 Melvin Seals and JGB with Ron Holloway at 5 Points
Having seen Melvin Seals and JGB last year about this time at the Jefferson Theatre in Charlottesville, Virginia, it was only fitting that I would head down to my favorite venue, 5 Points Music Sanctuary to check them out again. It's always a pleasure to come to Roanoke and see live music with Tyler Godsey and his crew at 5 Points. I am happy to announce a partnership and look forward to working together in the coming months. I was surprised to see, Ron Holloway join the band on the stage for the evening but it was quite the added bonus. Ron has been a staple in the Jam community for quite some time and I have seen him play with numerous bands over the years including: Gov’t Mule, Widespread Panic and The Allman Brothers. Ron is a master sit-in artist and his saxophone style highlights the evening’s musical extravaganza. Opening with a "Stop That Train" that felt spiritual in the sanctuary; the lights blazing and the ladies singing. Zach Nugget as always, stays solid and on-point with Jerry Garcia’s tones and licks always in mind but keeping a fresh and interesting approach; this wouldn't be the same without him. It would be hard to find anyone more suiting for the position. I have been following Zach, since I saw him last year and his guitar ability has only grown. I look for Zach to become even more popular as JGB tours and The Grateful Dead legacy expands. The band would go on to play, "The Way You Do The Things You Do" and a funky "Lay Down Sally." I watched Melvin’s left foot hover over his pedal underneath his organ and it was as if he is was truly dancing behind the keys. It’s easy to see why Jerry called Melvin “The Master Of The Universe.” He was the soul of JGB and Jerry was the heart. Looking on this legendary player, I cant help but imagine all the crazy things that organ has seen; all the experiences with Jerry and beyond. I look forward to talking with him one day and maybe, I will get to ask him these questions myself. "Eyes Of The World" included an amazing saxophone solo from Holloway, which was reminiscent of something Branford would produce. Holloway would sit solemnly in the corner of the sanctuary, just taking in the music, coming alive when it was time for his solo. “EOTW” had a little scatting from Sunshine Becker, who adds a great voice to this band. While, I originally thought she was somehow related to Garcia, she only sends similar vibrations from onstage and is not related. Melvin and JGB would round into "Midnight Moonlight" with Ron bringing in Dixie. "Shakedown Street" was high-energy and brimming with excitement for the second set opener. This is why I always see Melvin and JGB when they come to Virginia. They can really whip the crowd into a frenzy, while still remaining calm and collective. "After Midnight" was always a Jerry favorite and this rendition highlighted Zach’s guitar work and Melvin's incredible organ playing; together symbiotically, these two have quite the repertoire with one another. "Simple Twist Of Fate" and "Harder They Come" brought the JGB original song selections and "Promised Land" highlighted the end of the performance in the sanctuary. This band keeps the spirit of Jerry Garcia Band alive and vibrant. The Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia's legacy is expansive and still touches the hearts of its devote listeners today. I immediately went home and listened to JGB 'Cats Down Under The Stars' on vinyl and I was transfixed and transported into a timeless musical moment with Jerry by my side and in my ears. It’s always a pleasure to hear Melvin and his band do their thing. I Need More Dead, Jam Band Purist
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'Water' EP Album Review and Artist Spotlight for Surprise Attack
Up-and-coming Jam-Funk act from Washington DC, Surprise Attack, have recently reached out and we are happy to reveal and announce our Full EP Review, Interview and Artist Spotlight here at www.jambandpurist.com Surprise Attacks most recent EP release entitled, 'Water' is an elemental achievement and coincides with their previous releases, 'Earth' and 'Fire.' This album concept is highly original and represents the level of awareness this band has as a collective. Dubbing themselves, "Mountain Funk," their influences range from improvisational, Appalachian-Folk and Funk music, which coagulates to form Surprise Attack. 