The Weekend's Music
Good music is KEY for good dancing! That's why we're bringing you a killer band to play your socks off. For those rare moments when we're not dancing to live music, we've secured a sought-after DJ to keep your feet moving. There will be jazz, sweet and hot, to delight your ears all weekend!
The Low-Down Sires (Asheville, NC)
the Low-Down Sires at Jack of the Wood, Asheville, NC
They wowed you as last year's surprise late-night jam band, so this year we're having them play TWO nights of music for you!
The Low-Down Sires are dedicated to the lost sounds of early jazz, inspired by the compositions and arrangements of Joe "King" Oliver, Edward "Kid" Ory, Jelly Roll Morton, and other giants from the storied origins of the art form. Their raucous style predates the smoother sounds of big band swing and the cynicism of modern jazz and transports you to the streets of New Orleans and the barrelhouses of early 20th century Mississippi river towns. Their performance style is at once hard hitting and intimate, fitting in easily well at bars, back-porches, swing dances, and street corners.
The Low-Down Sires are dedicated to the lost sounds of early jazz, inspired by the compositions and arrangements of Joe "King" Oliver, Edward "Kid" Ory, Jelly Roll Morton, and other giants from the storied origins of the art form. Their raucous style predates the smoother sounds of big band swing and the cynicism of modern jazz and transports you to the streets of New Orleans and the barrelhouses of early 20th century Mississippi river towns. Their performance style is at once hard hitting and intimate, fitting in easily well at bars, back-porches, swing dances, and street corners.
Rob Moreland (Raleigh, NC)
He kept you dancing all weekend long last year, so we brought him back--this year's Head Guy of the Only Recorded Music You'll Be Dancing To is Rob Moreland!
Rob Moreland has been DJing for lindy hop dancers since 2003, when he started a four year stretch of DJing every week at a local dance in Raleigh, NC. Since then, he has become a fixture of the Southeastern US Lindy Hop DJ scene. Aside from playing at regional events and exchanges across the southeastern US, he's DJed long-running nationally-known venues in LA (Lindy Groove), New York City (Frim Fram), Washington DC (Jam Cellar), and Denver (The Merc). He DJed at the Basie Centennial Ball in 2004 and has been a DJ and the DJ Coordinator or Head DJ for several years at Lindy Focus. This year he was the featured DJ for Rochester's infamous Stompology. He was also featured on Yehoodi Radio in March 2007. Rob is known for playing a wide range of tempos and styles, with music chosen to keep the floor full and the dancers happy.
Rob Moreland has been DJing for lindy hop dancers since 2003, when he started a four year stretch of DJing every week at a local dance in Raleigh, NC. Since then, he has become a fixture of the Southeastern US Lindy Hop DJ scene. Aside from playing at regional events and exchanges across the southeastern US, he's DJed long-running nationally-known venues in LA (Lindy Groove), New York City (Frim Fram), Washington DC (Jam Cellar), and Denver (The Merc). He DJed at the Basie Centennial Ball in 2004 and has been a DJ and the DJ Coordinator or Head DJ for several years at Lindy Focus. This year he was the featured DJ for Rochester's infamous Stompology. He was also featured on Yehoodi Radio in March 2007. Rob is known for playing a wide range of tempos and styles, with music chosen to keep the floor full and the dancers happy.