’s one of my favorites,” and Amy said, “Don’t you just love his ascot?”

Before the downstate train had pulled into the station they had laid plans for a band. Karen said, “I know an English guy who plays a mean fuzz bass, and he has his own fuzz box so he won’t have to use one of ours.” Amy said, “That’s so funny, my husband Eric is an English guy who plays the fuzz bass,” and Karen said, “Yeah, that’s better.”

Within no time the Schoemer Formation was playing shuffleboard bars and senior centers across the Twin County region of upstate New York, wowing and waking unsuspecting patrons with a combination of big riffs and poetic lyrics in the tradition of the Doors, Suicide and Two Lone Swordsmen.

Karen – words, vocals
Eric – bass guitar, electric fuzz bass
Amy – keyboards, electric guitar