Thursday Sep 3, 2015
Thursday, September 3, 7:30PM
Weesner Family Amphitheater – Minnesota Zoo
13000 Zoo Blvd
Apple Valley, MN 55124
Robert Randolph & The Family Band is comprised of the guitarist’s actual family members Marcus Randolph, Danyel Morgan, and Lenesha Randolph, together with guitarist Brett Haas. Randolph’s unprecedented prowess on his instrument garnered him a spot on Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” list, and also attracted the attention of such giants as Eric Clapton and Carlos Santana, who have collaborated with him on stage and in the studio. The band first gained national attention with the release of the album Live at the Wetlands in 2002. They followed with three studio recordings over the next eight years—Unclassified, Colorblind, and We Walk This Road—which, together with tireless touring and unforgettable performances at such festivals as Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, won them an expanding and passionate fan base.
Their newest studio album, Lickety Split, brings the words “joy,” “freedom,” “energy,” to mind, as the twelve tracks from the virtuoso pedal steel guitarist and the Family Band explode out of the speakers. Showcasing the unique chemistry of the Family Band, the album also features special guest appearances from Trombone Shorty and Carlos Santana. Most recently, Randolph has attempted to amplify the tradition from which he came by executive producing the Robert Randolph Presents the Slide Brothers album, a recording which features some of the older “sacred steel” players from the House of God church who first inspired him to pick up an instrument.