02.06.10 - 8:30pm

The Kropotkins

Lorette Velvette, vocals
Charlie Burnham, violin & mandolin
Dave Soldier, banjo
Dog, guitar
Jonathan Kane, snare drum
Alex Greene, bass drum

North Mississippi rhythm & blues and fife & drum meet techno and punk rock in The Kropotkins’ world, producing startling song and dance styles, exploring a parallel American popular music featuring a major powerhouse musical supergroup.

The group features Memphis singer and guitarist Lorette Velvette, drummer  Jonathan Kane (February, the Swans and La Monte Young) on bass drum and snare respectively, guitar and bass by Dog (a.k.a. Mark Deffenbaugh, Souixie and the Banshees and John Cale), banjo and violinist Dave Soldier, and violinist Charlie Burnham (James Blood Ulmer trio).