Rubber Souldiers
Encyclopedia
Rubber Souldiers is a Beatles jam band consisting of David Gans
, Chris Rowan
, and Lorin Rowan
.
Rubber Souldiers is, as David puts it, Beatles vocabulary with a Grateful Dead syntax. The band plays what can be tamely described as medleys, riffing off of one melody before segueing into another, sometimes borrowing themes from an entirely different song to play off melodic similarities in the repertoire of the fab four.
The band performs at venues like Slim's and The Warfield
in San Francisco, and the Freight & Salvage
in Berkeley, CA. They have also appeared at the Suwannee SpringFest in Live Oak, Florida
.
David Gans (musician)
David Gans, in Los Angeles, California, is an American musician, songwriter, and music journalist. He is a guitarist, and is known for incisive, literate songwriting. He is also noted for his music loop work, often creating spontaneous compositions in performance...
, Chris Rowan
The Rowans
The Rowans is an American country-rock group, originally formed by brothers Chris Rowan and Lorin Rowan. They were joined by their brother, Peter Rowan for their second, third and fourth album...
, and Lorin Rowan
The Rowans
The Rowans is an American country-rock group, originally formed by brothers Chris Rowan and Lorin Rowan. They were joined by their brother, Peter Rowan for their second, third and fourth album...
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About
The band’s origins are somewhat serendipitous. An impromptu rendition of “Baby’s In Black” during a sound check led to an entire afternoon of jamming, one Beatles tune after another. The Rowan brothers’ background in bluegrass and folk rock flavored David’s Deadhead jam-band stylings to produce a result all three knew was for keeps.Rubber Souldiers is, as David puts it, Beatles vocabulary with a Grateful Dead syntax. The band plays what can be tamely described as medleys, riffing off of one melody before segueing into another, sometimes borrowing themes from an entirely different song to play off melodic similarities in the repertoire of the fab four.
The band performs at venues like Slim's and The Warfield
The Warfield
The Warfield, also known as The Warfield Theater, is a 2,300 seat music venue located at 982 Market Street, San Francisco, California. It was built as a vaudeville theater, and opened as the Loews Warfield on May 13, 1922.-History:...
in San Francisco, and the Freight & Salvage
The Freight and Salvage
The Freight and Salvage is a nonprofit musical performance venue in Berkeley, California, that primarily hosts folk music and world music acts. It was founded in 1968 and derived its name from the used furniture store that previously occupied the same space on San Pablo Avenue...
in Berkeley, CA. They have also appeared at the Suwannee SpringFest in Live Oak, Florida
Live Oak, Florida
Live Oak is a city in Suwannee County, Florida. The city is the county seat of Suwannee County and is located east of Tallahassee, Florida. The population was 6,480 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 6,828 ....
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