'Water' begins with “M.D.M.A.” a song that highlights this bands lyrical qualities, and even includes a barbershop quartet style vocal harmony and a great Jam melody. This song expresses creative and unique songwriting structures and transitions. As an opening track, this song is well selected and while most of us think of ecstasy or some other illicit experience, after reflecting, this song has nothing to do with that at all. It's something far beyond the acronym. Recording 'Water' in their home studio, Surprise Attack, uses what they have to produce a listenable album with a solid sound. While, I would love to hear what these guys could do in a professional studio, 'Water' is a great platform to release musical ideas, expand their repertoire and work on their band style. Danny Durazo, Ian Frye, Jay Rowe, Jeremy Begun and Tom Casey all have a unique blend of musical styles and collaborate as a cohesive unit. "J.N.S." opens up with a strong Latin rhythm structure and great guitar licks. The vocal melody itself can be heard prevalently and the disco sound is undeniably danceable. This one could be jammed out live and with the right amount of improvisation, this song could be taken to the next level. The feeling that "J.N.S." brings forth is something greater than I think is on this recording and while this recording doesn’t capture all the intricate qualities, it does show the creative talents of this band. "Down And Out" takes this band on a different route down I-495 using the easy pass to get out of traffic. This song is much more the "mountain" side of their sound and has a country-folk feel. The initial reaction is calm, collective and juxtaposes with the story itself of being down and out without cash in the city. This song is very relatable and at times funny and could be commercially viable if the band decided to use it in that capacity. "Train Of Thought" is by far my favorite track from this album and comes with a high recommendation. This songs structure itself is very Zappa-esque and takes the progressive development of improvisation jam music to the forefront of this album. "Train Of Thought" caught my attention initially for its transitions, reminiscent of moe. Phish and Zappa all combined but still original. Surprise Attack should work towards making all their songs this quality and level of conceptuality. Altogether and combined with its counterparts, 'Fire' and 'Earth,' 'Water' EP stands out as a great beginning for any up-and-coming band to promote themselves off of. D.C.’s budding music scene is expanding and many great jam acts are growing within this community. I look for Surprise Attack to attack the scene with the same intensity that they have brought to 'Water.' Check out the EP here: https://surpriseattackdc.bandcamp.com/album/water-ep and follow Surprise Attack on all social media platforms for more. Is ‘Wind’ on the way? Interview with Surprise Attack (JBP) What made you form Surprise Attack and start playing music together? Surprise Attack is actually the band that we formed back in high school. We were together for about a year before moving to different towns, going to college, and more or less, going on a permanent hiatus. We’ve all been close friends for quite some time now and as our musical taste expanded, we were going to shows together, and collectively starting analyzing the music we were listening to on a much deeper level than ever before. After we graduated, we started organizing “jams in the cabin” where we’d rent out a cabin for a weekend, set up a temporary studio, and create improvised music together. It wasn’t long after starting those meet-ups that we realized just how essential music was and is, in all of our lives. We moved back to Northern Virginia, where we grew up and where Surprise Attack was originally formed and have been pushing our development as hard as we can ever since. (JBP) What are your goals in the music industry? Our goal is to become full time musicians and to take Surprise Attack wherever in the world we can. Granted how much the music industry has been changing, we do our best to keep up with the technology and methodologies that will enable us to be competitive with the bands that are several years ahead of us. We embrace the free content model in hopes of recreating the taper vibe that surrounded The Dead and other Jam bands. As a band that revolves around the live experience and performing a unique set every night, we put a ton effort into conveying that through our content distribution. (JBP) Do you guys have any experiences opening up for bigger bands? Or any bands you hope to share the stage with one day? It was a really cool experience to play with Midnight North. Watching Grahame Lesh (the band’s front man and son of Phil Lesh) on stage with The Terrapin Family Band at Lockn ‘17 after opening up for his project at Jammin' Java in Vienna, VA was beyond surreal. We, and every other jam band, pretty much owe our existence to the Dead, so rubbing elbows with someone who continues the Dead’s tradition of improvisational music just deepened our desire to become a part of that tradition as well. (JBP) I have also met with Grahame; he is a treasure to this community. Where else do you take influence musically? All of us have always been fans of older bands, as well as more contemporary music, and take tons of influences from Funk groups, Jazz artists, Rock bands, etc, but our first experiences with the Jam bands The String Cheese Incident, Phish, and The Grateful Dead iterations were extremely eye-opening. It wasn't until seeing these Jam veterans operate live, that we realized the potential for creating an exciting performance that incorporates elements from Funk, Rock, Jazz, Bluegrass, Latin, and Dance music. Eclectic is definitely the word that comes to mind when thinking of Surprise Attack’s taste in music and we owe that to the inspiration we've drawn from the Jam music