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JUke

Rank #4 Miami, FL Blues / Roots Music / rock

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Members: Eric Garcia, Evan Lamb, Taylor Byrd, Brian Lange

Sounds Like: Led Zeppelin, The Black Keys, Jack White, G. Love & Special Sauce, The Rolling Stones

Bio: Hailing from Miami, JUke is a new breed of blues-band fronted by a modern day bluesman. It is the brainchild of singer/songwriter/harmonica whiz, Eric Garcia, who was dissatisfied with most dated, non-threatening traditional blues. Eric felt the need to bring the angst and power back into the ty... See Full Bio

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“So on an early Saturday afternoon, up at the Spirit of Swanee Music Park, when they hear Roosevelt Collier's pedal steel start to scream and the Lee Boys bring it, those Wanee music junkies start gravitating down the hill to the stage like happy-ass zombies.”

— Crossfade, Miami New Times

"if you really want and are in it (music) to be famous, then you're pretty much an asshole and in it for the wrong reasons."

— Natalya Jones, Broward New Times

“Juke’s Eric Garcia on songwriting: “They can write about lunch as eloquently as a stupid breakup””

— Natalya Jones, Wordpress.com

“Wanee really opened my eyes and confirmed the opinion that I had that as far as JUke being a legitimate festival act. We feed off the crowd a lot, so when I see all those eyes locked into us I go nutz. For days after that show, people were stopping Evan and I at Wanee and taking pictures with us, asking about some of the songs…. These people were there for the goddamn MUSIC. Not to get laid or to front in any way. I’m sure that if we played only festivals, I’d miss playing bars. But I really trip on the collective energy of festivals.”

— Yuval Ofir, Yo Miami

“Hungry for some bacon, booze, and rock 'n' roll? Drag your greasy, drunk, boogie-woogie ass to The Stage on Friday night. There will be big fat piles of all-you-can-eat pork belly, endless jugs of whisky, and a fresh five-track slab of tuneage -- titled Down Low Cool -- from local no-longer-a-dirty-blues band Juke. "Well, the early Juke stuff was more straight-up blues. We were goin' for a trance-y R.L. Burnside kinda thing," lead howler Eric Garcia explains. "But now, with Down Low Cool, we're just doing rock 'n' roll songs with harmonica in 'em. We're not even touching any of that standard blues subject matter. "And you know," he snickers, "I really hate blues bands. As much as I'm rooted in the stuff, I can't stand traditional blues bands. They bore the shit outta me. I think they're cheesy as hell. They're bad for the music." ”

— Sean Pajot, Miami New Times

“Sure, there's the occasional cover band that emulates the tried and true, but as far as a band that bases itself in the blues and serves up original material... Well, it suffices to say they are few and far between.”

— Lee Zimmerman, Miami New Times

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The Blues Brothers of Miami
Nov 17, 2011
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2009-05-07/music/the-blues-brothers-of-miami-band-j... [more]

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10 Miles to Go---Li…

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Down Low Cool

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Fri
Jun 21

Blackbird Ordinary
Miami, FL, US | 8:00pm
Blackbird Ordinary
Miami, FL, US
Fri Jun 21 8:00pm
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Van Dyke Cafe
Miami Beach, FL, US | 9:00pm
Van Dyke Cafe
Miami Beach, FL, US
Tue Jul 02 9:00pm
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Will Call - Miami
Miami, FL, US | 10:00pm
Will Call - Miami
Miami, FL, US
Fri Jul 05 10:00pm
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Jul 6

ArtsPark at Young Circle
Hollywood, FL, US | 9:00pm
ArtsPark at Young Circle
Hollywood, FL, US
Sat Jul 06 9:00pm
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Bardot
Miami, FL, US | 8:00pm
Bardot
Miami, FL, US
Thu Jul 11 8:00pm
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LOST CITY BAND
Enjoyin' your music Juke !! "10 Miles to Go" great track !! Peace, LCB/jeffrey
wonderlandrockopera.com
Looking for musicians to perform my musical which addresses the victims of pill abuse, friends and family who get no closure.
Chavilbus
really excellent playing, make me think to Robben Ford. High level playing !
Ben Aaron
Awesome rockin' songs, JUke. Keep the blues alive! From another songster, -Ben Aaron
Blue Sky Drive
Love the music!