briguy Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 (edited) KIDP & PJC presents The Codetalkers featuring Jimmy Herring, Col. Bruce Hampton, & Bobby Lee Rodgers Friday August 5th, Pepper Jack Cafe, 38 King William St. Hamilton thecodetalkers.com Information and advance tickets available June 25 at Pepper Jack's pepperjackcafe.com 905.525.6666 Col. Bruce Hampton and Bobby Lee Rodgers both knew upon first meeting that they were destined to work together. It has now been 5 years since the pair formed The CodeTalkers, and once again Col. Bruce Hampton has managed to bring us music that will tickle your fancy and kick your ass, as he has been doing for over 30 years now. After starting acts such as the Hampton Grease Band, Aquarium Rescue Unit (where he helped start the H.O.R.D.E. Tour), and the Fiji Mariners, in 1999 he formed his most accessible group yet. Along the way, Col. Bruce appeared with Billy Bob Thornton in "Slingblade" and in Phish's Mike Gordon’s movie “Outside Out,” which features Bruce as a guitar instructor who teaches "how to play out." The film won best picture at SXSW 2000. Hampton seemed to be astrologically attracted to Rodgers, as he immediately guessed his birthday, and went on to discover both shared the same major planetary influences, as well as the same unique sense of humor. Hampton also saw a great song-writing and musical talent and set upon the mission to get Rodgers' music heard. The band these days consists of Hampton on guitar and vocals (and occasionally harmonica,) Rodgers on guitar, banjo and vocals, Tyler Greenwell on drums, and Ted Pecchio on bass. This line-up has been intact since last spring (when Pecchio re-joined after a brief hiatus,) and have really gelled over the past months into one of the tightest jam bands on the scene, thanks in part to this rock-solid rhythm section which keeps things “groovy and neck-nodding as hell (Jambands.com).” Rodgers' musical past is deeply rooted in both bluegrass and jazz, as he started playing blugrass at age 8 and went on to teach jazz at The Berklee College of Music right out of college. Rodgers' spent many years as a sessions musician as well as playing with artists as varied as Sting and Jimmy Heath. His music has been honored by numerous industry award nominations, and his songs have been heard on both MTV's "The Real World" and "Road Rules." Because he writes the bulk of the CodeTalkers songs, The CodeTalkers sound delves into many genres from bluegrass to jazz to country to blues, switching styles seamlessly. Jimmy Herring recently toured for two weeks with the band, and will be joining them for another run that includes Pepper Jack's in Hamilton Ontario. Herring, who played with Bruce some years ago in The Aquarium Rescue Unit before going on to tour with The Allman Brothers Band, is now with The Dead. A new alliance was formed between Herring and Rodgers last fall when Herring sat in with The CodeTalkers at MagFest (though it wasn't his first time playing with the band). Rumor has it that there are many big-name bands out there who have been asking Herring to join their crew, but he has chosen to hit the road with The CodeTalkers for a few weeks for reasons that you would only know if you have been out to see them lately. Each show seems to take on a life of its own, and its been said that the best thing about a Codetalkers show is that you don’t know whats going to happen. You may even see some bass-surfing and cymbal-eating if you stay long enough! Edited July 22, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Are you kidding me? This looks awesome! Col. Bruce is a legend... Jimmy Herring is amazing and The Codetalkers are a super fun band... Hey briguy, why weren't you getting bands like this when I was down there?I'm going to make a serious effort to make it to this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 wow. AWESOME!! I'll be there if all possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dJEd Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 i think we'll be trying to get out to this one. del you can always crash if you need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Hey briguy, why weren't you getting bands like this when I was down there?We were trying to get rid of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 This is huge Bri. You can definitly count me on me being there. Very nice work indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Hey briguy' date=' why weren't you getting bands like this when I was down there?[/quote']We were trying to get rid of you.Thankfully, it worked.Good job on this gig, briguy!! I'll be in attendance for sure - haven't seen Jimmy Herring in such an intimate venue since Jazz Is Dead played the Comfort Zone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 WOWOW!"haven't seen Jimmy Herring in such an intimate venue since Jazz Is Dead played the Comfort Zone!"Hmm, I was there as well. You can thank me for causing the hiccup during Weather Report Suite.Its too long to write out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoMack Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 WOW! This is awesome! Where do I get my tickets? Wow! I'm so glad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 The Colonel!!! Very nice.Count me in. Where do I get my tickets? Wow! Information and advance tickets available June 25 at Pepper Jack'spepperjackcafe.com 905.525.6666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark tonin Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Wow Brian ... sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!Peace, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggrtrhhrtgg Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Holy Shit the Col is coming---WWWWOOOOOOOHHHHOOOO!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuleMomma Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 No freakin' way...the Colonel never wanted to come this far north...and with Jimmy to boot - wow!! Good going Brian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyB Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 This is the best gig that PJC has ever gotten, way to go Briguy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Agreed! This is a personal dream come true for yours truley!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elemeno Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 i may have to tell miranda i'm running to the corner store for milk june 25 around 9pm.this is a great show for PJC, props to briguy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 The show is August 5th... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoMack Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 I'm still smiling about this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Yowza!! That's a pretty hot ticket!If you make a poster for this, please send the file my way so I can post it on the Jamaholic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeker Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 For the love of god PJC is getting the A list of music. I'm so jealous I love the COL. Briguy you gotta start co-ordinating with Chris here at Mavericks Bar (info@mavericksbar.com)Ottawa needs some good music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancin man Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 WOW! This is awesome!Where do I get my tickets? Wow! I'm so glad! I'm still smiling about this! I can't remember the last time i saw moe sooooo excited about a band playing north of the border!!.Your a hard man to please Moe!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 how do I get there for my birthday weekend? Holy crap! Hey, can they play Ottawa the night before for my birthday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze-0 Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 have u ever seen shit fly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormcan Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Wow, I wish I could be there, seeing the codetalkers was one of my favorite moments at the first Bonnaroo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlemonkey Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Cool show briguy!! I'd love to see that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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