Robert Randolph & The Family Band will be at the Vogue, in Broad Ripple, this Thursday, 4/23/09! Robert Randolph & the Family Band is a multicultural American funk and soul band led by pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph. Other band members include Marcus Randolph (drums), Danyel Morgan (bass). Randolph’s concerts are known for their lively stage performances, with Randolph content to let the rest of the band play on while he dances. Dance is an integral part of the concerts. During “Shake Your Hips”, women are encouraged to dance onstage. For the song “The March”, Randolph leaves his instrument to instruct the crowd on how to properly perform the intricate dance move. In the band’s earlier days, Randolph would temporarily stop the show if members of the audience were not dancing and appeared not to be enjoying themselves.
Other noteworthy concert regulars involve the entire band trading off instruments allowing the entire band to show off their musical proficiencies. When he becomes completely enthralled by his music, Randolph will kick the chair away from his pedal steel guitar and dance while he plays. A microphone is occasionally passed around the front row of the audience, so they can sing during the song “I Need More Love”. Audience members are also called up on stage to sing (“Purple Haze”) or be a guest guitarist for one song.
Colorblind is their most recent album, with the famous song “Ain’t Nothing Wrong With That”, check it out below when they performed it on the David Letterman show. The Concert will start at 8:00pm and tickets are $25.