After a couple years I finally saw The Infamous Stringdusters again. And it was a good show.
They were playing at Jammin Java. I’ve never been to Jammin Java and wasn’t going to go but Lee offered to drive so I couldn’t say no. Jammin Java is sorta like a jazz club in a strip mall that serves coffee and alcohol and has all kinds of bands. I saw the Stringdusters years ago with Lee and have tried and failed to see them since. I was happy to finally see them again.
There were only about 20 or 30 people when we showed up after 8:00. We ordered some food and they started playing soon afterwards. I stayed away from the alcohol and enjoyed the meds prescribed for my shoulder. They played two sets and really threw down. There are six guys and six instruments: guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, upright bass, and dobro (slide guitar played horizontal). The banjo player had a CD being released the day of the show. They were all good and traded off licks. I always enjoy a good fiddle furry. And it was interesting to see the dobro which was played most excellently. Lee thought they were a bit traditional. They did sing a lot; but there were a lot of slick group dynamics and back and forth solos. By the end of the show there were more like 50 - 60 people. I enjoyed it.
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