The Independent
The Bit and Spur is excited to be hosting the Eric McFadden Trio on Saturday, May 23, at 10 p.m. The Eric McFadden Trio features bassist James Whiton (Tom Waits) and Paulo Baldi (Cake, Les Claypool). Add in the credentials of McFadden himself, and you have a show not to be missed.
McFadden has toured the world both as a solo artist, as well as traveling with funk legend George Clinton (Parliament/Funkadelic) and rock legend Eric Burdon (The Animals). McFadden is a member of the new supergroup, TEN, alongside Thomas Pridgen (Mars Volta) and Norwood Fisher (Fishbone). He is also a member of the all-star band Stockholm Syndrome, which includes notable players such as Dave Schools (Widespread Panic), Jerry Joseph (Jack Mormons), Wally Ingram (Sheryl Crow) and Danny Louis (Govt Mule).
McFadden has also collaborated on stage and/or in the studio with the regal likes of Bo Diddley, Keb Mo’, Living Colour, Joe Strummer (The Clash), Nels Cline (Wilco), Les Claypool (Primus), The Meters, Pat MacDonald (Timbuk3), Robert Walter, Bernie Worell (Talking Heads), Bonnie Rait, Bill Kreutzman (Grateful Dead), Ron Wood & Chuck Leavel (Rolling Stones), Pink, Juan Nelson (Ben Harper), Karen Cuda (Nashville Pussy), Pete Sears (Jefferson Airplane, Rod Stewart), Carla Bozulich, Joe Santiago & Dave Lovering (The Pixies), Widespread Panic, Jackson Browne, Fishbone, Mike Watt (Minutemen), The Reverend Horton Heat, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Grace Potter, Galactic, Jack Johnson, Boots Riley (The Coup), Steward Copeland (The Police), among others.
McFadden is a veteran of such celebrated west coast bands as Alien Lovestock, Angry Babies, Liar, IZM, EMT, and the Faraway Brothers.
McFadden’s 2011 release, “Bluebird on Fire,” has received much acclaim, including a 5-star review in Crossroads Magazine. His latest release, “Inside Out,” is a 15-song compilation, which includes 4 previously unreleased tracks.
The show will have a $15 cover charge and is for ages 21 and over only. For more information on the kick off show with the Eric McFadden Trio or any other shows playing at Bit and Spur this season visit http://www.bitandspur.com/calendar.php.