community. (JBP) How do you think your sound and band can evolve to become something greater and bring something fresh and original to the music scene? The biggest focus for our music and Surprise Attack as an entity is to be as genuine and authentic as possible. We love all types of music and feel like we don't ever compromise putting out a sound that is truly us. There is also an element of eccentricity to our sound that is just different; partially because we go for so many styles, which makes it hard to pin us down as an “x” band when in comes to our catalog, but also because we're just a bit odd ourselves. I think our personality really shines through in our music, which could be refreshing in a music scene that can be pretty self-serious. (JBP) Who is the main songwriter or is it more of a collective musical environment? We definitely view our original works, as well as covers, as the product of a collective musical environment. A lot of the time, a member will come with a certain number of parts or ideas to a song and we will have brainstorming sessions in which the final project is envisioned. We very much so operate as a democracy and welcome all ideas and criticism towards developing the most cohesive music that we possibly can put out. Refining the songs is always an ongoing process and we use our home studio to take scratch recordings as songs are coming into being and revisit the recordings to make changes on sections as a whole, transitions, and individual parts. If someone has an idea for a certain part of a song, even if we thought it was completed a while ago, we’ll try it out and see if it fits. We're still making refinements to songs we wrote years ago. (JBP) This album was self-produced, was this recorded in a home studio and if so, can you can you share what programs you used or experiences you had recording? This album was indeed recorded in our home studio! For our most recent EP, Water, we used Logic on our Mac Mini after transitioning away from Ableton Live. Developing our home studio has been an adventure and a half with moving in to our first band house, acoustically treating our main room, and constantly upgrading our set up. Over the past 2 years we’ve continuously invested every bit of money we’ve made into upgrading to new, better technology and methodologies that enable us to share solid self-produced studio and live recordings with the musical community for free. The recording experience has always been extremely fulfilling for us too because we get the opportunity to come back to material we’ve been performing live and really put the polishing touches on the songs to make them whole. We are all about the live environment, but recording allows us to take things we normally experience from one perspective and dissect it from a million different ones. Then we use those new perspectives to form a new and better version of the song that we can play live. (JBP) Have you had any wild band experiences yet? One time, when we were supposed to play an afternoon gig for a Brewery’s anniversary party we had an extremely unfortunate series of technical difficulties. We had our PA and the stage entirely set up and were preparing for sound check when our bass player realized his electric bass wasn’t producing any sound at all. We tested a bunch of different cables and inputs devices to see if we could get any signal, but alas nothing. Fortunately our drummer lived nearby and was able to quickly grab his old beat up bass. Mind you this was like a first instrument you’ve ever had kind of bass and we were extremely unsure how it was going to sound but were VERY desperate. We plugged it in and the darn thing wasn’t producing any sound either! In a frenzy, our guitar player and bass player ran to the nearest music store to buy a bass and we were able to get our set moving just after the anticipated start time. We ended up having a great time and overcoming the stress, but we still joke about all the completely unexpected technical challenges that can kick you in the butt like having 2 basses fail on you in one day! Thanks to Surprise Attack for taking the time to reach out and letting us interview them! If you are interested in having your album reviewed by www.jambandpurist.com contact us and we will work out an option that suites your bands needs. Who else do you want to see on JBP? Let us know. Jam Band Purist Editor and Chief: Robert RA Fadley   Widespread Panic D.C. (This Town is Fucking Nuts) Another D.C. Panic run in the books. This is where it all started for me; 2011 the Warner Theatre two-night run, which was my first experience with Panic in our nations Capital and I was immediately hooked. I remember the scene vividly from killer song selections to the nitrous circus during set break. This would mark my 80th Widespread Panic performance since those days long passed. (I do not say this as a brag but nearly, as a fact.) Things haven't changed much in the Panic scene and D.C. would become a madhouse for St Patrick's Day weekend. I would completely miss, “Wondering” and most of “Hope In A Hopeless World” due to the snake-like line that formed at 8 pm around the lobby of the MGM. It seemed as