Headlight is West Michigan's Grateful Dead tribute band. The band was originally formed as Grüv Unit in the summer of 2004, and was renamed Headlight in March 2006 after a lineup change.
Headlight's 5-piece lineup consists of the trio of D. Adam Estner, J.D. Jones and Jim Prange, who also play together in Scatterdome & The Insane Theatre, and who have played together in The Red Pill, The Blue Pill, and Black Rose & The Disciples of Funk; Nate Karnes, a former member of Ultraviolet Hippopotamus; and Mike Sullivan, who also plays with Potato Moon (a.k.a. The Lonely Jones), Karisa Wilson, and The Southpaw Players.
Currently, Headlight is on hiatus. Nate has moved to California, but there is the possibility of random future shows when he comes back to visit, or random shows as a 4-piece band.
Meanwhile, Gruv Unit has reformed with original singer "Westside" Al Waldron and original drummer Kevin Grant, and has been playing frequent shows in the Grand Rapids / West Michigan area; at most of their recent shows, D. Adam Estner, Jim Prange and occasionally Mike Sullivan have sat in with the band.
To see when Gruv Unit is playing next, visit:
www.myspace.com/gruvunit
We are very excited about playing at such an awesome jazz club. We have some great sets lined up for you, so don't miss it. Friday and Saturday November 20th and 21st, 5:00-8:30p at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago
Aaron Koppel -Guitar, Matt Nelson; (Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos) -Keyboard, Graham Czach; (Chicago Afrobeat Project) -bass, Robert Tucker (Matthew Santos) -drums
Thank you for taking a listen to my music. Glad you liked what you heard!
I hope you'll stop by www. davidshelbymusic. com to hear a sampling of all the tracks from my debut CD, I Came to Play. I look forward to hearing what you think.
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♦ John Wenger from String Theory on Bass and Mandolin!
♦ Tim Freewind from String Theory on Acoustic Guitar!
♦ Jim Shaneberger, from Harry Lucas and the Lowdown and The Funky Gentleman on Electric Lead Guitar!
♦ Kevin Grant, from Headlight, Black Rose and the Disciples of Funk, Lighthouse Commission, and The Gruv Unit on Drums!
This Saturday, February 17th
9PM-1AM
Teazer's Bar And Grille 819 Ottawa Ave.
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
NO COVER
Come join us for this special Super String Theory jam session. Super String Theory is a rock quartet doing improvisational jams over classic rock, blues, and folk covers as well as a couple originals. Come groove to the music of The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Green Day, Johnny Cash, John Prine, Van Morrison, and more. We have lined up some very talented musicians to join the String Theory duo for this very special evening of intense jams. You do not want to miss this show!!!
It’s been busy for UL since the holidays. But we have a break in the action until February. So for the next couple of weeks we are pushing our support for local bands and musicians who will top our friends list! Get out to see live music, go check out somebody else’s band. Learn something new from another act, and make sure the Bars and Promoters know LIVE MUSIC IS BETTER!
