Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches at Drom

Record release show for New York City's Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches, likely the only band today infusing elements of Gullah-Geechee and world rhythms with folk traditions, Americana, New Orleans influences, and 1920s jazz. The forthcoming sophomore album, 'Get Us Out Of Fearland,' due June 15, builds upon the multicultural exuberance that made the band’s debut, 'Very Next Thing,' a transcendent breath of fresh air. Elmore Magazine championed its “remarkable musical dexterity with songs that bask in a genuine roots regimen and a sense of timeless tradition,” and revered tastemaker station WFUV said, “This is a band that must be heard to be believed!"...

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Record release show for New York City's Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches, likely the only band today infusing elements of Gullah-Geechee and world rhythms with folk traditions, Americana, New Orleans influences, and 1920s jazz. The forthcoming sophomore album, 'Get Us Out Of Fearland,' due June 15, builds upon the multicultural exuberance that made the band’s debut, 'Very Next Thing,' a transcendent breath of fresh air. Elmore Magazine championed its “remarkable musical dexterity with songs that bask in a genuine roots regimen and a sense of timeless tradition,” and revered tastemaker station WFUV said, “This is a band that must be heard to be believed!"

Special guest openers include Emmy/Golden Globe nominated actor Rob Morrow and 22-year old singer-songwriter Devon.

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