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Noise Behind The Sound Talks Jazz, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, and The Boognish with Dave Dreiwitz

Estimated read time 1 min read

On this episode of Noise Behind The Sound Eric and Gary welcome Dave Dreiwitz, bass player from Joe Russo’s Almost Dead and Ween. Dave talks about how he’s fallen into the world of The Grateful Dead, some of his jazz heroes, and the need to surrender to the Boognish when Ween hits the stage. Don’t miss Dave with Joe Russo’s Almost Dead when they hit the stages of Red Rocks and The Ogden this weekend.

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Joe Russo’s Almost Dead – December 19th – Fillmore Auditorium

Estimated read time 4 min read

The Fillmore was packed on Saturday night. If it wasn’t sold-out, it was damn close. As showtime approached, the floor was full to the back and there were people lined up in bar lines a mile long everywhere you looked. There was a buzz in the air as the uninitiated waited anxiously to get a taste of the most energetic and innovative Grateful Dead cover band playing today – Joe Russo’s Almost Dead – and the veterans salivated over the early Christmas present they knew was on-tap for the evening.

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Swift: Marco Benevento’s Unlikely Quest for Continuity

Estimated read time 11 min read

Team work makes the dream work. Instrumentalist, and songwriter/producer Marco Benevento’s most recent album “Swift” is proof of it–so much so that he named the album after one of his collaborators. With the talents of Producer Richard Swift and the lyrical genius of Aaron “Gene Ween” Freeman in his pocket, Benevento’s latest masterpiece is a graduation of his previous efforts–with the same sound that fans have come to love, but also an added lyrical seriousness. Give it a listen and go check out Benevento at the 1up Colfax this weekend.

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Marco Benevento – January 19th – Quixote’s True Blue

Estimated read time 7 min read

Imagine you are sitting at a poker table in an old west saloon. Marco Benevento is playing piano. Eyes around the table twitch, the all-night girls beckon from the balconies, hands slide uneasily over six shooters under the table. When someone is caught cheating the table is upended, poker chips and whiskey fly through the air, Benevento’s thunderous riff comes in signaling the hero to run for his horse tethered outside and ride through the desert. Get ready for a wild ride!