Live for Live Music

Genre-blending trio The All’s Eye—comprised of guitarist Ari Joshua, drummer Ben Atkind (Elephantproof, formerly of Goose), and keyboardist Kris Yunker (Bearly Dead, formerly of Goose)—has shared a new EP highlighting the band’s collaborative chemistry and stylistic range via Joshua’s Music Factory Records.

Following the band’s recent Allman Brothers Band-inspired single “The Simian”, the new EP was recorded live at Barbershop Studios in Hopatcong, NJ and includes bold new versions of two Ari Joshua originals—“Gramama”, a soulful bluegrass tribute to Joshua’s late Granny Queenie, and “Say What You Wanna Say”, a tune Joshua originally composed for a boogaloo session featuring Skerik and Delvon Lamarr. Multi-camera footage of the session will air later this year as part of Emmy-winning producer Matt Rifino’s Saturday Sessions series, but the EP is available now on streaming platforms.

The tracks arrive just as The All’s Eye gears up for a string of East Coast performances, including shows with Blahsum this Friday, April 11th at Umbra in Brooklyn, NY and with Kung Fu the following night (4/12) at Park City Music Hall in Bridgeport, CT. The Ari Joshua Band will also play a pair of Phish after-parties on April 18th and 19th at Queen Anne Beer Hall in Seattle, WA.

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