Sanctified Grumblers

Chicago’s Sanctified Grumblers formed in the Spring of 2009 when Rick Sherry (Devil in a Woodpile) and Eric Noden started writing songs  together. Their music succeeds in the challenge of combining the sounds  of roots music’s pre-electric past with the narration of modern  universal themes; tales of love, communication break-downs, and good  time grooves.

Between Noden and Sherry, Sanctified Grumblers’ sound is formed from a  mesh of finger picking resonator guitar, washboard, harmonica, 6-string banjo, and clarinet. The trio’s third musical leg is alternated between the dog-house bass of Texas ex-patriot Beau Sample and the sousaphone of Mike Hogg.

The band’s first release “no lie” was released in the spring of 2011.  It contains seventeen acoustic cuts, sixteen of which were penned by  the band. These sessions were greatly enhanced by the skills of friends  Jim Becker (Califone, Iron & Wine) on fiddle, mandolin, and saw,  Mike Reed (People, Places, Things) on drums, and Tom V. Ray (Neko Case,  Bottle Rockets, Jakob Dylan, Devil in a Woodpile) on banjo and ukelele. Tom V. Ray will be joining the band on this special Broadgauge performance!

The band has also performed behind delta blues legend Honeyboy Edwards and Chicago harmonica great Billy Boy Arnold.

Devin C. Williams will open the night. Free Show.