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Tour Bus Tunes (Playlists from Marco Benevento, Galactic, Zach Deputy…)

Zach Deputy

My favorite stuff to listen to is usually really old. I also like to buy random albums as well. For instance I just bought a CD that is Bill Cosby singing the blues, it’s a fun listen. I also receive tons of CDs from different random bands across the country. Sometimes they’re my opening act and sometimes it’s just a random artist that really wants me to hear their music. Either way I try to give them all a listen. My personal favorites are Ray Charles, James Brown, Bobby McFerrin, Donny Hathaway, Harry Belafonte, Tito Puente, Lettuce, D’Angelo , My buddy Ryan Montbleau and last but not least a little Michael Jackson will get you grooving. Those are just a few of the jams kicking around the tour bus.

Erik Deutsch

Jerry Lee Lewis: Killer Country
David Bowie: Scary Monsters
David Allen Coe: Underground
Aerosmith: Rocks
Carole King: Music
Scott H Biram: Bad Ingredients
Art Pepper: The Trip
Black Uhuru: Red
Missy Eliott: Under Construction
Waylon Jennings: Lonesome, On’ry And Mean

Tauk

Kneebody “I’m Your General”
The Bad Plus “And Here We Test Our Powers of Observation”
Ben Allison “Tricky Dick”
Stevie Wonder “Higher Ground”
Medeski Martin & Wood “End of The World Party”
Michael Jackson “Get on The Floor”
Aphex Twin “Jynweythek Ylow”
Brian Blade “Crooked Creek”

If it’s early morning and we have a long ride ahead of us we will start with something mellow for the day like Brian Blade. If we’re in a rush, we listen to something more fast-paced and full of energy like Kneebody. Sometimes it’s a battle over who controls the radio, which will then be decided with a game of Rock Paper Scissors…. Best out of 3

Luke Miller (Lotus)

I listen to a lot of podcasts to give my brain a little break from music. So my top podcasts:

Jordan, Jesse Go!
Radiolab
Bullseye
Freakonomics
Doug Love Movies
On the Media
WTF
Nerdist
This American Life