| Date: | March 25, 2017 |
| Time: | 9:30 PM - 01:30 AM |
| Venue: | BT's Restaurant |
| Organizations: | Lucid Traveler, Mettaforce Funk, Parker's Pillbox |
| Cost: | $3.00 |
| Description: |
Progress Festival presents a Three Band Concert featuring Lucid Traveler, Parker's Pill Box and Mettaforce Funk on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at BT's Restaurant. Prepare for a *LEGENDARY* show in downtown Radford featuring three artists that will drop more jaws in the audience than your local dentist! Parker's Pillbox is the ultimate festy jam band, known for their fun and energetic live performances. Founder Randy Parker describes the band's essence as "Blues, as far as can be explored in any direction." With elements of funk, reggae, jazz, grunge, and even classic country, the Parker's Pillbox catalogue continually pushes boundaries and entrance audiences of all ages and musical backgrounds. The band's "stripped down" three-piece structure follows Parker's vision of creating raw, gritty rock and roll. He is joined by professional musicians Bill Ratcliffe on bass and Adam Bryant on drums. Parker's Pillbox has been described as "a music lovers delight," with the notoriously gifted guitarist Randy Parker "making it look easy" (Robert Gropman, owner of Long Way Brewing, Radford, VA). Randy Parker is a guitarist's guitar player, phenomenal chops with a wealth of soul. He has long been held in high regard in the blues community for his authentic style, reminiscent of legends like Jimi Hendrix, SRV, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, and Howling Wolf. Randy cites his influences as power lines, foundry dust, and the muddy banks of the New River Valley. Links: • http://www.parkerspillboxlive.com/ • https://www.facebook.com/parkerspillboxlive/ • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDB9zCaJbgvZsj7i3wYhnig • https://www.instagram.com/parkers.pillbox/ Lucid Traveler is an instrumental (for now) trio from Richmond, Virginia. Our genre can be difficult to encapsulate since our music is as varied as the members' backgrounds and influences, ranging from: Stevie Ray Vaughn, Gorillaz, Tenacious D, Parlaiment, Yes, Tame Impala, System of a Down, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and many more. We're friends first, and band mates second. At the end of the day, we strive to bring a message to the people willing to join us on our journey that resonates with the same spirit that brought us together in the first place. "Spaced out, funked up, hard rocking dirty blues that'll have you jamming real, real hard." - Jet Trails Media Links: • https://soundcloud.com/user-918130990 • https://www.facebook.com/lucidtraveler.band Mettaforce Funk is transcendent dance music hand-selected for you to get down to based in Blacksburg, VA. Music that was created for dancing. All vinyl - 60s-80s - Afro, Funk, Disco, Hip-hop, and Soul. Metta is an attitude of recognizing that happiness is a choice. Metta is a state of fulfillment, the basis for shared joy. Metta is boundless. Dancing is a force that frees your soul. It forces us to be present and aware of the inherent happiness and joy in all good things. Sometimes you need to FORCE yourself into dance to be fulfilled. FUNK makes you laugh and it makes you jiggle. It is the bass that makes you tingle. But it cannot be explained; it is a phenomenon that can only be felt. Come on out and get down on the dance floor like they did way back when in the time of roller-disco, bell-bottoms, and boom-boxes. Links: • https://soulforcemusic.wordpress.com/ • https://www.facebook.com/MettaforceFunk This show is sponsored by Progress Festival, Radford’s very own, local, community run, three day, two night music and arts festival. The $3.00 door cover is to pay for the bands. For more information about the event, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/991626884271983/. For more information on BT's, visit: http://www.btsradford.com or https://www.facebook.com/bts.radford or call 540-639-2900. |