Music

Coco Canary

Coco Canary is a creative collaborative led by Molly C. O’Connor (she/her) and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota (the stolen lands of the Dakota people). Established in 2017, they have had the honor of making and performing music with fellow Twin Cities musicians and dear friends!

Current & Past Projects

Coco Canary – The EP (2023)

This self-titled EP, Coco Canary, is about the experience and resiliency of trauma survivors. When listening, imagine each song as a story. And, if you feel inspired, reflect on which song resonates with you most and tell us why at mycococanary@gmail.com (or tag us at @mycococanary on Insta).

This project was a collaboration between Coco Canary & Matthew (Hope) Gogola and ended in 2023

 

Tree Tree & Coco Canary (2024 – Present)

Ilse Griffin (Tree Tree) and Molly C. O’Connor (Coco Canary) met in 2021 through The Giving Project, shared bills when Ilse was in the band Keller & Griffin Partners In Injury LLC, and even did voice lessons together! Now, they are performing as a pair—and trio (with Dani Brown!)—and working on an EP. You can listen to demos through Tree Tree’s Bandcamp page.

If you want to learn more about Molly, check out her consulting website: cococanary.com

History

Coco Canary started as a duo band with Twin City natives, Molly C. O’Connor and Matthew (Hope) Gogola. From 2016 – 2023, they wrote songs, performed at local coffee shops, and finalized their efforts with a self-titled EP in 2023! Search “Coco Canary” on Spotify, ITunes, Deezer, or click here to be directed to our wayfinding site. We also have a Bandcamp page! We had our final show as a duo in October 2023 at Icehouse MPLS (see image below):

Below was Coco Canary’s original bio:

Twin City native, Molly O’Connor, and Chicago native, Matthew (Hope) Gogola, are the heart and soul of the up-and-coming indie band, Coco Canary. The duo combines tender vocals and elegant acoustic guitar and has been described as a combination of Joni Mitchell and Mazzy Star. Coco Canary began in December 2017 in an apartment in South Minneapolis during a serendipitous jam session. Matthew and Molly have been connecting through songwriting to express trauma, love lost, and hope ever since.

Below are demos from the early days.

Black Tea Nights

Black Tea Nights is about living in the city and how one spends their time during those lonely evenings.

Leave the Life You Know

Leave the Life You Know tells a bittersweet tale about the difficulties of leaving home.

Coco Canary opening for Papa Blue & the Fistbump Congress at the Seward Cafe