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The Marcus King Band at The Acoustic (Onliine Sales have ended. Tix at the door @ 8PM)
Young songwriter Marcus Kings debut album, Soul Insight, out now via Evil Teen Records, displays his stunning command of rock, blues, psychedelia, funk, soul and improvisation all with a distinctly Southern musical accent. It also brings the 19-year-old a step closer to his musical destiny.
I guess I knew I was born to play guitar when I was seven, King says. Thats when I got my first electric guitar, and while all the other kids were outside playing, Id be inside on that guitar. When I got in trouble in school, my daddy said I could choose between a spanking and getting my guitar taken away for a week. I took the spanking.
Soul Insight is the explosive result of that dedication, magnified by another dozen years and more than a thousand nights playing in clubs initially alongside his father, bluesman Marvin King since the age of 11, just two years before Marcus formed his own group and stepped into the role of leader.
Kings talents and trajectory have already led his band across the country, and hes opening shows for the Foo Fighters, Johnny Winter and, of course, Govt Mule and its leader, Warren Haynes. King emerged from his native Greenville, South Carolina, and its sister city Asheville, North Carolina, where Haynes was born. King hit Haynes radar thanks to the reputation the young artist has earned with his incendiary live performances. In December 2014, King and his band were invited to perform as part of Haynes annual Christmas Jam benefit, which occurs in Ashevilles U.S. Cellular Center Arena, the prestigious club the Orange Peel and other rooms around the musician-and-artist-heavy mountain city. A few months before that, the Marcus King Band had recorded Soul Insight at the Compound Studio, just south of Los Angeles in Signal Hill, California.
Marcus King- Guitar/Vocals
Jack Ryan- Drums
Stephen Campbell- Bass
Justin "JJ" Johnson - Trumpet/Trombone
Matt Jennings- Organ/Keyboards
Dean Mitchell - Saxophone
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LocationThe Acoustic (View)
2926 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06605
United States
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