1 9 9 9 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁After ▁high ▁school , ▁Bom bara ▁attended ▁Cor ner stone ▁University ▁in ▁Grand ▁Rap ids ▁and ▁Green ville ▁College ▁in ▁Green ville , ▁Illinois , ▁ear ning ▁an ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁major ▁in ▁Music ▁& ▁Culture . ▁ ▁A ▁turning ▁point ▁in ▁her ▁education ▁and ▁life ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁while ▁att ending ▁a ▁program ▁at ▁The ▁Contempor ary ▁Music ▁Center ▁on ▁Mar tha ’ s ▁V ine yard . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁write ▁and ▁record ▁music ▁with ▁a ▁fellow ▁student ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁her ▁primary ▁collabor ator ▁and ▁husband , ▁Kit ▁Ham on . ▁ ▁Bom bara ▁and ▁Ham on ▁were ▁married ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Green ville ▁College ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Bom bara ▁was ▁invited ▁back ▁to ▁The ▁Contempor ary ▁Music ▁Center ▁for ▁an ▁Art ist ▁Res iden cy ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁There , ▁she ▁met ▁Sam anth a ▁C rain , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁moved ▁to ▁Oklahoma ▁to ▁tour ▁with ▁C rain ' s ▁band , ▁Sam anth a ▁C rain ▁and ▁the ▁Mid night ▁Sh ivers . ▁She ▁continued ▁to ▁tour ▁with ▁C rain ▁until ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Solo ▁career ▁ ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁St . ▁Louis ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 7