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THINGS THAT FLY

DEBUT EP available now on bandcamp!

All proceeds to Common Pantry, a neighborhood nonprofit that has been feeding Chicago since 1967

Photography/Videography by Bill Ward

About

Heidi and Karen met when their girls were in preschool together. They started guitar classes at the Old Town School and met for “play-play” dates–the daughters would run around and the moms would strum. In 2011, a nearby food pantry invited them to perform at their inaugural fundraiser. Around that time, Heidi overheard her daughter giggling about “rainbows, unicorns, and Things That Fly!” The band was born.

Heidi Serwer

Heidi is the brave one. Raised on tofu and roller disco, she fearlessly mines her emotional depths when songwriting. Heidi has released three solo albums: Stranger (2014), Let’s Talk Awhile (2018), and Palm Tree on the Drywall (2022).

Karen Salmon

Karen is the intense one. She loves cowboy coffee, 10-hour hikes, and writes lyrics in the bathroom (no interruptions). Karen released a solo EP in 2016 and her second one is due out Spring 2024.

Heidi and Karen play live with Dan Kristan on Bass and Connor Boyle on Drums. Christopher Elam is the mastermind behind their debut EP.

 
 
View fullsize Hi All! Thanks for your generous support of our debut EP with all proceeds to Common Pantry. If you haven’t heard it yet, then today’s a great day to give it a spin! 🥰 (link in bio) We’re so excited to play these songs live for yo
View fullsize Celebrating Mother’s Day with the release of our debut EP available now on Bandcamp and major streaming platforms. Give it a listen and please share! All EP proceeds will go to our neighborhood nonprofit, Common Pantry. 💕 We want to give a ve
View fullsize Friends! Check out our debut single “Lucky Ones” now available on Bandcamp! 🎉 https://thingsthatflychicago.bandcamp.com/track/lucky-ones-single We are filled with gratitude for the chance to share this and our upcoming EP with you just
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View fullsize Huge thanks to @hideoutchicago for letting us spend the day with you. 💕 Stay tuned for some fun things coming this spring from Things That Fly!
View fullsize We were so honored last night to kick off @commonpantry’s “I Am Your Neighbor” fundraiser party for the 11th year in a row! We formed a band 11 years ago for this party, playing as a duet year one and expanding with each event. Cong

Things That Fly EP

available now on bandcamp!

In six tracks, Heidi Serwer and Karen Salmon ramp up the distortion on their folk-rock roots to crush any notion that middle-aged moms can’t throw a party. They flirt, admire, cry foul, and bounce through radio-ready tunes about their (innocent?) obsessions. They also seize on soul-crushing truths like loneliness sucks and humans can treat each other badly. Why? To seek clarity and freedom.

Photo by Celeste Garton