You ain’t never heard pedal steel like this before. Robert Randolph grew up playing the guitar in a New Jersey church, but when he stepped out of the sanctuary, his music went from divine to dynamite. Joined onstage by his cousins and keyboardist Jason Crosby, Randolph’s virtuoso fingers blaze through everything hard-hitting rock-blues, funky soul tunes, and gospel-inflected ballads. The sound is huge, and the buzz is even bigger: Rolling Stone named Randolph one of the Top 100 guitarists of all time; ABC TV asked him to pen the theme song for a season of NBA games. Even better, Eric Clapton was so impressed by Randolph’s furious “sacred steel” that he took Randolph on tour and sat in on the Family Band’s 2006’s Colourblind album.
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Been looking forward to seeing this band ever since I saw them on Austin City Limits a few years back .
Come to Friday night’s closing act ready to rock and be moved .. !
You won’t be able to sit still once the Family gets cookin’folks .
I’ve loved this band ever since seing them on Austin City Limits a few years ago .
Be prepared for a great show and if you want to see them live check them out on Youtube .
Talented folks who’ll be talked about for a long time after this year’s Festival is over .