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Perpetual Groove Where: Knickerbockers, 901 O St. When: Feb. 20, 9 p.m. How Much: $12 in advance, $14 day of show, tickets available at www.radkadillac.com or at Recycled Sounds, 909 O St. |
But unless the band’s scale of trajectory changes anytime soon, it looks like it’s well on its way to the big time.
Come next Tuesday, also known as national pastime Mardi Gras, Perpetual Groove will bring its electrifying road show to Knickerbockers, 901 O St., for a night of jams, jazz and psychedelic funk.
The band, which has only been around for about four years, has seen a growth from playing to a steady fan base in Savannah, Ga., to finding a home on the road.
The band now plays up to 200 shows per year across the U.S., and last year that schedule included a performance in front of more than 20,000 people at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee.
“That was the biggest crowd we’ve played for by far,” said Brock Butler, Perpetual Groove’s vocalist and guitarist. “I made it a point to look out over the number of people out there. I wanted to remember that moment forever.”
While Tuesday’s crowd at Knickerbockers is expected to be a little smaller than the audience at Bonnaroo, the band still puts in those little bits of extra effort to try and make the show equally as impressive.
The band travels with its own lighting setup, a huge circular contraption that is described in the band’s press release as an “intense, retina-burning light show … unlike any other.”
Experiments with 5.1 Dolby surround sound add another layer to the concert-going experience.
Butler said the band focuses on original compositions from its albums, but he likes to mix in a few covers here and there, giving Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and Rage Against the Machine’s “Bulls on Parade” as some examples.
Perpetual Groove is about to release its third album, “LiveLoveDie,” on March 6. Previous efforts included 2003’s “Sweet Oblivious Antidote” and 2004’s follow up “All This Everything.” Those efforts helped Perpetual Groove land a spot on Relix Magazine’s annual list of “Top Ten Bands to Watch” in 2005.
The Knickerbockers gig is the last in a run of wintertime shows. The band will play the occasional show this spring before gearing up for another summer touring season, which will include stops at the Langerado Music Festival, Wakarusa Music Festival and High Sierra Music Festival.
Justin Kadlec, cofounder of Rad Kadillac Productions, which is promoting the show, said Perpetual Groove is one of a few bands that has been requested by local music fans.
“We’re at a point where booking agents are starting to ask us to book bands, but after Wakarusa last year, there has been a lot of interest in putting together a Lincoln date for Perpetual Groove,” Kadlec said.
He added that the show almost didn’t happen because of some scheduling conflicts early on, but the band offered to come to Lincoln at the end of its tour when other options fell through.
“I look at it like we really wanted them to come here, and they offered us the last date on the tour on Fat Tuesday,” Kadlec said. “I’m not sure there is a better recipe for a crazy night.”
