Iko Allstars at Red Stick Social!

1503 Government Street,Baton Rouge LA 70802

06 August, 2021

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DEAD HEADS UNITE! We're celebrating The Days Between at Red Stick Social with The Iko Allstars! Please join us on Friday, August 6th at 8pm when we celebrate the life and passing of Jerry Garcia! Doors -- 7pm Showtime -- 8pm $10 tickets on Eventbrite! BIO: IKO ALLSTARS -- GRATEFUL DEAD SONGS PLAYED BY NEW ORLEANS MUSICIANS "BUSTED DOWN ON BOURBON ST. SET UP, LIKE A BOWLING PIN" (TRUCKIN'- GRATEFUL DEAD; 1970) NEW ORLEANS THE IKO ALLSTARS, FOUNDED BY GUITARIST BILLY IUSO AND JOINED BY MIKE "FOU" FOUQUIER ON DRUMS. THE DUO RECRUITS THE BEST MUSICIANS NEW ORLEANS HAS TO OFFER. REGGIE SCANLAN , MIKE DOUSSAN , BRIAN STOLTZ , PAPA MALI , JOHN GROS ,CR GRUVER, WILLIE GREEN, JOHNNY VIDACOVICH & MANY MORE HAVE ALL PARTICIPATED IN THE PAST TO FILL OUT A 6 PIECE LINE UP. THEY HAVE SET OUT TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD IN THEIR OWN UNIQUE WAY. THE IKO LINEUP MIRRORS THE GRATEFUL DEAD'S. EFFORTLESSLY, THE GROUP PLACES A NEW ORLEANS SPIN ON THE DEAD'S JAM ORIENTED REPERTOIRE. EACH OF THE ALLSTARS BLEEDS PURPLE, GREEN, AND GOLD. THIS, COMBINED WITH THEIR LOVE FOR THE GRATEFUL DEAD, COMPRISES THE FOUNDATION OF THE IKO ALLSTARS. THEY RIDE A WAVE THAT WAS SET IN MOTION IN 1965; PERPETUALLY JAMMING ON SONGS WE'VE HEARD MANY TIMES, AND IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. THE IKO ALLSTARS TRULY GIVE US THEIR OWN INTERPRETATION OF THE MUSIC OF THE DEAD.