Hey hey, jam family—welcome back to Schecky’s Jam Bands, where we dig deep into the music, the legends, and the rising stars of the jam scene. Today we’re heading to Athens, Georgia—home to a lot of great music—to talk about a band that’s been laying down ethereal, melodic grooves for over two decades now: Perpetual Groove, or as the fans call them, P-Groove.

So let’s rewind the tape. Perpetual Groove formed in 1997 at the Savannah College of Art and Design. The founding members—guitarist Brock Butler, bassist Adam Perry, drummer Albert Suttle, and keyboardist Matt McDonald—were art students by day, musicians by night.

They cut their teeth on small gigs around Georgia and quickly realized they had something d ...