Andrew Barr

@ Rockwood Music Hall | photo by WHITperson

Justin and I may agree to disagree regarding the dubstep jams that he likes or the guitar-driven Steve Kimock funkiness that I like, but we definitely see eye-to-eye on the Barr Brothers. And our buddy Phortin can’t say enough, actually….

It’s fair to say that we here at LMB are big fans with each of us recently catching their live show and coming away totally digging their sound. And during their live performance of “Deacon’s Son,” I compared the song’s sound to , saying, “At Rockwood for Barr Brothers. Brad just laid down an incendiary guitar solo. Instrumentals sound a bit like Tinariwen. Desert blues-ish.” I still think that comparison is pretty accurate, but I’ll ask you to decide for yourself by checking out this killer video that The Wild Honey Pie just posted: WATCH VIDEO

Back in early 2008, Marco Benevento set-up a Thursday night residency at Sullivan Hall that featured a series of killer combos and collaborations including: , Billy Martin, Bobby Previte, , DJ Olive, G. Calvin Weston, , , John Ellis, , Marc Friedman, , , and Steven Bernstein.

Shine A Light Productions captured it all on film and just recently completed a DVD of the events entitled “ (& Friends): Live In NYC: The Sullivan Hall Residency.” Here’s a little video teaser they put together for the new release:

Marco Benevento & Friends – Live in NYC : The Sullivan Hall Residency from Shine A Light Productions on Vimeo.

The DVD comes out on Nov. 10, but for anyone that pre-orders directly from The Royal Potato Family, you’ll receive a link to download five additional unreleased for your ipod, phone, or desktop, featuring performances from The Sullivan Hall residency.

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Photos © jtnt

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Our friend Josh Kuckens went to see the Marco Benevento Trio (with on bass and on drums) at The Westcott Theatre in Syracuse, NY on Thursday night, and he ended up getting some really incredible photos of the band in action. And thanks to taper AndyB and the Internet Archive, there’s a nice quality recording of the concert now in circulation.

I got a chance to see this lineup perform in Oakland during February and it was easily one of the top three concerts I’ve seen during 2009 thus far. Go see this genius if you have the chance; you won’t be disappointed.