On Friday, October 12th, an all-star cast of musicians will come together to celebrate guitarist Rob Compa’s birthday, at Cervantes’ Other Side in Denver. This marks the Dopapod guitar player’s only Colorado appearance of 2018.

While the show is by no means a secret Dopapod reunion, Compa, Neal “Fro” Evans, and Chuck Jones are confirmed to play together. Along with the three Dopapod members, they will be joined by Marcus Rezak (Shred Is Dead), DJ Williams (Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe), Nick Gerlach, Dan Africano (John Brown’s Body), and Eric Luba (Analog Son) with support from local fusion band, Envy Alo, and up-and-coming jam band, KingFriday the 13th. With the abundance of high-caliber musicians in the jam scene who call Denver home, there’s always a chance for surprise sit-ins and collaborations.

When asked about his birthday celebration, Rob Compa said, “Being with some good friends and playing some music is really my kind of a birthday party. I’m excited to be in Denver and around some great musicians. I may even make Fro play a Phish song, because it’s my birthday and he’ll have to do whatever I say.”

This show comes on the heels of last weekend’s Brooklyn Comes Alive performance, where the original Dopapod lineup reformed for a special performance. Longtime Dopapod members Eli Winderman and Rob Compa teamed up with their original drummer, Michelangelo Carubba, for a set of funked-out jams and exploratory improvisation under the moniker “Carubba, Compa, Winderman”.

Carubba, Compa, & Winderman met as music students at Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music. Through shared mutual interests and a love of jamming together, Carubba and Winderman started booking gigs, with Compa joining shortly thereafter—marking the original Dopapod trio’s formation. In the time since, Dopapod’s lineup has continued to evolve with the addition and departure of players; in 2010, Carubba left the band to become the full-time drummer for another massively popular band in the live music scene, the fan-favorite funk act Turkuaz.

Tickets are now available here for Rob Compa’s Birthday Hang, and more information regarding the event can be found on the Facebook page.