The reigning kings of psychedelic funk return to the Miner Auditorium stage for a sublime summertime redux, bringing a power-packed celebration of groove in support of their new Lettuce Records album Cook.
Over their 24-year history, the sextet evolved from enthusiastic teens at a Berklee summer program known for hitting up Boston venues for gigs with the insistent refrain "Let us play!" (hence the name Lettuce) to a modern funk supergroup, selling out major theaters all over the world and releasing nine acclaimed albums.
Beyond their collective work, each member has amassed an impressive resume as a collaborator, with drummer Adam Deitch spending several years working with guitar great John Scofield and providing the potent grooves on his Verve albums Überjam and Up All Night. Saxophonist Ryan Zoidis long divided his time between Soulive and Maine's Rustic Overtones, and bassist Erick "Jesus" Coomes has toured internationally with Britney Spears and The Game. Guitarist Adam "Shmeeans" Smirnoff has worked widely as a first-call sideman with Lady Gaga and Robert Randolph, while trumpeter Eric Bloom, the band's most recent addition, has become a New Orleans stalwart, recording with Jon Cleary and Aaron Neville.
The band's latest, Cook, is a true sensory experience featuring 16 tracks of rib-sticking funk including the standout track "Keep On" featuring Tower of Power founder Emilio Castillo.
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More about Lettuce
For more than two decades Brooklyn-based funk outfit Lettuce has kept fans moving and shaking with their skittering beats, snaking basslines, and squelching brass. At their live shows the septet takes their instrumental grooves to the next level, pushing the two-hour mark with sizzling sets chock-full of extended solos, incredible improvisation, and infectious on-stage chemistry. Whether they're busting out trumpet-heavy early tracks like "Outta Here" or letting the synth and sax shine on newer numbers like "Hang Up Your Hangups", Lettuce always leaves ticket buyers feeling euphoric with their finger-licking, booty-shaking sets on tour.
Lettuce was formed in 1992 when its members began jamming together while attending a music intensive at Boston's Berklee School of Music. An unique bond was formed, and when they all returned to the school as undergrads in 1994 they picked up right where they left off. The group began hitting up club owners throughout Boston asking if they would "let us play", thus arriving at the moniker Lettuce. Their red-hot live shows helped them build a reputation in several major US cities and Tokyo, and in 2001 they released their first album Live In Tokyo, recorded at the city's famous Blue Note jazz club. They released their proper studio debut album Outta Here the following year, continuing to grow their fanbase with razor-sharp performances on tour. In addition to their roles in Lettuce, many of the band's members have worked as studio and touring musicians for big-name artists like Britney Spears, The Game, and Wyclef Jean. In 2012 the band released their third album Fly!, a groove-heavy collection of scorching funk tunes that remains a staple of their adrenaline-filled live shows.
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Over their 24-year history, the sextet evolved from enthusiastic teens at a Berklee summer program known for hitting up Boston venues for gigs with the insistent refrain "Let us play!" (hence the name Lettuce) to a modern funk supergroup, selling out major theaters all over the world and releasing nine acclaimed albums.
Beyond their collective work, each member has amassed an impressive resume as a collaborator, with drummer Adam Deitch spending several years working with guitar great John Scofield and providing the potent grooves on his Verve albums Überjam and Up All Night. Saxophonist Ryan Zoidis long divided his time between Soulive and Maine's Rustic Overtones, and bassist Erick "Jesus" Coomes has toured internationally with Britney Spears and The Game. Guitarist Adam "Shmeeans" Smirnoff has worked widely as a first-call sideman with Lady Gaga and Robert Randolph, while trumpeter Eric Bloom, the band's most recent addition, has become a New Orleans stalwart, recording with Jon Cleary and Aaron Neville.
The band's latest, Cook, is a true sensory experience featuring 16 tracks of rib-sticking funk including the standout track "Keep On" featuring Tower of Power founder Emilio Castillo.
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More about Lettuce
For more than two decades Brooklyn-based funk outfit Lettuce has kept fans moving and shaking with their skittering beats, snaking basslines, and squelching brass. At their live shows the septet takes their instrumental grooves to the next level, pushing the two-hour mark with sizzling sets chock-full of extended solos, incredible improvisation, and infectious on-stage chemistry. Whether they're busting out trumpet-heavy early tracks like "Outta Here" or letting the synth and sax shine on newer numbers like "Hang Up Your Hangups", Lettuce always leaves ticket buyers feeling euphoric with their finger-licking, booty-shaking sets on tour.
Lettuce was formed in 1992 when its members began jamming together while attending a music intensive at Boston's Berklee School of Music. An unique bond was formed, and when they all returned to the school as undergrads in 1994 they picked up right where they left off. The group began hitting up club owners throughout Boston asking if they would "let us play", thus arriving at the moniker Lettuce. Their red-hot live shows helped them build a reputation in several major US cities and Tokyo, and in 2001 they released their first album Live In Tokyo, recorded at the city's famous Blue Note jazz club. They released their proper studio debut album Outta Here the following year, continuing to grow their fanbase with razor-sharp performances on tour. In addition to their roles in Lettuce, many of the band's members have worked as studio and touring musicians for big-name artists like Britney Spears, The Game, and Wyclef Jean. In 2012 the band released their third album Fly!, a groove-heavy collection of scorching funk tunes that remains a staple of their adrenaline-filled live shows.
