Crossings brings Six Mile Grove with The Dovetailers to Zumbrota's State Theatre on Saturday, October 12, at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $14 in advance, $16 at the door, and can be purchased online or by calling 507-732-7616. Doors open at 6:30 pm.

Six Mile Grove’s performance will feature songs from their latest album “Secret Life in a Quiet Town,” released in 2012. The band was founded in 1997 in Lyle, Minnesota, by brothers Brandon and Brian Sampson, Barry Nelson and Dezi Wallace. “Secret Life” is their sixth album. They harken most to the genre of Americana, with a classic country bent.

In “Secret,” the band sticks to their signature sounds, from plaintive, contemplative vocals and lyrics to good old rockin’ out. They have weathered the music scene as a primarily self-managed, self-produced, and self-recorded band. Audiences will hear the influences of Minnesota music’s founding fathers – from Bob Dylan to the Jayhawks. Six Mile Grove honors their roots, but also has managed to forge their own sound and space on a stage without compromise.

The Dovetailers is a duo of Brandon Sampson and his wife, Heather Sampson. A dovetail joint, in woodworking terms, is a simple, but strong way of binding two pieces of wood together, making them nearly impossible to separate. It also is defined as a way to “connect or combine precisely or harmoniously.” The songs of the Dovetailers reflect upon the indestructible bonds of marriage, as well as the beautiful ironies of love, life and family, with voices that fit together like a hand and a glove.

The State Theatre is located at 96 East 4th Street in Zumbrota. For more information call 507-732-5210.