Dogs in a Pile:
The sandy shores of Asbury Park, New Jersey are hallowed ground in the northeast; the rolling waves have ushered generations of venerated musicians to worldwide acclaim. Dogs in a Pile, an eclectic quintet, has emerged as the heir apparent to the town’s rich musical legacy. Merging funk, jazz, and rock and roll with psychedelia, the quintet presents a completely original vibe built on kaleidoscopic soundscapes eerily reminiscent of the days of yesteryear.

The Dogs employ a unified approach to performance and songwriting, crafting aural mosaics through adept instrumentation and humble precocity. As avid storytellers, they draw inspiration from personal experiences, balancing life’s foibles with ever-present youthful sanguinity.

Dogs began when Philadelphia University of the Arts guitar gun-slinger Jimmy Law began playing with young Joe Babick (drums), a student at the Count Basie Theater program in Red Bank, NJ.  Lightning struck when they were introduced to Berklee School of Music student and bass player Sam Lucid, who immediately suggested fellow Berklee student and keyboard player Jeremy Kaplan. The addition of fellow Berklee student Brian Murray (guitar) in 2019 made for the quintessential final piece in the Dogs’ puzzle.

A string of successful local shows drove the development of a massive northeast fan base, affectionately known as the Dog Pound. The band’s astronomical growth culminated in an epic, sold-out performance at the legendary Stone Pony in Asbury Park during the summer of 2021. Armed with a fresh batch of new material, Dogs in a Pile is taking its perpetually evolving testament to the Great American Songbook on tour in 2022, visiting plenty of new cities and spreading good music and good energy to good people along the way.
 

Summerfeet:
Born largely during the pandemic, when the world was scary and uncertain, Summerfeet instinctively knew what we needed when we needed it most; yacht-rock-for-hippies, feel-good covers and deep jams from classic artists including Steely Dan, Grateful Dead, Seals and Crofts, The Meters, Wilco and Phish. Summerfeet firmly believed that simply playing and sharing live music--with and for friends--would shine a bright light in the darkness. And they were right.

Now, with those unsettling, precarious early days growing more distant in our collective rearview mirror, the band's palpable gratitude for being able to perform for their ever-expanding fan base who have become like family, makes every Summerfeet show feel like an ongoing musical love fest that will surely continue well into the post-pandemic future.

Summerfeet makes you feel fine…