Locally made jam: Mama Tried is a local supergroup, pulling talent from Charlottesville favorites like Alligator, Mojo Pie, The Cows, and The Skip Castro Band. The all-star band features Susan Munson (guitar and vocals), Charlie Pastorfield (guitar and vocals), Stuart Holme (bass), Kent Raine (drums), and Sam Johnston (keys, vocals, and harmonica). Expect an evening of all-out improv and Grateful Dead covers, along with originals and jam-band classics so good that Mama doesn’t have to try and steer ’em right.
Saturday 7/17, $10-15, 6pm. IX Art Park, 522 Second St., SE. ixartpark.org.
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