Party: TAUK w/ ESP (Electric Soul Pandemic)

Party: TAUK w/ ESP (Electric Soul Pandemic)

TAUK is heavy instrumental rock fusion created by Matt Jalbert (guitar), Charlie Dolan (bass), Alric “A.C.” Carter (keyboard-organ), and Isaac Teel (drums). The transcendent instrumental band seamlessly brings together genres as diverse as melodic rock, fusion, gritty funk, progressive rock, ambient, classic rock, hip hop and jazz.
The Oyster Bay, New York-based quartet has received accolades from a number of tastemaking authorities, including an “On The Verge” feature in Relix Magazine and frequent rotation for the singles “Mindshift”, “Sweet Revenge”, “Dead Signal” and “In the Basement of the Alamo” on Sirius XM Jam On. Despite their years of experience as a musical unit, the quartet is a young promising band that Jambase calls “a guaranteed quickly-ascend band.” The Washington Post describes the band by saying: “TAUK’s instrumental music melds genres and styles, creating a hard-charging, often melodic fusion that – thanks to a penchant for improv – offers limitless possibilities” and The Deli Magazine singles out the band’s compelling melodic sense through explaining: “the quartet has a rare ability to channel emotional melodic leads, and all without a lead singer.”

The band’s latest album, Collisions, is a breakthrough in that it finally captures the essence of TAUK’s entrancing live shows. It’s a thoughtfully composed album with captivating hum-along melodies, but this time the band was able to road test the songs, allowing the recorded versions to reflect the group’s adventurous improvisations. The 10-song album spans delicate ethereal textures, highly imaginatively funky drumming, labyrinthine arrangements, and fiery solos—often in the same song.

Invited: Melanie Green Stokes, Crystal D'Auria, A Will Haynes, Aaron J. Roos, Daniel Overman, Chris Johnson, Caroline Parnin, Elliot Wernlund, Michael Strode, Darren Moses, Elija Lillydahl, Benjamin Diepholz, Lauren Canada-Smith, Ashleigh Verdier, Elizabeth Arends Hawkins, Evan Morris, Christian Jacobi Foushee-Green, Chris Aves, Andrea Lynne, La Ura Fox, Joshua N.B., David M. Cole, Alan McBrayer, Braden Heeney, Jessie Cooling, Jennifer Lynne, Emily Ours, Brittany Elise, Lee Hopkins, Dorsey Manning, Clara Kamrat Geismar, Jeff Powell, Christina Caleidoscope, Abby Powell, Mark Brow, Andrew Spinney, John Tilden Cagle, Brian Guy Tyndall, Brittany Bass, Dan Alexander, Krystina Fann, Travis Porter, Nate Smith, Clark Hipolito, David Curtis, Mike Styx, Jeremy Bell, Casey Honeycutt, Charlie Barzola, Randy Elliott, Nick Baglio, Katherine Cranz, Eric Groteluschen, Erin Desloge, Brooke Love, Carrie Hutchens, Moses Moye, Daniel Lane Teasley, Darius Johnson, Ryan Beach, Nate Hanna, John H. Fields, Frank Bloom, Guy McFriday, Casey Pacheco, Sami Elisabeth Biardi, Steve Eisenstadt, Barefoot Tater Dang, Ivan Bobashev, Jade Turner, Eric Marshall Risner, Gretchen Ross, Sherry Reynolds, Bill Mitchell, Chris Hartman, Lori Leehive, Carrie Collins, Donny Balsamo, Emily Granito, Ina Ausborn, Rob Jordan, Mook Cahill, Jason Gilmore, James Hoov Guy, Alexa Castilho De Almeida, Rich Cox, R. Evan Price, Gloria Mock, Lauryn Haggar, Chris Pendleton, Shannon Best, Andrew Novokhatny, Tarver Shelton, Lee Crumpton, Zach McNabb, Jen Fowler, Em Jay, David Rogers, Courtney McCurdy, Kt Leigh show more »