We were remiss in getting out an article about Joe Marcinek’s latest supergroup, and we DO mean super. Every band he concocts is excellent, but this one is ridiculous: George Porter, Jr., bass and vocals; Wil Blades, keyboards; and Alan Evans, drums. Tonight they blow up the Boom Boom Room in San Francisco, and Saturday…
The master is back at it. This time, Joe Marcinek and his merry pranksters are roaming his Midwest roots, with shows in Chicago and Grand Rapids and festival appearances at Hookahville and the Terrapin Hill Harvest Fest. With guitarist and vocalist Marcinek for this run are the amazing Ike Stubblefield on Hammond B3, Matt Lapham…
International man of mystery Joe Marcinek is back to his old tricks. Tonight he has put together the Dead and Co. after-party with a Dead Jam featuring Ivan Neville (Dumpstaphunk) on keyboards, Tony Hall (Dumpstaphunk) on bass, Alan Evans, Jr., (Soulive, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe), and Ron Haynes’ Game Changers horn section for a massive…
C’mon now. Who in his right mind puts together 20 or 30 different bands every year to play all over the United States? The answer would be guitar play and vocalist Joe Marcinek, although you might argue about the ‘right mind’ thing. He has California in his sights this time with three shows, starting tonight…
Recent memory trumps (sorry – think of bridge or something) older memory; I know that. And it is so difficult, with all of the incredible music we have on the scene, to say with definitude what were our favorites or the “best” shows you’ve ever attended. So I will fall back on two of my…
That Hoosier is back again. Except that, by now, Joe Marcinek is probably claiming dual citizenship, given how many times he visits the Sunshine State. He has four dates scheduled with yet another incredible collective (plus an artist at large appearance). Marcinek is a great guitar player who has an amazing ability to gather world-class…
The Heavy Pets, South Florida’s jam royalty, are preparing for their annual four-day residence at the Dunedin Brewery this Thursday through Sunday, March 23-26, at the 5th annual Spring Beer Jam. As usual, they will be joined by outstanding musicians from the local area and from across America. The Heavy Pets are: Jeff Lloyd –…
I had just finished hearing several excellent bands, two superb ones, and one so astounding I reckoned I should just head home rather than look for more. Luckily, I knew that more meant the Joe Marcinek Band and that it would be awesome. Let’s call that a wild understatement. In the past 15 months, I’ve…
Joe Marcinek claims to be from Indiana, but you might have observed that he prefers the Southern sunshine to the Midwest snow. He began his latest run with a show in Orlando and then up to Savannah last night. Tonight, he and compatriots hit the Side Bar in Tallahassee, with Faking Jazz (love that name!)…
OK. It’s official. I hate Joe Marcinek. I know, I know. I’ve written a dozen articles about his great playing and his ability to attract the best players from all over to perform with him. And those were accurate. But that was before he put together another stunning collective for a show at the Dunedin…