Vagabond Swing - Dec 3rd at the Brickhouse!

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Dec 3rd, 2011 @ 9:00 pm

Vagabond Swing (Lafayette, La. Gypsy Afro/ Circus Theatre) Saturday December 3rd, 9pm The Brickhouse Grill Jonesboro, Ar. Music should not simply be heard. Music is meant to be experienced. This is the ideal that inspires the eclectic, high-energy sound of the Lafayette, LA based band Vagabond Swing.

The band creates the driving force behind their music with their uninhibited blending of styles and creativity. With their musical roots ranging from bluegrass to ska, the band produces a surprisingly smooth mixture of progressive Gypsy/Experimental/Circus-vibe/Swing tunes. Along with their melodic energy, the band members themselves bring on a show of vibrant, youthful spunk, which gives their performance a thrashing air of excitement. They recently released Soundtrack to an Untimely Death (2011), their first full-length album, with Grammy Award winning engineer, Tony Daigle. Dabbling with both serious and playful themes, Soundtrack is a continuous movement of mutually complex and easy-listening songs. The record is broken into a five-chapter story, which effectively turns the entire piece into a multipart gypsy ballad.

Band members include: Jon Stone (mandolin, vocals, percussion), Jesse Duplechain (guitar, melodica, background vocals), Bryan Webre (guitar, keys, programming, percussion, background vocals), Hayden Talley (upright bass), Josh LeBlanc (trumpet, keys, percussion, background vocals), Steven Pilcher (trumpet, keys, percussion, background vocals), and Roy Durand (drums, vocals, percussion). The band’s varied musical background includes concentrations in folk/bluegrass/gypsy (Stone), punk/ska (Durand), and jazz (Duplechain, Webre, Talley, Pilcher, LeBlanc). LeBlanc is also a member of the band GIVERS. Vagabond Swing has played with several renowned musicians, such as Snarky Puppy (Ropeadope Digital), Ghostland Observatory (Trashy Moped Recordings), GIVERS (Glassnote Records), Garage a Trois (Royal Potato Family), Dead Kenny G's (Royal Artist Group), Honky, Anders Osborne, Pork Dukes, Soul Rebels Brass Band, Fishtank Ensemble, Vermont Joy Parade, Caspian Hat Dance, The Iguanas, Danny Barnes, and Scott Birum. They headlined the UNO Film Festival and performed at Foburg Fest, French Quarter Festival, Gulf Brew Beer Festival, and Geronimo Festival. This year, they will play at Wakarusa and the 2011 Festival International de Louisiane. In May of 2011, the band completed its first national tour covering the north western part of the U.S. followed by a central U.S. tour in October. They will finish up the year with a south east U.S tour beginning in late November.