LIVE MUSIC IN SEATTLE AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
The Pacific Northwest
NEXT GIG
Saturday October 16th 8-10 pm Easy Monkey Taphouse Shoreline
We'll feature Joseph Barton on guitar
Dan Bode is back in the Northwest for just one week
MULE KICK
We Sing. We Play. You Dance.
Jump, Swing, Soul, Americana, Blues, Funk, Gospel, Rockabilly, Boogie
VIDEOS
A few moments from the debut of Mule Kick at The Easy Monkey Taphouse. Explore the site, watch, and share the videos that you love the most.
ON STAGE ANTICS
Rick playing Chester Dennis Jones guitar solo
Junco Partner
I WANT YOU TO BE MY BABY
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Mule Kick debut at the Easy Monky Taphouse 5-May-2018
PUSH PUSH/ALL BECAUSE
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A little funk inspired by Herbie Mann and Al Green
SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD
harp solo
A quick excerpt
JUNCO PARTNER INTRO
Harp and vocal
A little touch of New Orleans 2nd line
MEAN HEARTED WOMAN
Chester Dennis Jones original
Chester Dennisn Jones on guitar; Dan playing harp through an organ effect
NOBODY'S FAULT BUT MINE
A traditional tune covered by
Nina Simone, Paul Butterfield, and many others
Intro and harp solo
NOBODY'S FAULT BUT MINE
Chester Dennis Jones guitar solo
The Easy Monkey Taphouse 5-May-2018
MULE KICK BIO
Mule Kick brings together the rhythm section of Rick Jacobson and Keith Bakke from Seattle's highly awarded Wired! Band, Cleveland's harp player and vocalist Dan Bode, and guitarist Chester Dennis Jones, a 40 year journeyman on Seattle's scene.
Dan arrived the Pacific Northwest 2 years ago, bringing 45 years of on stage experience. His Northeast Ohio bands, The Rumble, MoKo BoVo and Lingua covered a range of rockabilly, swing, jump and blues to more experimental funk , jazz, spoken word and live improvised sound tracks to silent films. MoKo BoVo achieved regional notoriety and some airplay on a few NPR stations. Including his deep blues group, Mean Old World, in Birmingham England, Dan’s bands have released 6 albums, and he has played on a few others as guest sideman.