By Vince Perna

I am amazed by every Jupiter’s Garden show I see, but the one on this past June 30 at the Pourhouse took the title of “Best I have ever seen”.  If you have not seen the band, do yourself a favor and check out one of their shows; you will not regret it. The sound is incredible, with broad strokes of jam after enjoyable melodies and tunes that make you dance. You can’t help but move out to the dance floor and shake your stuff while the band blows your mind with their incredible rhythms.
The night started well enough with the band playing a healthy dose of originals with a few covers mixed in. After a monumental jam, which usually signals the end of the first set, lead vocalist Justin Burke told everyone that they weren’t finished yet, and busted out a version of Michael Jackson’s “Don’t stop ‘til you get enough”. Nice vocals, Justin.  The whole dance floor was packed in a well deserved homage to the King of Pop.
The second set was even better with the jams flowing like wine. A few guests helped charge up the sounds. Jesse Prichard contributed a few blistering guitar solos, and Rusty Cole from Sol Driven Train came out from behind the bar to lend some soulful bass to the sound.  Rusty was having so much fun that bassist Andy Lassiter had to wrestle the bass out of his hands to continue the set. You could tell everyone was having a great time and the sounds proved it.  “We have so much more to play,” Burke had to tell Cole.  Thank God they did!  I can’t wait until next time.

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