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Here’s another fine recap authored by expert superfan Vincent Poinsot. We’re trying to catch up on the live show recaps but the Pups are pumping them out at an amazing pace. Stay tuned for more. You can purchase the fully mixed show here – https://store.snarkypuppy.com/products/may-15-2019-pittsburgh-pa-flac. Here’s the set list and lineup from the show followed by Vincent’s track-by-track rundown. Tarova – The concert begins with a question / answer between Bobby on the organ and Shaun on the talkbox. Unfortunately a mixing problem prevents fully hearing the Shaun part. Maz takes the first solo on effected trumpet (wah and aContinue Reading

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This recap of this show from the House of Blues is primarily authored by Vincent Poinsot, an expert superfan. The set list and lineup are shown below. Even Us – Embossed is becoming a nice set opener especially in smaller, enclosed venues. The first part is played as on the album and after, Justin takes a very energetic trumpet solo. Embossed – This is the first (recorded) live performance, and the first we’ve heard since the GroundUP Music Festival 2019 debut. Like Even Us, the first part is played almost identically to the album and the horns are exceptionally brightContinue Reading

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This was Snarky Puppy’s first ever visit to Portsmouth and the crowd was enthusiastic at the start and immediately quieted down for the opener Even Us. The show had a balance of four songs from Immigrance and four classics. You can buy the full recording here – Portsmouth Live Snarky. Even Us: This was a nicely recorded very quiet version. In the middle it has a full effects solo from Chris Bullock that gives it a somewhat distant, Middle Eastern feel. GØ – This version starts with a drum solo from Jamison masking the identity of the tune to come.Continue Reading

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Providence was the band’s first stop on the U.S. tour and the first time back here in 13 years. It was also the first time Coven and While We’re Young were on a live recording set list. You can buy the full recording here at Providence LiveSnarky. Before giving the show/track recap, a brief commentary on the Immigrance album, tour and band progression. I believe that the importance and relevance of this album and tour are huge — when the album title was chosen there was no way of knowing what condition the United States and world would be in,Continue Reading

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Color Red Music is a Denver-based label started by Eddie Roberts of The New Mastersounds. The label produces all original music and includes the upcoming NMS album in September, Matador! Soul Sounds, Analog Son and new bands and combinations of artists. Some of the recent highlights are Freekbass featuring Sammi Garett from Turkuaz, Joe Tatton Trio, several combos with members of The Motet, NMS and other world class players. To get people acquainted and their juices flowing, they compiled this great Spotify playlist and it’s top notch end to end. Have a listen and your ears will thank you!Continue Reading

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Snarky Puppy is perhaps the world’s finest instrumental jazz-funk-world music band. From 2014-2017 they earned three Grammy awards most recently Best Contemporary Instrumental album for Culcha Vulcha. Calling them a band rather than an ensemble or even a musical phenomenon is debatable since they never play their songs the same way twice, partly because they have a rotating lineup of musicians on nearly every instrument. On March 15, 2019, the group released their thirteenth album, Immigrance, and embarked on a 150+ date world tour for the rest of the year in support of that album. As with past tours, theContinue Reading

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Snarky Puppy released their Grammy-winning album Culcha Vulcha in April 2016 and then spent the better part of two years touring the world in support of that album. During that time, the band recorded approximately 64 of those shows and made them available to fans to purchase and I have listened to most of them. One of the unique aspects of Snarky Puppy is that no two shows are ever the same based on a rotating set list, and the ensemble -nature of the group with an ever changing lineup, plus a frequent surprise “special guest” on any given night.Continue Reading

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Elevate is one of those albums that hits you hard and you instantly like from the first note, first song to the end, on first listen. But then again, if you’re an avid Lettuce fan (like me), you’ve heard nearly all of the songs before as several have been played live by the band for more than two years. For that reason and more, the album is both familiar and fresh. It has a couple of covers including Tears for Fears “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” and Cold Blood’s “Ready to Live.” The compilation really shows off Lettuce’s rootsContinue Reading

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This is the first, hopefully of many, of fan recaps and reviews covering Snarky Puppy’s Immigrance world tour. Many thanks to Tai Suzuki, a fan and friend I met at the GroundUP Music Festival 2017 who provided this entire recap. He really did a great job and hope you enjoy it! Band Lineup:Michael League – bassBob Lanzetti – guitarJustin Stanton – trumpet, keysMike “Maz” Maher – trumpet, flugelhornChris Bullock – saxShaun Martin – keysBobby Sparks – keysKeita Ogawa – percussionJason J.T. Thomas – drums Japanese fans have been waiting for this moment to see Snarky Puppy for two years sinceContinue Reading

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Just had the most spectacular festival experience and will be writing some expanded coverage over the next couple of weeks but wanted to dash off a note to express thanks to all those involved and just touch on some of the highlights! First, hats off to Paul Levine and his crew for pulling off a monstrous feat in just two months time. The festival appeared to go off without the slightest hitch – who knows how much effort it took and what might have happened behind the scenes. The SOSMP crew was top notch hospitable as always. OMFG the musiciansContinue Reading