Gov’t Mule
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[Dec. 27-28] Gov't Mule traffics in an alluring mix of Cream-like psychedelic swagger and the same sort of uncomfortable Southern blues vibe that makes the Allman Brothers tick.
Anna Webber
Since forever, Gov’t Mule has trafficked in an alluring mix of Cream-like psychedelic swagger and the same sort of uncomfortable Southern blues vibe that makes the Allman Brothers tick. Blame guitar monster Warren Haynes; he’s a part-time Allman, an instrumental role he shares with several of the Grateful Dead’s offshoot ensembles. The Mule’s newest album, Shout! (Blue Note), its first collection of original material in four years, shows off a slew of new influences to its jam-band theology, beyond the Allmans and the deeply abiding blues. Haynes and longtime drummer Matt Abts have discovered the sound of the swamps via supple B-3 Hammond organ R&B and down-low clavinet funk, thanks to the addition of keyboardist Danny Louis. Jam on.
Fri.-Sat., Dec. 27-28, 7:30 p.m., $27.75-$47, with Soulive, Tower Theater, 19 S. 69th St., Upper Darby, Pa., 800-745-3000, livenation.com.
