The Motet: Jam Cruise, Winter Tour, Red Rocks and More
Ten days off was enough. The Motet are back after their great New Year’s run in the Northeast. This funk mob picks up where they left off — spreading the funk far and wide — with two shows this Friday and Saturday in their home state of Colorado: Belly Up, Aspen in Aspen and Club Red in Telluride. And Joey Porter‘s Juno What? has a gig Thursday at Mile High Spirits in Denver.
Then the septet jumps on Jam Cruise 17 for six (yep, it’s expanded) days floating around in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. They play the Stardust Lounge on sail-away day and the pool deck on the 19th. Lyle Divinsky has a gig in the Atrium, Dave Watts hosts the Jam Room, and Drew Sayers plays Bliss Lounge late-night during the cruise.
There are four dates out west, then a three-night run with Galactic in the Northeast. The Motet then pairs up with John Medeski’s Mad Skillet for four shows on the West Coast. In March, after a pair of nights at Crystal Bay Club in Nevada, they head to the Southeast for six more shows.
The Motet plays Red Rocks with Galactic and Moon Hooch in July, and they are scheduled to play Backwoods at Mulberry Mountain and FloydFest as their festival card starts to fill up.
Need some uncut funk? The Motet are your boys: Dave Watts, drums; Joey Porter, keys; Garrett Sayers, bass; Ryan Jalbert, guitar; Lyle Divinsky, vocals; Parris Fleming, trumpet; and Drew Sayers, sax.
THE MOTET
01/10 Mile High Spirits | Denver CO ** Juno What?
01/11 Belly Up | Aspen CO
01/12 Club Red | Telluride CO
01/15 Stardust Lounge | Jam Cruise
01/16 Atrium | Jam Cruise ** Lyle Divinsky
01/16 Jam Room | Jam Cruise ** Dave Watts
01/18 Bliss Lounge | Jam Cruise ** Drew Sayers
01/19 Pool Deck | Jam Cruise
01/31 Rialto Theater | Bozeman MT
02/01 Pink Garter Theatre | Jackson WY
02/02 The Commonwealth Room | Salt Lake City UT
02/07 House of Blues Boston | Boston MA w/ Galactic
02/08 The Fillmore Philadelphia | Philadelphia PA w/ Galactic
02/09 Brooklyn Steel | Brooklyn NY w/ Galactic
02/15 The Showbox | Seattle WA w/ John Medeski’s Mad Skillet
02/16 Roseland Theater | Portland OR w/ John Medeski’s Mad Skillet
02/17 Midtown Ballroom | Bend OR w/ John Medeski’s Mad Skillet
02/22 The UC Theatre | Berkeley CA w/ John Medeski’s Mad Skillet
03/01 Crystal Bay Club | Crystal Bay NV
03/02 Crystal Bay Club | Crystal Bay NV
03/07 Neighborhood Theatre | Charlotte NC
03/08 The National | Richmond VA
03/09 9:30 Club | Washington DC
03/14 1904 Music Hall | Jacksonville FL
03/15 Variety Playhouse | Atlanta GA
03/16 Exit In | Nashville TN
05/31-06/02 Backwoods at Mulberry Mountain | Ozark AR
07/12 Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison CO w/ Galactic, Moon Hooch
07/24-27 FloydFest | Floyd VA