WHISKERMAN

Friday, April 19

WHISKERMAN
Joshua James Jackson
Q. Varo

8 pm doors
$18 adv / $20 doors
all ages

Whiskerman is a rock-and-roll overture to our great unraveling. Over the last decade the Oakland-based band has developed an underground reputation for tackling the sublime with their ambitious songwriting, thunderous stage show, and acute lyricism. They have since emerged as an engine of the Bay Area’s revitalized psychedelic and festival scenes. Frontman Graham Patzner, who will crow like a medicine show preacher and then coo you into the arms of his lovesick eternity, might be a spitfire protege of the underworld himself, though again and again he will remind you that there is no rapture without artistry. On the surface this is splendid rock-and-roll, rooted in the classic, psych and glam rock tradition, but the pageantry and chaos of Whiskerman’s performances will leave you describing an experience more than a sound. Whiskerman’s fourth studio album, Kingdom Illusion, is a rock and roll vision quest that ushers the band’s elegiac psychedelia towards a louder, pushier, more colorful sound. They are back in the studio and on the road in 2024. https://www.instagram.com/whiskerman/

Bay Area songwriter and multi instrumentalist Joshua James Jackson and his band the Dream Team are a soul, funk and rock outfit in the tradition of 1970s East Bay music. JJJ & the Dream Team’s' self-released debut "Livin' the Dream" is a reflection of life as a musician, artist, a gig worker, misanthrope and social butterfly. It presents melancholic and farcical imagery in a digestible and danceable form with swampy grooves to odd meters, Netflix to the library, and the friends we made along the way. https://joshuajamesjackson.com/

Native to the Mojave Desert of Joshua Tree, CA, Gabriella Evaro is a musician and artist; generating multi-faceted sounds and thought provoking lyricism. Tyler Saraca hails from the east coast to the west coast, showcasing his talent and love of psychedelic rock, hip hop and funk with percussion. Gabriella and Tyler join forces, creating Q.varo, where they take listeners on a mysterious and sultry trip with harmonious melodies live-looping guitar, bass, vocals, rhythm, and beats into a unique soundscape. This cohesive alchemy of sound has been weaved from a cascading tornado of creativity, with a whole new impression of music which is heard in their dynamic song writing. Angelic vocals, alluring  chaos, and hot dance grooves. Q.varo pulls their love of psychedelia, blues, electronica, hip hop and more to bring a sensational, multi-layered experience. https://www.instagram.com/q.varomusic/