if, everyone showed up at once for the show. The MGM wasn't ready for the hordes of WSP fans that would descend upon “Little Vegas” and after this last Halloween the atmosphere was much the same. The boys would mount the stage at MGM, lights shone down like stars on each member. “Rebirtha” began the evening’s musical festivities for me and then a slow transition into a massive “jam.” Jimmy Herring is lightning in a bottle, perfection on guitar. One could call his use of vibrato shamanistic. Consistently hammering us with notes and innovative progressive scales. Widespread Panic is a mystery. I am never sure what will happen next. They still remain a Southern Gothic eccentricity; a once in a lifetime quandary. “You Should Be Glad” was extended beyond proportions and the Widespread Panic rhythm section is the closest thing the premier Jam world has to the Latin-African percussions of World Music. A slow, “Travelin’ Man” would continue the set followed by, “The Take Out” which was laced with Country and Western overtones, sounding like the soundtrack to some spaghetti western with Jimmy Herring playing Clint Eastwood. Herring always brings the edge to his guitar playing, making every show some fantasy with the wizard at the helm. Arpeggios are used masterfully, scales like a reptile, taking what he has learned from his Meeting Of The Spirits Tour with John McLaughlin and sprinkling it in here. The band goes straight into, “The Shape I'm In” then “Ophelia,” which was played in reverse order. “Porch Song” had the whole crowd in motion. Jimmy Herring again, holds this band on his shoulders, taking them to new sonic heights while still respecting the original integrity of what Widespread represents. The second set highlights for me were “Airplane,” “North” and “Come Together,” The Beatles classic, which hadn’t been played since ‘05. I enjoyed the “Jaded Tourist” but Jojo had a rough time on vocals for “Visiting Day.” This band still seeks to amaze its audience, snatching jams out of thin air and going into hard rock territory before a mandatory “Drums.” “Surprise Valley” is always a great song in any set and I love the Native American imagery that is instilled within the song. Friday would open with a "Chainsaw City" that had reggae undercurrents that exposed those gritty lyrics and raw bass line. Jojo organ solos galore and classics like, "Travelin Light" and “Postcard.” “Good People" was on point, and stands for an example I think more fans should cultivate. "Gradle" was a rare favorite for me and always welcome. Sometimes I forget about these songs within the catalogue. "Big Wolly Mammoth" was "living in this fucked up world." This song always reminds me of some obscure Doors cover. "Greta" on point but nothing ridiculous, "Sleepy Monkey" was actually not as sleepy as usually. The MGM itself is all around, lacking in quality of acoustics and adequate space. The venue layout is not well planned, not to mention getting in and out of D.C., is a nightmare. Out of all the D.C. Venues they choose this one? The first set would continue with “St. Louis” and “Driving Song” but the second set brought the songs we all come to see Panic play live. “Slipping Into Darkness” was incredible and what a way to open up the set. “Going Out West” and “Henry Parsons,” would add the mystical flowering to the their sound and the cover of Robert Johnson/The Rolling Stones “Love In Vain” would add slow, feel good energy to the evening. Saturday's main event would be much more a, slay and play. Rounding through classics included in the first set: “Blue Indian,” “Honky Red,” “Thought Sausage,” “Bust It Big,” “Protein Drink > Sewing Machine,” there isn’t much more to say about that, they speak for themselves. But by this time, most patrons were wishing they had balcony seat to rest. This wouldn’t be so for those who just came to party and the more I go holiday shows, the more I see people in the audience that are there just there to talk and party. Talking goes up, drinking gets out of hand and real music fans are left wanting. Jimmy seemed back on point and showing off throughout this high-powered performance leading the way in "Fishwater" and "Red Hot Mama." Cover alert and first time played was, “Toura Loura Loura” an Irish folk song and a slow number. The old adage, never miss a Sunday show, could apply to this Saturday performance and was a solid way to end this three-night run. You can check out this full performance out on nugs.net or panicstream.com It is always a pleasure to not only cover but also just experience Widespread Panic. I was even able to take two friends to their first shows and that's what it's all about, turning people onto good music and the power of live music, community and complete chaos. Surviving the chaos always brings you closer together. See you next time! *Note: This review may express the chaos I experienced.   Jam Band Purist is proud to Partner with 5 Points Music Sanctuary in Roanoke, Virginia. We share a similar mission and believe in the power and sanctity of music itself. We couldn’t be happier to announce this Partnership and look forward to many great things to come! Virginia is for music lovers!
