Lettuce-Tower of Power Connection
Lettuce is undoubtedly one of the most righteously acclaimed funk bands on the scene today. They combine deep funk bass from Erick “Jesus” Coomes, with tight horn licks from Eric “Benny” Bloom and Ryan Zoidis, with slick pickin from Adam “Schmeans” Smirnoff, with groovalicious keys and vox from Nigel Hall, and all held down by some of funkiest syncopation from Adam Deitch on the drums. They have outRAGE!ous original material and are always a highlight of any festival they play. But did you know they have a deep and abiding ancestral tie to the legendary funk-soul horn band Tower of Power?Continue Reading

