NEW YEARS PARTY

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

The Why You Jam Concert came off without a hitch. A great time was had by all.

Brando and Friends played a fantastic set, and showed us a few new covers that they have practicing blowing out of the water. Flophouse was a special treat for most of the crowd who had never heard or seen them before. Their mix of funk and soul was a welcome mix of old school rock in middle of the classic jamband sandwich of Brando and Covert Ops. Numerous people came over to me and asked me about these guys, and said they loved them. I think Flophouse will start seeing some tie-die in their audience.

 

Covert Operations took us on a journey that was uncalled for. They played from 12am to 5 am with only a short 15 minuet set break. From the moment they took the stage everyone knew we were going to be in for a wild ride. Magnetic Recordings had set up the venue for a spectacular show. The sound was impeccable, the people were dancing hard. The percussion set that Kedree has set up was used many times during the night by different people. Mike Adkins from Fophouse jumped up there to pound away during the first set (if I could only remember what song). Miko Steinberg from Now More Than Ever Productions joined the band on percussions for a funky version of San Jose by The String Cheese Incident. I can’t wait to hear the recording, and eventually get the DVD of NYE 2009. This will not be the last time Covert Ops and Why You Jam work together.

 

You guys, the fans were kind enough to remember to bring donations for the HopeWarmingCenter in Pontiac. In addition to money, we had almost 4 full boxes of clothes to donate.

 

See you guys at the next show.

Benji

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