
Shep and Jeff are an effortless hang and an effortless duo.

Jason and Jeff have been buddies and bandmates for a seriously long time. If you didn't see the video from last week's write-up, do yourself a favor and check out that oldie and goodie. They have been in multiple bands together, sat in as replacements for bands they were never in, and have just been jamming together all across the CSRA.
It's not hard to imagine the recorded cassette tapes with "summer road trip" scrawled in permanent marker on the front, laying in piles with others just like it, labeled, "beach trip", "awesome", " '73", "Dead", etc, on the floorboard of Shep's car. The windows are down and Jeff's hair is blowing all over the place as he shuffles through the tapes to find the perfect tune to play next, as they make their way down the road to the epic concert they are going to. That's what their set list feels like to me - and I love it.
Adding a Billy Strings tribute to Howard - HOLO123 - was perfect, as they strummed through all of their favorites from the Dead, Jimmy Buffet, Allman Brothers, Stealers Wheel, Elton John, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Eagles, Willie, Marley, and Prince. I bet those road trips were awesome. In true Amp fashion, we picked up a surprise artist, Chip Herring, who popped in and added some Cajon to the mix. If you'd like the hear more from Shep, here are a couple of his solo dates coming up: 6/22 Doc's Porchside Grovetown 8-10pm
6/30 Taco Cat Sunday Brunch 12:00-2:30pm