Deep Banana Blackout is an amazing
jam band from somewhere in the Northeast, and have recently become very widely known among
Greatful Dead and
Phish fans especially. In the
last year alone, they
played over two hundred shows nationwide. Their diverse
sound combines elements of the many
influences that the
band has acquired over the years (they even did a
show with
DJ Logic!
Deep Banana Blackout formed in the
summer of
1995 when members of two bands ("Tongue & Groove" from
CT. and "Pack of Matches" from
Long Island, NY) joined forces. As the
chemistry of the musicians
fell into place, they decided to
unite for good, and
become Deep
Banana Blackout.
In July of
1997, DBB released their first studio effort entitled Live in the Thousand Islands. The album was recorded in
Hartford, CT in the old Colt.
45 building and was produced by the band members themselves.
In
February of
1999, Deep Banana Blackout released their second recording, a double live
CD called Rowdy Duty. The album was recorded in one night at 7 Willow St. in Port Chester,
NY. The disc showcases the band’s energetic live
performance and ability to improvise as well as their
songwriting skills.
In 1999, the band's label Artkin Touchya Records released B'Gock!, a
side project for DBB's
guitarist
Fuzz and his band "On the Corner w/ Fuzz" Also in '99 Drummer Eric Kalb and percussioninst Johnny Durkin went to work on jazz legend John Scofield's latest Verve release Bump. The
album was featured on Billboard jazz charts and helped introduce DBB to a whole new (and appreciative!) jazz
market. They were featured at the
Newport Jazz Festival in the summer of 2000, as well as being the focal point of a feature article in
Jazz Times.
From Irving Plaza in NYC to the Great American Music Hall in San Fransisco to Howlin' Wolf in New Orleans, Deep Banana Blackout has played to sold-out clubs and theaters nationwide.
"The Funk Mob" is a group of dedicated fans that will travel wherever the band is to help spread the energy that the band conveys (if this doesn't remind you of
Dead Heads,
nothing will).