https://5pointsmusic.com/ Jam Band Purist is excited to be Co-Hosting the Jam Fish Pre-Shindig event at Basic City Brewing in Waynesboro, Virginia. We have been working to help promote and hold events for some time and this will be my first time working with the Virginia community, sponsoring an event. Looking forward to seeing you all there and checking out some local bands. If you haven't checked out www.jambandpurist.com or liked my page do it now! Thanks everyone for the continued support and I hope to see you April 14th. More Details to come! http://jamfishmusicfestival.com/  Triple Header in Richmond( Electric Love Machine, Jazz Is Phish, Squaring The Circle Baltimore’s, Electric Love Machine, opens up for my second Jazz is Phish performance in this JBP Triple Header. ELM has a unique vibe and sound with a lot of musical production onstage. Their songwriting is well done but their stage performance could be enhanced with less gear, or perhaps more room onstage to groove. ELM is still improvisationally vibrant, but perhaps a little heavy on the electric part for my tastes, but hey, it's in the name after all. Their new song, "Ultra-Marine" was a mix of Electro-Disco-Funk and I began to understand their sound a bit more, but only right before they finished their opening set. I will have to give ELM another chance when I can. No formal opinion made at this time. Jazz is Phish begins with my all time favorite Phish song, "Carini. Since my first time hearing "Carini" live in Hampton at the famed Mothership, this song has stayed with me. The steady rhythms from, Adam Chase, keep this band tight and ready to change and add improvisational elements on the spot. While his brother, Matt Chase, is a consummate guitarist and complements the rhythm section of this band perfectly. I am always impressed with the Chase brothers and the talent they seem to generate around them; always changing lineups and keeping a fresh perceptive on the arraignments and musical compositions. The band would rip into a very gospel sounding "Julius" and tight and groovy, " Gumbo" before morphing into an ecliptic jam that brought it all back around. Jazz Is Phish is more that just a Jazz cover of Phish classics, its an all instrumental with a tinge of Jazz, Funk and every other genre mixed together to form something greater than its predecessor. This isn't as much as a cover band, as it is, an extension of the Phish cannon or catalogue. “46 Days” another favorite saw a different approach to this song. Improvising on the spot, Jazz is Phish, allows for fluid solos, transitions and changes; the band, working together as a cohesive unit with Matt calling out shots on the fly. Stand out performances included "NICU" very exploratory and reminded of Frank Zappa’s seminal album, ‘The Grand Wazoo.’ "Brother" and "Lawn Boy" were both bristling with energy and the “Stash” itself was masterful. One of the main reasons this band works so well is because the musicians are so talented. I caught “Maze” before I quickly headed over to Cary Street Cafe to see another Baltimore based band, Squaring the circle, who specilize in Jam Funk Prog-Rock. I had missed their show after MKB NYE and wanted to catch up with them while they were in Virginia.  Squaring The Circle was in full force at Cary Street Cafe, the only Grateful Dead themed bar in Richmond. I sat back and contemplated STC's sound and musical dynamics. I was instantaneously impressed with this forceful quintet, who put out a lot of sound and can round through a slew of classic and progressive rock covers including, but not limited to: Frank Zappa, Rush, Steve Kimock, The Grateful Dead and John Scofield. Before performing a special Zappa medley just for me, the band played some original music that I found highly progressive and creative. I picked up one of their free CDs with an eclectic mix of covers and would love to hear a full album of all originals. The Zappa medley was appropriated from The Mothers