Sunday, June 17
Father’s Day, RaptorFest, and the 13th Annual Crawfish Boil
Glen David Andrews
with Benyaro
In a city whose spirit world is as old as Mother Africa’s children, Glen David Andrew, a native son of New Orleans, has made a compelling case for his own deliverance. Born in the historic Tremé neighborhood Glen and his older brother, Derrick Tabb of the Rebirth Brass Band, along with their younger cousin Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, soaked up life’s musical lessons by learning the history of the brass band tradition from iconic figures like Tuba Fats. Andrews says. “Jesus was born in a manger, I was born in a second line.” He was blowing a joyful noise by the time he was 12 and practiced his musicianship and showmanship with the city’s most energetic brass bands, from New Birth and Lil’ Rascals to Rebirth and Treme.
glendavidandrewsband.com
June 24 • 6:00 pm
Blitzen Trapper
with Brother Wolf
Blitzen Trapper is a Portland, Oregon-based experimental country/folk/rock band. Over the course of 18 years and nine full-length albums, Blitzen Trapper has crafted one of the more compelling and varied catalogs in contemporary rock and roll. Indeed, singer and guitarist Eric Earley, who is also the band’s primary songwriter, is possessed of a musical and lyrical sensibility that is remarkably deep and wide; big ideas and universal emotions are wrung from the seemingly plainspoken details of small-screen and often highly personal stories, and set to music that reaches way, way back to old-timey folk and bluegrass, travels through everything from country, psychedelia and soul to progressive, garage and metal, indulges gloriously in the classic rock of the 70s and 80s, and makes occasional side trips into hip-hop, skewed pop and noisy freakouts.
blitzentrapper.net
August 5 • 89.1 KHOL’s 10th Anniversary Party • 6:00 pm
D.J. WIlliams’ Shots Fired
with Salt Petal
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe guitarist, D.J. Williams, brings Shots Fired — his notorious Denver dance party — to Wyoming for the first time this August; one-night-only and only at JacksonHoleLive.
With Shots Fired, Williams has assembled an all-star roster of the nation’s leading funk-rock musicians, including members of Dave Matthews Band, Lenny Kravitz, Slightly Stoopid, Trey Anastasio Band, Lyrics Born, Soulive, Greyboy Allstars, and many others, switching the exact lineup around every time so as to ensure that every Shots Fired show is a one-of-a-kind throw-down that you just can’t get from anything other than music made in the moment, for the moment. Just don’t let D.J.’s name confuse you, because this guitarist is laying down grooves any “DJ” would love to sample.
djwilliamsmusic.com
August 19 • 6:00 pm
Anderson East
Canyon Kids
Anderson East is the humble type — the sort of man who chalks up his success to loads of good fortune, b. But the singer-songwriter has earned his accolades: one of music’s most compelling young artists, East is an unflinching and inimitable talent. Best exemplified on his breakout 2015 debut album, Delilah, the Alabama-native wields an unwavering and potent, ever-husky voice. And as seen on standout tracks including “Satisfy Me” and “Devil In Me,” he’s able to effortlessly spin tales of tumult and triumph in equal measure. That’s of course to say nothing of the brute force with which the man performs — fiery and forceful, as much a wily preacher as a patient poet, East has become one of music’s must-see live act.