Saturday, August 3 • 8:00pm • The Bowl
Few bands stick around for thirty years; fewer still leave a legacy as a truly special, once-in-lifetime band as Leftover Salmon. From their earliest days as a progressive bluegrass band who had the guts to add drums and who was unafraid to stir in highly combustible styles to their ever evolving sound, to their current status as elder-statesmen of the festival scene, Leftover Salmon has been a crucial link in keeping alive the traditional music of the past while pushing that sound forward with their own weirdly unique style. Built around the core of founding members Drew Emmitt and Vince Herman, the band is now powered by banjo-wiz Andy Thorn and driven by the steady rhythm section of bassist Greg Garrison, drummer Alwyn Robinson, and keyboardist Erik Deutsch. The band emerged from the progressive bluegrass world as one of the original jam bands and became architects of what has become known as Jamgrass, helping to create a landscape where bands schooled in the traditional rules of bluegrass can break free of those traditions. They have never stood still; they are constantly changing, evolving, and inspiring. If someone wanted to understand what Americana music is they could do no better than to go to a Salmon show, where they effortlessly glide from sounds of bluegrass to Cajun Country.