Hazmat Modine at Terra Blues

Wade Schuman’s voice and the visionary and ironic lyrics of his songs are backed by a sound exciting, incredible, surprising and fascinating at the same time. It seems incredible, but in each of their songs live in perfect harmony. You can hear traditional New Orleans jazz and Caribbean music, reggae and blues, vaudeville music from the thirties and African sounds, funk, and Eastern European music, American folk and Cuban music. I know it's hard to believe, but if you have already listened to and appreciated Hazmat Modine's CD's, you know what I'm talking about.
A famous American magazine wrote that their music is "something primitive and at the same time timeless; modern and ancient. A truly indigenous music yet totally cosmopolitan. A music that sounds very familiar but at the same time that doesn’t sound like anything you've already listened to."...

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Wade Schuman’s voice and the visionary and ironic lyrics of his songs are backed by a sound exciting, incredible, surprising and fascinating at the same time. It seems incredible, but in each of their songs live in perfect harmony. You can hear traditional New Orleans jazz and Caribbean music, reggae and blues, vaudeville music from the thirties and African sounds, funk, and Eastern European music, American folk and Cuban music. I know it's hard to believe, but if you have already listened to and appreciated Hazmat Modine's CD's, you know what I'm talking about.
A famous American magazine wrote that their music is "something primitive and at the same time timeless; modern and ancient. A truly indigenous music yet totally cosmopolitan. A music that sounds very familiar but at the same time that doesn’t sound like anything you've already listened to."
Where do you find a band with a line up that includes harmonica, a sousaphone, a variety of stringed instruments (including steel guitar and lute guitar),claviola, drums, vocals, and an absolutely amazing horn section?

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