Jason Hammel plays drums with husband and wife duo in which American indie band formed in 1997?
Jason Hammel (musician) Jason Edward Hammel is an American musician, producer, and actor. He is a vocalist and drummer for Mates of State, of which he is half complemented by his wife, Kori Hammel, a vocalist and keyboardist for the band. Hammel went to high school in Stewartville, Minnesota, where he played in rock bands. He then attended Kansas University where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. There in 1997 he met Kori, then Kori Gardner. They moved to San Francisco together and got married. He trains martial arts and is a black belt in kyokushin karate. In 2015, alongside his wife he starred in his first feature film, The Rumperbutts. Jason and Kori live in Connecticut
Mercury Rev Mercury Rev is an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in Buffalo, New York. Original personnel were David Baker (vocals), Jonathan Donahue (vocals, guitars), Sean Mackowiak, a.k.a. "Grasshopper" (guitars, clarinet), Suzanne Thorpe (flute), Dave Fridmann (bass) and Jimy Chambers (drums).