Individually, JD Simo and Luther Dickinson are building their own legacies as solo artist, sidemen, songwriters, and guitar heroes. Together, theyโre a creative force to be reckoned with, making their own version of amplified American roots music. On the pairโs first collaborative album, Do The Rump!, the musicians trade blistering guitar solos, take turns at the microphone, and turn their classic influences โ including hill country blues, spirituals, swamp rock, and Afrobeat โ into something contemporary, reinterpreting a number of their old-school favorites into eclectic, electrifying anthems.The partnership began onstage, where Simo and Dickinson first shared the spotlight as touring members of Phil Lesh and Friends...
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Individually, JD Simo and Luther Dickinson are building their own legacies as solo artist, sidemen, songwriters, and guitar heroes. Together, theyโre a creative force to be reckoned with, making their own version of amplified American roots music. On the pairโs first collaborative album, Do The Rump!, the musicians trade blistering guitar solos, take turns at the microphone, and turn their classic influences โ including hill country blues, spirituals, swamp rock, and Afrobeat โ into something contemporary, reinterpreting a number of their old-school favorites into eclectic, electrifying anthems.The partnership began onstage, where Simo and Dickinson first shared the spotlight as touring members of Phil Lesh and Friends. Dickinson had already established himself as co-founder of the Grammy-winning duo North Mississippi Allstars, as well as a celebrated guitarist for acts like Black Crowes and John Hiatt. Similarly, JD Simo had built an audience no only with his solo project, but also as a session musician for Jack White, Beyonce, Chris Isaak, and Baz Luhrmannโs Elvis movie. Occupying the same stage felt different, though. โPlaying with Luther immediately felt as easy as water flowing down a river,โ Simo remembers. โWe had all the same influences but we played nothing alike. Our styles just fit together. We didnโt have to think about it โ it was just instinctual.โThose instincts take center stage on Do The Rump!, whose eight songs were recorded at House of Grease, Simoโs home studio in Nashville during a series of live-in-the-studio performances. There were no overdubs. No production tricks, either. Joined by drummer Adam Abarashoff โ whose background in Afrobeat and jazz helped push Do The Rump!โs music into unexpected directions โ the friends captured spontaneity in its purest form, recording most of the songs during a single take, allowing a natural combination of groves and guitars to lead the way.Artist WebsitePlanning on seeing your favorite artist at Sellersville Theater? Why not make a night of it? Use promo code SHOW15 when booking online or by phone at The Washington House Hotel, right next door (215-257-3000). One promo code can be used for each nightโs stay.A processing fee of $7 per ticket will appear on your order at check out. This fee is waived when you purchase in person at our Box Office, click here for hours.The cabaret and through row D are reserved for Theater Members until one month before the show. To inquire about Membership, call our Box Office at 215-257-5808 or click here. If you are a Theater Member, select your tickets using the price code that matches your Membership level and enter your Member ID into the Membership box on the checkout page. Friends & Fanatics: Thank you for your support! As promised, you do not pay additional ticket fees. Because we are unable to remove fees from online sales, we lower the ticket price you see below by $7 so that when the fee is applied it all balances out and you pay the original ticket price, nothing more! Please call the Box Office with questions at 215-257-5808.
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