They're a Community Band . . .

 Found a new favorite live bar band to watch.

From the BIO page of the Adam Ezra Group's website:  It’s difficult to impart the roots-steeped, road-trippin' essence of the Adam Ezra Group (from Boston, MA) into a single word, but frontman Adam Ezra nonetheless keeps one in mind as something of a mantra: COMMUNITY.

To the musicians at the heart of AEG, community is epitomized by a belief they all share, one that has long doubled as a mission statement for the group: namely, that making music together is itself a form of grassroots organizing, capable of nothing less than changing the world.
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Suzanne and I sort of lucked into them last night at Lamasco Bar and Grill on Franklin Street (Evansville's West Side).  Stopped in for a quick bite and hoped to catch a little bit of some live music.  Turns out we and another couple stayed for the evening.

It's impossible to put into words the joy and passion they project on stage.  And during breaks, they're out with the fans. 

Passion?  They're a four-piece band that travels with equipment in a 15-passenger van.  Check out this schedule in just the past/future weeks:

Jul 11  Funk 'n Waffles Syracuse, NY
Jul 12  Funk 'n Waffles Music Hall  Rochester, NY
Jul 13  Woodlands Tavern Columbus, OH
Jul 14  Rathskeller Biergarten  Indianapolis, IN
Jul 15  Lamasco Bar and Grill  Evansville, IN
Jul 17  Events in the Plaza  Libertyville, IL
Jul 18  Schubas Tavern   Chicago, IL
Jul 19  CSPS Hall  Cedar Rapids, IA
Jul 21  Mountain Goat Plaza  Keystone, CO
Jul 22  Steve's Guitars  Carbondale, CO
Jul 24  Walnut Room  Denver, CO
Jul 25  Avon LIVE! Concerts in the Park  Avon, CO
Jul 26  Urban Lounge  Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 29  Liquid  Madison, WI

I invite you to check them out.  And, if you're not squeamish about Boston vulgarity, check out their video, "The Devil Came Up to Boston."  Last night, since there were kids in the audience, they cleaned it up by bleeping out the obscenities with a whistle -- which was brilliant. 

For their final few songs, they unplugged and occupied a table on the floor and invited everyone to sit around and sing with them.  They even brought out some funky percussion instrument made out of a car muffler for the kids to bang on.  The final number was "Let it Be."  Awesome.

Carpe diem Life,
David Kuhn