Fillmore East 71 Live album, which included; “Little House,” “Mud Shark,” “Latex Solar Beef,” and “Willy The Pimp.” STC’s would add a delightful “Pygmy Twylyte” that was totally on point that I couldn’t help but sing along. None of Frank Zappa’s music is easy to play, and Squaring The Circle did an excellent job, not only covering, but exploring these sonic masterpieces and raveling them together to form an outstanding medley. STC would go onto to Cover Soulive’s "Right On" with a sit in sax player but I was still reeling from those Zappa tunes. It is always a pleasure to hear Zappa played live and when it’s well done, even better. I look forward to catching Squaring The Circle as they grow and evolve in this music scene. Keep it improvisational.
Jam Band Purist Photos from Ron AdelBerg Photography  Vieux Farka at 5 Points Music Sanctuary (Sounds From The Sahara) Vieux Farka, Malian singer-songwriter, brings his African guitar styling’s to 5 Points Music Sanctuary in Roanoke. Known as the Hendrix of the Sahara, Vieux is truly original and has worked with many of the Jam world’s biggest guitar legends like, Eric Krasno, Jon Scofield and Derek Trucks. Although unknown to me before this show, I was instantly immersed in his guitar style, which is both unique and alluring. Mixing Blues and African scales, the sound is reminiscent of a vast desert; although desolate, travelers gravitate to it and make it their home. This spirit that can be felt from Vieux’s music; a nomadic sound that is truly vibrant and alive. Vieux Farka Toure keeps the rhythms of the past within their sound; chaotic yet, simple at the same time. The overall sound and song selections keep the audience on its toes. The band, quickening their pace by the third song, went full force into Rock territory. This is the definition of Vieux’s style, very Hendrix-like but with a folk almost bluegrass tinge. There was no way of knowing the specific meaning behind the lyrics on the fly but they were emotionally evocative and I could feel what he was tying to tell us. The second set was heavy and filled with improvisation. I was very impressed with the vocal qualities and amazing guitar solos. This band reminds me of an African Cream, psychedelic and heavy. Improvisation was used mostly during solos but they could totally add any number of jam segments into the mix and are very capable of doing anything onstage. Vieux’s guitar skills are reminiscent of fast Spanish flamenco guitar but with a different tone altogether. Taking riffs from Bob Marley’s "I Shot The Sheriff" and mixing them in “Homafu Wawa," my favorite performance of the evening, as well as, song off his recent album ‘Samba.' It's easy to hear the history of this music, as it travels from Africa to the Caribbean and into America. Influencing every type of music: Blues, Country, Rockabilly and even Bluegrass. The roots of the Blues specifically can be heard within African music, and this blending of the two in a modern setting is just what the music scene needs. This music is influenced by western culture but begins in Africa. Having a Grammy award-winning artist as a father and performing for millions of people at the Olympics, Vieux Farka is not stranger to the spotlight; I hope he remains in it for quite some time. Let's hope that North America can catch on to this outstanding and unique style of music. Ears Always Open, JBP    Rooster Walk Music Festival 10 Full Lineup I am proud to be covering Rooster Walk again, this coming May in Martinsville Virginia. Last year on Pop’s Farm was an amazing weekend filled with great music. I was even introduced to one of my new favorites, Marcus King and really enjoyed the festival grounds themselves. JBP hopes to see all of you out there for this event and a very special collaboration between, Marcus King and Billy Strings, two of this music scenes most talented performers. I had put the idea out there about these two collaborating after seeing a post