Tiny Boxes feat. Joel Cummins of Umphrey’s and Bon Lozaga of Gongzilla to perform with LarJar 12/23/09
Tiny Boxes, a new funk-jam project formed by guitarist Bon Lozaga of Gongzilla and featuring Umphrey’s McGee keyboardist Joel Cummins will be performing at a special free holiday show with us at Cary Street Cafe in Richmond, Va. The performance has been arranged for December 23, 2009 at 10:00pm at Cary Street Cafe and will include two sets each from Tiny Boxes and LarJar taking turns melting faces.
Lozaga has been hard at work on his new project, Tiny Boxes, whose first recording efforts include members of Umphrey’s McGee and Derek Trucks Band. This marks their first foray into the community, with the band traveling from North Carolina and Cummins as a special guest in from Chicago. Their new sound is a funky mash-up that harkens to previous projects including Gongzilla, Lozaga’s solo work and the progressive sound of early Umphrey’s McGee.
LarJar is a keys-bass-drums trio that’s been performing a weekly Wednesday workout at Cary Street Cafe for over two years. They’ve hosted two LarJarFests, an independent jam-funk music festival outside Richmond, VA with a third in the works for this spring. LarJar features twin brothers Jason and Larry Alen Jarrell on bass and drums respectively and Dave Klemencic on organ, clavinet, synths and electric piano.
Cary Street Cafe has long been the home to Richmond’s jam/funk/rock community, hosting an eclectic variety of live music for the past 14 years. Their weekly routine includes free shows by the Former Champions every Tuesday, LarJar every Wednesday and a rotation of regional touring acts on Fridays and Saturdays.
www.umphreys.com/
www.lolorecords.com/bon_lozaga.html
www.larjar.net/
www.carystreetcafe.com
LarJar at the National Tonight! 4/17/2009
In case you haven’t heard, LarJar will be performing this evening at the National on Broad Street in downtown Richmond. The National is a recently restored classic American theater, with a vintage style, great sound and 1600 person capacity. We’ll be playing there this evening opening for Grinding Stone, the MamaJamuhs are also on the bill. Should be a great time, show starts around 7. Tickets are available at the door or through band members. Should be a great time, hope to see everyone there.
LarJar and Super Octavius this Wednesday at Cary Street Cafe!
Come out this Wednesday, April 1 and check out LarJar with special guests The Super Octavius. This Harrisonburg, VA-based psychedelic rock outfit will be bringing the ruckus in a serious way. We’re ready for the challenge and have been gearing up to face off in a death-jazz battle royale. You can check out The Super Octavius online at their myspace page. Show starts at ten!
We’ll be joining Super Octavius in Harrisonburg on 4/20, more info TBA so check back soon!
