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BLUE TURTLE SEDUCTION, Lake Tahoe, CA |
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Written by Joy Bashew Rosenberg
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Monday, 23 July 2007 |
 A NEW TYPE OF FEVER
Blue Turtle Seduction formed in 2001 when some camp counselors began jamming in the California Sierras. “Needless to say, law school got diverted,” says violin and mandolin player Christian Zupancic, who with Glenn Stewart (harp and pan flute), Adam Navone (drums), and brothers Jay and Stephen Seals (guitar, bass) recorded Deep Sea Rodeo. In 2006 the Turtles played 225 shows west of the Mississippi River, but now take their Eastern European and reggae-influenced turbo-fiddle rock ‘n’ roll nationwide, interspersing joyous live performances with a “hodgepodge of covers”—Steely Dan, R. Kelly and Manu Chao, as well as a rare “Eye of the Tiger.” Covers like these provide a “funny liberation” for the audience, says Zupancic. He recalls a man who suddenly launched into ballerina twirls after having remained stoic for an entire set, and notes that “the best part is looking out and seeing people who are seized by the fever.” www.blueturtleseduction.com
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