Alluvion Presents: Desmond Jones wsg The Handstanders

Desmond Jones is a five-piece rock band from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Their original music is centered around melodic guitar riffs, funky bass lines, groovy drumbeats, and a big ole' pile of saxophone. Desmond Jones puts on exciting and high-energy shows and takes influence from Frank Zappa, Grateful Dead, The Beatles, Mingus, Phish, The Band, and Led Zeppelin to name a few. Since 2012, the group has played 800+ shows across the country and has shared the stage with bands like Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Papadosio, Ripe, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, EOTO, Here Come the Mummies, Aqueous, Mungion, Dopapod, Nth Power, Kick the Cat, Joe Hertler, Eggy, and many more. The band is touring and hitting every diner along the way.

The Handstanders are a soulful and melodic, jazz-infused exploratory rock band embracing past and present, near and far, composed and improvised. Borne out of late-night jam sessions at Handstand - the art studio of founding member Jamey Barnard (drums/keys) - The Handstanders aesthetic blends extempore groove, expressionism, ambience and anthem. Saxophonist Yali Rivlin, an Israeli-American musician and dancer, evokes melodic sensibilities of the hard bop and fusion eras of jazz. Lead vocalist Casey Chinnock distills his soulful lyrical elements from working life, history, and nature, often while stacking dry stone. Who plays the piano? Who plays the drums? It depends on the song. Multi-instrumentalist Trevor Hobbs (Breathe Owl Breathe) brings the essence of drumline marching in 7/4, both to the keys and skins, while John Storms-Rohm- unwavering guide of chord and tonality - leads with staff in hand. Wait… Is that a puppet made from an old paint brush? Their music is fun, raw, expansive, and in the moment - made for addicts of spontaneous discovery, who should not be left wanting by night’s end.

This will be a standing/dancing room mostly style show with some seating options available on a first come first serve basis.

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