ChickenJam West has the show you’re looking for this month in Bozeman.
Electronic reggae-dub jam band innovators, Jon Wayne & The Pain have been mesmerizing fans for nearly a decade with their signature JWP cosmic-blend of electronic beats, fused with upbeat roots-reggae music and a psychedelic funk. The Twin Cities based ensemble burst onto the scene in 2007, following their debut self-titled album. Since then, they have been building a dedicated Midwest loyal-fan following through extensive touring, influential songwriting, and multi-dimensional jamming. Over the past few years, the band has gained steadfast momentum with invitations to perform on some of the nations most renowned music and art festivals including Electric Forest, Summer Camp, Cali Roots, and Wakarusa to name a few. Their transcendent live performances, loyal fan-following, cosmic reggae jam sound, and fluid chemistry are what ensures the innovative band of JWP, a mainstay position in the ever-evolving music scene. Aaron Kamm & The One Drops will perform with help from The City Parks on Thursday, December 8th at The Filling Station at 9pm. Tickets to this 21+ show are $8 in store and at cactusrecords.net/. Doors at 8pm. Hailing from St. Louis, MO, Aaron Kamm and the One Drops merge flavors of Roots reggae, Mississippi River blues, improv-laced jams, and soulful vocals. With a high energy performance and a unique sound, this band is a must see.
Closing out the year, ChickenJam will present ZOSO: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience on New Year’s Eve, Saturday, December 31st at The Emerson Theater at 10pm. Tickets to this ALL AGES show are $30 in advance in store and at cactusrecords.net/ and $35 at the door. Doors at 9pm. The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience formed in 1995 to perform the most accurate and captivating Led Zeppelin live show since the real thing. For Zoso, it’s much more than just being a tribute. It’s about touching a golden era in music. Zoso embodies Page, Plant, Bonham, and Jones in their spirit, tightly wound talent and authenticity. Each band member has been carefully selected to portray both the appearance and playing styles of their Led Zeppelin counterparts. In eighteen successful years of touring, they have perfected their art. As one of the longest tenured Zeppelin tributes,
Zoso’s 2400 live shows around the world—including a slot at Bonnaroo in 2003—have established them as the most traveled and successful band in the market. Zoso’s live shows are not about simply playing the right notes, they are about aura and feeling, harkening back to the unique atmosphere Led Zeppelin created. It’s in the way they play: each band member’s mastery of authentic vintage instruments, coupled with spot on vocals, guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards, their compelling stage persona, and distinct Led Zeppelin sound, with astounding visual imagery recreates the music, magic, and mystery of a Zeppelin concert. The impact is so powerful that band members constantly hear from young rockers that they were the catalyst behind turning them into new, diehard Zeppelin fans. Their passion, musical ability, showmanship, and precise attention to detail earned them critical acclaim, name recognition, and a loyal national following. The Los Angeles Times hailed the group as being “head and shoulders above all other Zeppelin tributes,” and the Chicago Sun-Times declared Zoso as “the closest to the original of any tribute.” “If you missed Led Zeppelin live in the ‘70s or are looking to relive the “Hammer of the Gods” phenomenon, you must experience what the St. Petersburg Timescalls “the most exacting of the Zeppelin tribute bands in existence.” For more information about these and other upcoming shows, visit www.chickenjamwest.com/. •