between the two about “picking” together. Rooster Walk took this initiative further and have announced King And Strings, a once in a lifetime collaboration between these two guitar powerhouses. Here is the full lineup and more information about this great collaboration. Thanks again for your continued support and I look forward to seeing you all at Rooster Walk 10! Marcus King, Billy Strings to combine for ‘King & Strings’ set at Rooster Walk 10 Martinsville, VA -- Marcus King and Billy Strings, two of the hottest names on today’s music scene, will join forces for a world-debut “King & Strings” set on May 25th at Rooster Walk, the festival announced today. King will join Strings and his band for the duration of a late-night, 2-hour set at RW10, and iconic drummer Jeff Sipe will also sit in for the latter portion of the performance. The two have never met, let alone played together, but each calls himself a fan of the other’s music. The current plan involves an unscripted jam that will begin in the bluegrass/acoustic world native to String, before evolving into something more electric and rock-based, with Sipe on the kit. “I think that will be the most fun, if we showcase a little bit of both. We’ll get Marcus some on an acoustic and then get me on an electric with Marcus,” said the 25-year-old Strings. “We’ll kind of do both of our worlds and make them clash.” Already a veteran of the special guest sit in, King has played with the likes of Widespread Panic, The Allman Brothers and Greensky Bluegrass, to name just a few. He said he’s looking forward to the improvisational set at Pop’s Farm, which will also feature Billy’s band (banjo, fiddle and bass.) “I think it’s gonna be a hoot man. If I can be frank, I think it’s a great idea, and we’re gonna have a lot of fun with it,” said King, just 21 years old. Festival organizer Johnny Buck did not try to hide his enthusiasm. “The word ‘excited’ would be a gross understatement,” Buck said. “To think that these two musicians will meet and play together for the very first time at Rooster Walk 10? Man, we’re just honored to host ‘King & Strings,’ and I use that word literally. It’s an honor for Rooster Walk to host this very special collaboration.” Rooster Walk 10 will take place May 24-27, 2018 at Pop’s Farm in Martinsville, Va. Headlining bands include The Wood Brothers, JJ Grey & Mofro and Robert Randolph and the Family Band. The festival’s full band lineup will be announced Thursday, March 8. To buy tickets or learn more information, visit www.RoosterWalk.com.  The dynamic instrumental quintet, Toubab Krewe, are excited to announce the upcoming release of their third studio album, ‘Stylo’, and coinciding tour. Their newest album ‘Stylo’ will be released tomorrow March 2nd 2018 and Jam Band Purist got to check it out in advance. The originality and inventiveness of this band speaks volumes with the debut track, “That Damn Squash”, which seems to blend African and Funk vibes throughout. Watch Below. I can’t wait to check out this band on tour soon! Toubab Krewe 2018 Tour Dates: 2/2 - Key Biscayne, FL - Fractal Beach Fest 2/14 - Frisco, CO - Barkley Ballroom 2/15 - Ft Collins, CO - The Aggie ^ 2/16 - Denver, CO - Cervantes ^ 2/17 - Winter Park, CO - Ullrs Tavern 3/8 - Baltimore MD - 8 x 10 3/9 - Philadelphia, PA - Ardmore Music Hall # 3/10 - Washington DC - Gypsy Sally’s 3/11 - New York, NY - American Beauty 4/11 - Charleston, SC - Pour House 4/12 - Greensboro, NC - The Blind Tiger 4/13 - Raleigh, NC - Pour House Music Hall 4/14 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theatre 4/18 - Nashville, TN - High Watt 4/19 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West 4/20 - Asheville, NC - Ellington Underground 4/21 - Asheville, NC - Ellington Underground 6/21 - 24 - Rothbury, MI - Electric Forest Festival 6/28 - 7/1 - Rothbury, MI - Electric Forest Festival^ w/ Pimps of Joytime # w/ Melvin Seals and JGB |
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