509 - Russ Lawton: Playing with The Trey Anastasio Band and LaMP, Being a New England "Band Guy", Influence of Afro Beat

Russ Lawton has spent most of his career in and around New England from Cape Cod to Boston to Burlington Vermont. For almost 25 years, he has been the drummer for the Trey Anastasio Band. He also has an organ trio project called Lamp that is about to release their second record and tour in support of it, and has played with countless other bands and artists from blues to Afro beat.

In this episode, Russ talks about

His early career, moving through Cape Cod, Boston, and Woodstock NY

Infusing afrobeat into his mating early on  

Being a lifelong “band guy”

Playing with Trey Anastasio, and Trey building songs around Russ’s grooves 

The LaMP project and their “no chops” approach