Artist description Freshly Baked is a band from Venice, Ca specializing in original organic liquid groove and barnyard stomp. The band has two independent self-releases to date, twice baked and soulfood. Freshly Baked is featured at #1 in the HIGH TIMES Hemp 100 in the September 98 issue after 25 months of climbing. Their song "Bongwater" was #4 in the pot 10 and both albums had stunning reviews in Relix magazine. They have had several tours in the southwest and rockies and have opened for such various national acts as Sublime, Merl Saunders, Jerry Garcia Band, Missing Man Formation, Burning Spear, Donna Jean Godchaux, David Nelson Band, New Riders of the Purple Sage and Richie Havens. They have completed several successful tours through the West & Southwest. Their music moves through diverse landscapes of funk, reggae, bluegrass, r&b, latin, jazz and rock. They have received radio play on several stations including 90.7 KPFK Los Angeles, KPFA 94.1 in Berkeley CA, and KOTO in Telluride, CO.

Music Style Organic original liquid boogie and barnyard stomp

Musical Influences Reggae, Funk, Bluegrass, Latin, Jazz, Psychedelic, Fusion, Jam Rock

Similar Artists Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, Phish, String Cheese, Widespread Panic, Marley, Zappa, Leftover Salmon

Artist History Freshly Baked was originally formed in early 1993. The band spent two years as the local house-band for Orville&Wilbur's(Manhattan Beach, CA) playing cover tunes 2 nights a week. Soon the Baked was writing their own music. After two demos and the 1996 full-length CD entitled "Soulfood", Freshly Baked began to gain radio play in the Los Angeles area. They have been featured on KPFK(The Music Never Stopped), and KSCA(Local Spotlight), KCRW, and KXLU. In 1995, during the infancy of the World Wide Web, The Freshly Baked Cooked Book(www.freshlybaked.com) was established and soon the band would gain hundreds of thousands of fans world-wide. In 1997, Freshly Baked released their second album, "Twice Baked" and began to attract regional attention by playing at large outdoor music festivals.

Group Members Rand Anderson, Guitar & VocalsJohn Jakubek - Guitar, Lap Steel, Mandolin & VocalsSon Vo, Bass & VocalsNeil Carroll, Percussion & VocalsJohn Pahmer, Keyboards & VocalsJerry Dawg, Mascot

Instruments Guitar, Bass, Lap Steel Guitar, Keyboards, Mandolin, Drums, Samplers

Albums Pirates of the Sun, Twice Baked, Soulfood, The Yellow Album

Press Reviews Preaching aside, there's a number of bands that'll blow your socks off this time around. The first is a wonderfully exotic Californian outfit named Freshly Baked. The band has a diverse musical background (inspirations range from classical music to Kiss and from blues and jazz to psychedelia). The incredibly catchy ditty about dope, "Bongwater", would be hailed as a classic if it were by a big-name band. In this Baker's dozen of songs, there's no one musical direction that dominates although the tough, psychedelic tones of "Bigger Better Faster More," the rollicking rock of "Wonderland" and the oddball funk/reggae of "Trustifaria" show how unique these guys are. Relix Magazine

Location Venice, CA - USA

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