The reigning kings of psychedelic funk return to the Miner Auditorium stage for a sublime summertime redux, bringing a power-packed celebration of groove in support of their new Lettuce Records album Cook.
Over their 24-year history, the sextet evolved from enthusiastic teens at a Berklee summer program known for hitting up Boston venues for gigs with the insistent refrain "Let us play!" (hence the name Lettuce) to a modern funk supergroup, selling out major theaters all over the world and releasing nine acclaimed albums.
Beyond their collective work, each member has amassed an impressive resume as a collaborator, with drummer Adam Deitch spending several years working with guitar great John Scofield and providing the potent grooves on his Verve albums Überjam and Up All Night. Saxophonist Ryan Zoidis long divided his time between Soulive and Maine's Rustic Overtones, and bassist Erick "Jesus" Coomes has toured internationally with Britney Spears and The Game. Guitarist Adam "Shmeeans" Smirnoff has worked widely as a first-call sideman with Lady Gaga and Robert Randolph, while trumpeter Eric Bloom, the band's most recent addition, has become a New Orleans stalwart, recording with Jon Cleary and Aaron Neville.
The band's latest, Cook, is a true sensory experience featuring 16 tracks of rib-sticking funk including the standout track "Keep On" featuring Tower of Power founder Emilio Castillo.
~~~
More about Lettuce
For more than two decades Brooklyn-based funk outfit Lettuce has kept fans moving and shaking with their skittering beats, snaking basslines, and squelching brass. At their live shows the septet takes their instrumental grooves to the next level, pushing the two-hour mark with sizzling sets chock-full of extended solos, incredible improvisation, and infectious on-stage chemistry. Whether they're busting out trumpet-heavy early tracks like "Outta Here" or letting the synth and sax shine on newer numbers like "Hang Up Your Hangups", Lettuce always leaves ticket buyers feeling euphoric with their finger-licking, booty-shaking sets on tour.
Lettuce was formed in 1992 when its members began jamming together while attending a music intensive at Boston's Berklee School of Music. An unique bond was formed, and when they all returned to the school as undergrads in 1994 they picked up right where they left off. The group began hitting up club owners throughout Boston asking if they would "let us play", thus arriving at the moniker Lettuce. Their red-hot live shows helped them build a reputation in several major US cities and Tokyo, and in 2001 they released their first album Live In Tokyo, recorded at the city's famous Blue Note jazz club. They released their proper studio debut album Outta Here the following year, continuing to grow their fanbase with razor-sharp performances on tour. In addition to their roles in Lettuce, many of the band's members have worked as studio and touring musicians for big-name artists like Britney Spears, The Game, and Wyclef Jean. In 2012 the band released their third album Fly!, a groove-heavy collection of scorching funk tunes that remains a staple of their adrenaline-filled live shows.
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Over their 24-year history, the sextet evolved from enthusiastic teens at a Berklee summer program known for hitting up Boston venues for gigs with the insistent refrain "Let us play!" (hence the name Lettuce) to a modern funk supergroup, selling out major theaters all over the world and releasing nine acclaimed albums.
Beyond their collective work, each member has amassed an impressive resume as a collaborator, with drummer Adam Deitch spending several years working with guitar great John Scofield and providing the potent grooves on his Verve albums Überjam and Up All Night. Saxophonist Ryan Zoidis long divided his time between Soulive and Maine's Rustic Overtones, and bassist Erick "Jesus" Coomes has toured internationally with Britney Spears and The Game. Guitarist Adam "Shmeeans" Smirnoff has worked widely as a first-call sideman with Lady Gaga and Robert Randolph, while trumpeter Eric Bloom, the band's most recent addition, has become a New Orleans stalwart, recording with Jon Cleary and Aaron Neville.
The band's latest, Cook, is a true sensory experience featuring 16 tracks of rib-sticking funk including the standout track "Keep On" featuring Tower of Power founder Emilio Castillo.
~~~
More about Lettuce
For more than two decades Brooklyn-based funk outfit Lettuce has kept fans moving and shaking with their skittering beats, snaking basslines, and squelching brass. At their live shows the septet takes their instrumental grooves to the next level, pushing the two-hour mark with sizzling sets chock-full of extended solos, incredible improvisation, and infectious on-stage chemistry. Whether they're busting out trumpet-heavy early tracks like "Outta Here" or letting the synth and sax shine on newer numbers like "Hang Up Your Hangups", Lettuce always leaves ticket buyers feeling euphoric with their finger-licking, booty-shaking sets on tour.
Lettuce was formed in 1992 when its members began jamming together while attending a music intensive at Boston's Berklee School of Music. An unique bond was formed, and when they all returned to the school as undergrads in 1994 they picked up right where they left off. The group began hitting up club owners throughout Boston asking if they would "let us play", thus arriving at the moniker Lettuce. Their red-hot live shows helped them build a reputation in several major US cities and Tokyo, and in 2001 they released their first album Live In Tokyo, recorded at the city's famous Blue Note jazz club. They released their proper studio debut album Outta Here the following year, continuing to grow their fanbase with razor-sharp performances on tour. In addition to their roles in Lettuce, many of the band's members have worked as studio and touring musicians for big-name artists like Britney Spears, The Game, and Wyclef Jean. In 2012 the band released their third album Fly!, a groove-heavy collection of scorching funk tunes that remains a staple of their adrenaline-filled live shows.
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