Ben LaMar Gay recently shared the second single, “John, John Henry”, from his forthcoming album, Yowzers, which is due out on June 6th via International Anthem.
This is a joyfully irreverent psychedelic fantasia of folklore, free jazz, and avant-garde Blues that works to document BLG’s current working group. The he has assembled and began touring with in 2023 includes drummer 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶, tubaist 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘀, and guitarist 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗿.
You can catch Ben LaMar Gay at Hungry Brain on June 29th performing as part of a group with Kelly Bray, trumpet, Jeb Bishop, trombone, Beth McDonald, tuba, and Lily Finnegan, drums.