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The Dø cover Janelle Monáe's 'Tightrope' at Studio Pigalle in Paris. Watch the band recording 'Slippery Slope' at the studio here: http://youtube.com/thedoband

Tightrope (Janelle Monáe Cover)

Julia Easterlin-Break My Body

Cover by Iori's Eyes
Writers: Matt Rowe, Richard Stannard, Spice Girls
From the album: Spice (1996)
Label: Virgin

IORI'S EYES - 2 BECOME 1 (SPICE GIRLS COVER)

This Woman's Work

Sweet Knievel is a jam band. This much is true. As guitarist and lead vocalist Jonathan Brill says, “One minute we’ll play a funky tune and then we could follow that with a bluegrass tune or with jazz, or rock, or whatever… We basically try to play every kind of music that we like, all while leaving ourselves room for some improvisation to take place.” Yep, sounds like a jam band. But they hope you won’t judge them for it.

Brill began playing guitar the same year he saw his first Grateful Dead show. It was not a coincidence. He was so moved by the experience that he decided to capture the songs by learning to play them himself. Somewhere along the line, he broadened his musical horizons. Playing casually in bands while attending the University of Vermont, he began to study guitar in a more formal setting, both at UVM and the Atlanta Institute of Music.

Upon returning to Georgia in 2001, Brill contacted old friend Jerry Hendelberg, who was in the early stages of forming what would become Dubconscious, a reggae band who within just a few years would tour over 40 states and play festivals such as Bonnaroo and High Sierra. As an escape from reggae, Hendelberg would put together bands with various musicians to play other types of music. For most of these shows, Brill played guitar. Over the years, the two developed a musical bond, and eventually decided to turn the side- project into it’s own band.

While continuing to play music from artists such as Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, the Flaming Lips, and Dave Brubeck, the band began to integrate Brill’s original music into their live sets. Some of their early songs had Sweet Knievel likened to Syd Barrett and the Beatles. As the band continued to add a variety of Brill’s original material, the songs touched on rock, funk, folk, straight-up bluegrass, and more.

“Going back to what I learned from Dead shows,” starts Brill. “One huge takeaway for me was that you can play an unlimited number of different genres over the course of a night.” A typical Sweet Knievel set reflects that philosophy. “I love so many types of music. I’ve always loved Motown and bluegrass music at the same time… I love reggae, jazz, indie rock, and even hip-hop. But don’t worry, I won’t be rapping anytime soon.”

Sweet Knievel - "The Horror" (RJD2 cover)

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Julia Easterlin-Break My Body

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