The Brotherhood of the Jug Band Blues

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The Brotherhood of the Jug Band Blues features Ernesto "lovecat" Gomez on lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, kazoo and whatever else is within reach; Artie "jugman" Stiles on jug, vocals and harmonica; Steve Strohmeir - "Brooklyn Slim" aka "Stoned Wheat Thin" guitar, harmonica, kazoo & vocals; Eli "Sweet Son" Smith, washboard rhythm, Vocals and manjo (half banjo and half mandolin).

They are a New York phenomenon, both carrying on the venerable jug band tradition and adding a new crazed dimension. Check them out at the Jalopy Theater in Red Hook, Brooklyn or at Banjo Jim's in the East Village.