The Vibro Champs 30th Anniversary Show with guest Jake La Botz at Uptown VFW

Stubbing though the maze of so-called ”Retro” bands it can make you wonder who's sound is the purest and why? Being so many roots musicians get stuck playing one style of music, it can leave you wanting more. The Vibro Champs take their grab bag of sounds and mix it up in a way that makes you feel as if rockabilly belongs with jazz and hillbilly fits right in with swing, not to mention the monster that comes out on the closet every once and awhile and scares the hell out of you. This band makes you feel like you're on a tour of a freak show, everything so new and unique and yet so familiar at the same time.

Jake La Botz brings a lifetime of unconventional stories crackling to cinematic life on his new album They're Coming for Me. Produced by Jimmy Sutton (Pokey LaFarge, JD McPherson) at Hi-Style Studios, the record is an impressive showcase of La Botz' creative storytelling chops. The songs jump off the needle like the words of a profound and gripping American novel.