Uncle Bonsai returns to The Triple Door for a very special event! It's the group's 43rd Anniversary Show, which, in itself, is cause for celebration! But this show is even more special because -- wait for it -- it's Arni's final show. That's right! It's Arni's retirement party . . . her swan song . . . her "so long and thanks for all the fish" moment! To celebrate, the group will be singing songs from all the recordings, the "Seven Sins, Seven Wonders, Seven Dwarfs" song-cycle, and more . . . old songs, new songs, and lots of surprises! So, is this your last chance to hear some of the old favorites? A chance to hear some of their favorites? Only one way to find out! Get your tickets now! Insincere singer/songwriter Scott Katz opens the show . . .what else could you ask for? Tickets on sale now! About the group:

"A folk-pop trio from Seattle, performs funny original songs whose exquisite musical detail and subtle needling wit attain a level of craft not often seen in pop" - NY Times

Imagine what might happen if Tim Burton and Edward Gorey hijacked the Andrews Sisters en route to a Stephen Sondheim festival with The Beatles and Tom Lehrer in the sidecar; you'd get Seattle super-harmonizers Uncle Bonsai. With just three voices and an acoustic guitar, Uncle Bonsai presents an often dizzying vocal array of intricate harmony. Their songs, dark and hilarious at times, just as often delight with moments of great insight and beauty. The trio aligns itself with the under-achiever, the dejected, the outsider, the black sheep. Densely-packed lyrics fly by in a whirr at times, and take a skewed stance on topics such as first-world problems, the creation of the universe, the afterlife, and, of course, holidays with the family.

Uncle Bonsai's acoustic folk-pop songs are almost one-act plays or short stories, resisting strict pop, folk, or singer-songwriter categories. Their songs focus on the passing of time, the passing of genes, and the passing of pets - the truth of everything seemingly buried somewhere under the family tree.

"Singers Ratshin, O'Neill and Adler are pitch-perfect in their delivery of often complex harmonic arrangements. And if there were an Ella Fitzgerald Award for Exquisite Elocution in Song, they would surely get it. The trio officially bills itself as a "folk" outfit, but has none of the naiveté that label might suggest. These are nicely edgy, sour-sweet songs, written for grown-ups." - The Seattle Times