
The Rub (Chicago)

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Recorded on September 27, 2009 at Griffith Town Tap in Griffith, Indiana. The core band in action, with Josh, Grant and Chris providing the funky rhythm for Clinton and Marc's exotic melodicism.

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Recorded on January 31, 2010 at Griffith Town Tap in Griffith, Indiana. Percolating percussion and some very robust guitar tones drive this 5-minute segment from an epic 21-minute jam.

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Recorded January 31, 2010 at Griffith Town Tap in Griffith, Indiana. These are the final 3 minutes of the 8th jam of the evening. Starts out mellow and percussion-driven, builds toward insanity around 1:20 and ends in a wild cacophony.

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Recorded on January 31, 2010 at Griffith Town Tap in Griffith, Indiana. The final 2:10 of the first jam of the night, featuring an abbreviated core band of Clinton and Marc (guitars), Josh (bass) and Grant (drums).

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Recorded on January 28, 2007 at Franco's in Highland, Indiana. Essentially a showcase for the scintillating bass playing of Josh Hanchar, with support from Andy Dumaresq (drums), Clinton Mason (guitar) and Marc Quagliara (keys).

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Recorded on September 9, 2007 at Franco's in Highland, Indiana. A killer segment from the 4th jam of the night, featuring the very potent lineup of Nick and Johnny P (guitars), Josh (bass), Clinton (keys) and Grant (drums).

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Recorded on March 11, 2007 at Franco's in Highland, Indiana. A very jammy and dynamic segment featuring Chris and Marc (guitars), Josh (bass), Jim (drums) and Clinton (keys).

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Recorded on September 30, 2007 at Franco's in Highland, Indiana. A moody little jam segment featuring a 4-piece lineup of Grant (drums), Marc (bass), Drew (guitar) and Krystal (keys).

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From the first of our three sessions at Corkers in Highland, Indiana during the summer of 2006. Drummer Jim Eder holds this one together with his signature style. Great interplay among all involved.

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Another one from our December 23, 2007 session at Franco's. This is the first five minutes of one of our trademark space jams. Featuring Mark and Clinton (guitars), Chris (bass), Andy (drums) and Krystal (keys).

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Recorded on December 23, 2007 at Franco's in Highland, Indiana. A short, sweet showcase for the scintillating saxophone stylings of Tony McCullough, with support from Chris, Johnny P, Marc and Andy.

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From a private session at the Groovatron practice space. Starts off mellow with a bouncy bass line, shifts into second gear around the 2-minute mark, then into total overdrive around 3:10 into it.

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From the first of our two sessions at Hoghead McDunna's in Chicago during the summer of '08. Distorted, earth-shaking bass provides the foundation for the signature interplay of guitarists Chris Lathrop and Clinton Mason.

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Lifted from the first half of the sixth jam we played on December 27 at Griffith Town Tap. Mellow keyboard textures and drum/percussion interplay lay the foundation for a rockin' guitar solo from Chris.

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Recorded on December 27, 2009 at Griffith Town Tap. This edit captures the dynamics, volume, mayhem and chaos that characterized the entire evening. Musta been the percussion that launched us into the stratosphere that night.

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Recorded during our residency at Franco's. This one changes many gears, from straight jam to quiet Pink Floyd excursion, back to a straight jam but more uptempo, and then really taking flight at the 3:45 mark.

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Recorded at Muse Cafe sometime in early 2005. A spacey jam segment with a decided Gov't Mule vibe, largely provided by the swirling, pulsating guitar interplay between Nick Ferrer and Chris Lathrop.

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Recorded at one of our closed door sessions at the Groovatron practice space. Pretty mellow overall with a bouncy bass line and a very "jammy" lead guitar part. Gets just a little bit trippy toward the end.

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Recorded in September 2004 at the first ever Rub session at Muse Cafe in Lansing, IL. The shape of things to come, with Chris, Clinton, Josh and Jim just going OFF!

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Recorded during our Franco's residency, sometime in late '07 or early '08. The core band (Chris, Clinton, Marc, Josh and Grant) doing what they do best--getting atmospheric, and yes, just a little bit weird.