Dr. Ruckus: Cigarettes Come with Cookies (Or They Should, Damnit)

This unique group of indi­vid­u­als have been layin’ down some seri­ous funky jazz fusion on the Burling­ton music scene lately. Brought together by a com­mon love of live, impro­vi­sa­tional music, Dr. Ruckus began as a col­lec­tive of Burling­ton musi­cians per­form­ing a party-centered reper­toire of their favorite jazz, funk, and rock stan­dards, while adding orig­i­nal tunes show­cas­ing the com­plex inter­play of horn play­ers Ben Reed, Mateo Davide, and Tay­lor Smith. The infec­tious groove of drum­mer James Gilbane and bassist Bren­dan Keogh, mixed with Ben Sanford’s blaz­ing gui­tar work and Mike Fried’s mind-altering Key­board skills make for a new, cre­ative sound that will always keep you dancin’. New to the team, vocal­ist Han­nah Lebel fills the miss­ing link with her melo­di­ous pipes that are sure to send tin­gles down your spine. If you are lookin’ to get down to some killer grooves, Dr. Ruckus is sure to fill your pre­scrip­tion of a fun funkin’ time. Here is their lat­est track, recorded live at Club Metronome on Octo­ber 4th, 2012.