Rockn' to LOCKN' Festival Champs - Kendall Street Company
Schecky's Jam Bands por Robert Scheckman
Notas del episodio
What do you get when five University of Virginia students turn late-night dorm room jams into a festival main stage set — while drawing comparisons to Umphrey's McGee, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, Ween, and John Prine all at once? You get Kendall Street Company, Virginia's most gloriously unpredictable jam band, and the only act whose official bio warns you to stay hydrated before you even walk through the door.
In this episode, Schecky traces how Louis Smith and Ben Laderberg brought Kendall Street Beach in Virginia Beach all the way to the LOCKN' Festival main stage — where KSC won the Rockn' to LOCKN' competition and opened the entire festival the week their hometown of Charlottesville needed its musicians most. We break down why Say Hey! is the one song every new listener needs, unpack the full story of the LOCKN' ...