Concerned Neighbor & MooseTooth @ The Mousetrap – Friday, June 23rd

Without a collective name, four Midwest musicians were rocking a Niles, Michigan, house party when nearby ears threatened to call the cops.

A second set cut short, Concerned Neighbor was birthed.

The band threads melodic excursions and improvisation through eyelets of jazz, funk, reggae and progressive-rock, performing original material alongside a variety of covers.

Concerned Neighbor features former and current members of Babylon Sneakers, Infinite Buffalo, The Bishop’s Appeal, Octaghandi, Dog & Pony, Fillmore’s Ladder, 2Big2BeBuried, The Zach DuBois Band, Syntax and Slow Orbit.

Covered artists include Talking Heads, Freddie Hubbard, Yes, The Police, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Beck, Grover Washington Jr., Pee Wee Ellis, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Carla Bley, Prince, Pablo Beltrán Ruiz, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Grateful Dead, The Band, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Jean-Luc Ponty, Men at Work, ZZ Top, The Greyboy All-Stars, John Scofield and more.

Joe Kerby – vocals, guitar, keyboard
Geoff Lesar – bass, vocals
Jamie Pawelski – guitar, vocals
Dustin Speybroeck – drums, vocals

GET THAT TOOTH LOOSE

IT’S TIME TO MOOSE

The true children of the corn, MooseTooth is an Indianapolis band comprised of Thomas East, Jordan Maddox, Sam Purtee, Michael Klein, and Aaron Randall. Specialzing in making a square peg fit a round hole, MooseTooth inflicted their debut album, “It All Tastes The Same,” upon the world in 2022. Obscure Sound writes:

“The captivating debut album from Indianapolis-based quintet MooseTooth, It All Tastes The Same is a creative tour-de-force. With stylistic pursuits spanning from soaring rock to intimate folk and dexterous jazz, It All Tastes The Same introduces the talented act with vigor.”

In 2019, brothers Thomas and Sam spent a summer holed up in the back of some old guy’s cigar-choked house and started recording some music. From this almost waste of time was born MooseTooth. With members ranging from a classically trained saxophonist to an overzealous 18 year old bassist, they thought, “Why not?” And so after sharpening their antlers, they headed down to Engine Room Recording and made an album.

“It All Tastes The Same” is a collection of songs that are both new and old, some of them having been written almost a decade ago, some written in the present. Songs range from personal snapshots in time, to hysterical nonsense vessels for expression, and even a bouncy, jazzy tune about a real piece of shit named Brian. All artwork for the album was done by the amazing David Dines.

MooseTooth has been gaining a following through high energy shows around Indianapolis, and are looking forward to making some new pals in new places here soon. Contact us for more info, booking, or anything else you feel like you should know.