Buddhagraph Spaceship in Concert with Special Guest Joe Benjamin
Venue: Frank's @ 622 North, Blacksburg
Organizations: Buddhagraph Spaceship, Joe Benjamin
Date: Saturday, August 24, 2019
Time: 9:00 PM - 02:00 AM
Event Types: Music
Cost: $5.00
Description:
622 North presents Buddhagraph Spaceship in concert with special guest Joe Benjamin on Saturday, August 24, 2019.

Buddhagraph Spaceship is an American rock band from Blacksburg, Virginia with roots stretching from the old time to the far side and all foundations between. Creating a bridge between accoustic and electronic improvisation, they blend elements of Funk, Jam, Folk, Bluegrass, Gypsy Jazz, Americana, Progressive Rock, Reggae, and much more to achieve their eclectic sound. With a passion for creativity and the motivation to push boundaries, the band functions upon a musical paradigm for the further of artistic expression.

Buddhagraph Spaceship was created in the spring of 2014 and has since been an active influence on the Virginia music scene. The band consists of six members and a variety of instruments.

Links:

• http://buddhagraphspaceship.bandcamp.com/
• http://www.buddhagraphspaceship.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/buddhagraphspaceship

Joe Benjamin, based in New York City, leads a band of his own making combining the tight, danceable grooves of a funk and soul band with poppy, ear-worm hooks and uniquely descriptive and intelligent lyrics to boot. Joe forges a new way for modern pop bands to neither succumb to tired conventions nor to alienate the audience with angular harmonies and disjointed rhythms, but to deliver earth shattering beats and relatable lyrics with just enough subtle twists and turns to keep you guessing what could possibly happen next.

Active as bandleader in New York City since the mid 2010s, Joe Benjamin has built many different worlds for his music to live in. Until only a few years ago, he led a massive, genre-bending 11-piece orchestra, whose sheer mass was its own spectacle. As Joe’s style has evolved, his arrangements have become more streamlined, and his new music replaces the cacophony of reeds and brass with a tight three-piece horn section and back-up singers, just as it replaces the bombastic and madcap swing rhythms of his former project with irresistibly danceable grooves and earworm hooks.

While his newest work is heavily influenced by funk and soul bands such as Jamiroquai and Earth, Wind & Fire, Joe Benjamin has a sound all his own, and it is his intoxicating and idiosyncratic style that has brought him on sold-out tours throughout Europe and the United States (the most pertinent of which is his forthcoming summer 2019 tour) and given him a dedicated fanbase at home in New York City. Together with his rhythm section (Ray Cetta, Tom Wilson and Michael Gordon), Joe has written a new album that showcases his previously under-displayed talent for creating searing, insistent grooves, catchy hooks and expansive soundscapes with no frills or pretensions just the raw, captivating power that Benjamin has always been known for.

Links:

• http://www.joe-benjamin.com
• https://www.facebook.com/joebenjaminofficial
• https://www.youtube.com/user/mrjoebenjamin/videos
• https://www.instagram.com/joebenjaminofficial/

The cover is $5.00.

Must be 21 or older.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.imgur.com/Gml0THm.jpg.

For more information, visit: http://www.622north.com or https://www.facebook.com/622North or call 540-951-1022.