Our music, specifically, is hard to put into a genre, we've been told. Working with so many different bass players has helped us home in on the style and sound we've been looking for...and nine would be the number on that, by the way.

We've had a great turnout. We're very pleased. It's bigger than last year.

A first for Consumption, I think, We're playing stripped-down acoustic, which is how our songs start... .Just Gina and a guitar.

The music favors lush harmonies, long melodies and a grand scale. This grand scale is evident in the length of the piece, and also the number of the players. This particular combination of eight instruments is unusual, and also rather large for chamber music without a conductor.

We're bringing live music back to Mill Avenue. We're doing live music every night of the week.

The show hasn't suffered at all. The music is as large as ever. It's still about a young man who's normal, injured, then returned to normalcy.