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Thu Jan 24
8 pm
Robert Randolph & The Family Band at The Northern Lights Theater At Potawatomi Bingo Casino
Robert Randolph learned to play pedal steel in church, which helps explain why he doesn’t play the drippy, twangy kind of pedal steel common to country music. Gospel- and soul-charged rave-ups make the Family Band one of the most exhausting jam bands out there—and that’s not a bad thing. The band’s biggest selling point remains its fiery, funky live show—showcased on a 2011 live album—but 2010’s We Walk This Road showcased a slow-burn version of the band’s secular dynamite, guided in part by legendary roots-rock producer T Bone Burnett, as well as Randolph’s in-depth study of African-American musical traditions.
The Northern Lights Theater At Potawatomi Bingo Casino 1721 W. Canal St., Milwaukee, WI
Robert Randolph learned to play pedal steel in church, which helps explain why he doesn’t play the drippy, twangy kind of pedal steel common to country music. Gospel- and soul-charged rave-ups make the Family Band one of the most exhausting jam bands out there—and that’s not a bad thing. The band’s biggest selling point remains its fiery, funky live show—showcased on a 2011 live album—but 2010’s We Walk This Road showcased a slow-burn version of the band’s secular dynamite, guided in part by legendary roots-rock producer T Bone Burnett, as well as Randolph’s in-depth study of African-American musical traditions.
Updated 01/14/2013
