The Milk Carton Kids Discuss Online Efforts of ‘Sad Songs Comedy Hour’

If you’d asked Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale, co-founding members of the elegant acoustic duo, The Milk Carton Kids, in October, during the release of their latest LP, The Only Ones, if they’d like to participate in digital live stream concerts, they would have thumbed their noses. The duo is notoriously suspect of any performance that isn’t tactile, in the room. But things change. A pandemic has befallen the globe. Enter: the duo’s new online series, Sad Songs Comedy Hour, which features music from the band, guest appearances and charitable donations to organizations helping amidst the health crisis.

“For me, the most surprising thing about the show,” says Ryan, “has been just how meaningful doing a little 10-minute digital episode with our friends has become.”