Thelonious Dub, an instrumental ensemble founded by guitarist Joe Bartone, continue to expand their audience. Playing a unique mix of improvised jazz, dub reggae and jam band styles or as they like to joke "a complete misunderstanding of both jazz and reggae,” Joe is joined by a variety of sidemen his numerous gigs and in August features Sean Rainey on drums, Kyle O’Donnell on saxophone and Alex Wilkerson on bass.
Since their founding in 2007 the band has played over 200 shows at a vast range of venues around Los Angeles. They have recently added a new weekly residency in Pasadena to their schedule – Friday nights at the Barn Burner Texas Barbeque. The Barn Burner Texas Barbeque says they are on a “mission here in good ol’ Pasadena is to bring the glorious art of Texas-style barbeque to you out here in California. We Texans learn at an early age that the key to great barbeque is in the smoke.” So come on down to Pasadena and get your Friday fix of ‘Q and jazz with Thelonious Dub at 8pm.
Most of Thelonious Dub’s live performance features classic tunes by Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, and Charles Mingus, along with witty pop and rock covers by Radiohead, MGMT, and others, as well as originals. Bartone notes, “my unorthodox style is a direct result of my limitations and the many ways I strove to compensate for those shortcomings. I am proof that art is freedom through creation and it is the process that gives my life meaning.”
Modeled after the "Modern Lounge" sound, T-Dub draws from groups and artists like Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation and Sly & Robbie. To pursue this sound, Thelonious Dub adds electric sitar and a wide array of guitar effects. Media outlets including the LA Weekly, Glendale News Press, Pasadena Weekly, Pasadena Star News, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, LAist.com and the influential jazz blog MetalJazz.com have given the band significant coverage.
In August they will perform their residencies at the Barn Burner Texas Barbeque and the Blue Plams Brew House as well as several other gigs, see below or at http://www.myspace.com/theloniousdub for their schedule:
Aug 1 8:00P Hip Kitty Claremont
Aug 2 7:00P The Blue Palms Brew House Hollywood
Aug 7 8:00P Barn Burner Texas Barbeque Pasadena
Aug 9 7:00P The Blue Palms Brew House Hollywood
Aug 14 8:00P Barn Burner Texas Barbeque Pasadena
Aug 15 7:00P Charcuterie Sierra Madre
Aug 16 7:00P The Blue Palms Brew House Hollywood
Aug 21 8:00P Barn Burner Texas Barbeque Pasadena
Aug 22 8:30P Left Coast Wine Bar Glendale
Aug 23 7:00P The Blue Palms Brew House Hollywood
Aug 25 7:00P Jax On Brand Glendale
Aug 28 8:00P Barn Burner Texas Barbeque Pasadena
Aug 30 7:00P The Blue Palms Brew House Hollywood
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