Throughout the Spring of 2017, Boulder, CO-based trio SunSquabi has brought their “electronic hydro-funk” across the country as they tour behind their new album, Deluxe, released earlier this month. Last Saturday, April 15th, SunSquabi rolled into Austin’s Empire Control Room for a String Cheese Incident after-party with Cloudchord.

Fresh off his performance with String Cheese earlier in the evening at storied venue Stubb’s, String Cheese percussionist Jason Hann joined band members Chris Anderson (drums), Josh Fairman (bass/synth), and Kevin Donohue (guitar/keys/production) to add rhythmic texture to a two-song set-closing segment that saw the band flow from “Sticky” (from their 2016 EP Odyssey) into “Wizard” (from their 2014 release Thunder).

You can enjoy a pro-shot recap video of the performance and the Jason Hann sit-in below, courtesy of SunSquabi’s Facebook:

SETLIST: Sunsquabi | Empire Control Room | Austin, TX | 4/15/17

Set: Dexter, Anytime, Odyssey, Pygmy Up, Bubs, Pablito, Zapp, After the Rain
Sticky* > Wizard*

Encore: Deluxe, Tequila Mockingbird, SquabCat

NOTES: *w/ Jason Hann

[Cover photo via Jason Siegel]


You can watch SunSquabi and Jason Hann get after it together once again at the upcoming Brooklyn Comes Alive. Inspired by the vibrant musical communities of Brooklyn and New Orleans, Brooklyn Comes Alive is set to take place across three venues in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (Brooklyn BowlSchimanskiMusic Hall of Williamsburg) on September 23rd and 24th. The unique homegrown event puts the focus on the musicians, curating dream team collaborations, tributes, and artist passion projects for two full days of incredible music both new and old.

The 2017 lineup is set to include hand-selected band lineups featuring all-star musicians like John Scofield, George Porter Jr. (The Meters), Vinnie Amico and Al Schnier (moe.), Bernard PurdieKofi Burbridge (Tedeschi Trucks Band), Joel Cummins, Ryan Stasik, and Kris Myers (Umphrey’s McGee), Aron Magner and Marc Brownstein (The Disco Biscuits), Mike Greenfield and Jesse Miller (Lotus), Jason Hann (String Cheese Incident), Alan Evans (Soulive), Cyril Neville (Neville Brothers), Henry Butler, Jon Cleary, Reed Mathis (Electric Beethoven), Michael League, Nate Werth, Chris Bullock, Robert “Sput” Searight, and Bob Lanzetti (Snarky Puppy), Jennifer Hartswick and Natalie Cressman (Trey Anastasio Band), and scores of others!

***Tickets Are On Sale Now!***

Brooklyn Comes Alive is now offering single day tickets, as well as a ticket payment plan for as low as $30/month. When checking out, just select “Monthly payments with Affirm” as your payment method. To find out more about ticketing, VIP options, and lodging, head to the festival website.