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Alan Evans Trio: Woodstock Sessions Vol. 1
by Doug Collette
The Alan Evans Trio, nee Alan Evans' Playonbrother, were the first band to formally avail themselves of the resources of Applehead Studios for a live with studio audience session in Woodstock New York in 2013. Patterned to a great degree on Levon Helm's Midnight Rambles at his own barn, ultra contemporary facilities in a rustic setting, these events present a unique opportunity for musicians and fans alike to immerse themselves in the spontaneity of the moment even as the engineers-Michael ...
read moreThe Alan Evans Trio: Merkaba
by Doug Collette
Anyone who mistakenly thought The Alan Evans Trio was (or was going to be) Soulive lite is going to be more than pleasantly surprised in hearing the threesome's sophomore recording. Before the opening cut “Thor" is thirty-seconds in, the band displays a depth and reach far in advance of its predecessor.Not that AET isn't stylistically similar to its 'parent' group or its debut album. But while cuts like “Gone" and “Biscuits" work similarly funky syncopations with Beau Sasser's ...
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