Mad Crush at The Plant

Mad Crush’s theatrical, back-and-forth performances between singing protagonists Joanna Sattin and John Elderkin are complete with humor and hurt, vivid little dramas about making it through the day. The band, based in Chapel Hill, N.C., consists of local veterans Chuck Garrison (Zen Frisbee), Mark Whelan (The Veldt), Laura Thomas (Hindugrass), John Elderkin (The Popes), and newcomer Joanna Sattin on vocals. Mad Crush has played Cat’s Cradle, Motorco, King’s, and other Triangle venues.  Other praise for John Elderkin’s songs and bands: “When you put out an album, make sure I get it.” – Jon Pareles of N.Y. Times    “You believe in your heart that John Elderkin and Joanna Sattin are a couple, because only a couple would notice these things.” VICE’s Robert Christgau  “Sattin’s wry delivery is a perfect counterpoint to genial Elderkin’s optimistic everyman. It’s obvious they are having fun.”