Melody Trucks, fresh off a Peach Fest performance and mid-Spring/early Summer tour with brother Vaylor co-fronting Allman Family Tribute Brother And Sister, embarks on a short run of July shows including performances this week at ZooFest in Lincoln, BB’s Blues, Jazz & Soups in St. Louis, and Eastside Bowl in Nashville (Itinerary below). The new band features Melody Trucks on vocals and percussion; Scott Boyer on guitar; Jaden Lehman on guitar; bassist Josiah Page; Ryan Gregg on keyboards; and Yattie Westfield on drums.
“The children of the late Butch Trucks gave so much soul to the Allman tunes they featured on that it was clear they spent their formative years side stage, prepping for the spotlight by heredity, osmosis, and love,” wrote Live For Live Music of the group’s Suwanee Rising Music Festival performance. “Vaylor and Melody, the two oldest children of Butch Trucks, the late drummer and founder of the Allman Brothers Band. Recreating the sound of their dad’s old band is what Brother and Sister is all about,” writes the Florida Times Union.
Melody also Co-Hosts the “Blue Jay Concert Series” in her hometown of Jacksonville at Blue Jay Listening Room. Recent guests include blues guitar great Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi All Stars, The Black Crowes), Jimmy Hall, longtime vocalist/harpist of Southern Rock legends Wet Wille, and recent Grammy nominee, Victor Wainwright.
July 6 (Wed.) – BLOOMINGTON, IL@THE STABLE
July 7 (Thur) – ST LOUIS IL@BB’S BLUES JAZZ & SOUPS
July 8 (Fri) – LINCOLN NE @ZOOFEST
July 9 (Sat) – IOWA CITY IA @WILDWOOD SALOON
July 10 (Sun) – NASHVILLE TN@EASTSIDE BOWL
(ON TOUR) – dougdeutschPR