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Wonder Mike sits in with John Kadlecik Band

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Wonder Mike sits in with John Kadlecik Band

Beachland Ballroom Cleveland Ohio

November 18 2015

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The John Kadlecik Band are out on a major US tour, and were visited by a special guest last night at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio. Rapper Wonder Mike of the Sugarhill Gang took the stage and churned out a version of the first #1 rap song on the billboard charts, Rapper’s Delight. While it is not unusual for the jam scene or for John Kadlecik himself to see guests, this was certainly an unusual visitor.

“Everything released after 1972 to me is really Post-Rock- even hip hop and Rapper’s Delight feature the same type of back beat and prominent bass lines…” that rock music established in its earlier years.

Rapper’s Delight was recorded in a single take and was the first song to really popularize hip hop in the main stream in the United States. It’s prominently featured on many best of modern song lists from NPR to Rolling Stone to VH1 and was entered into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress, signifying it’s impact on American culture and artistic history.

This is likely the first time that the John Kadlecik Band has played this song. But you can tell that unlike any rapper jumping on stage, that Wonder Mike has a command of this song and the crowd that could not be reproduced by anyone else.

John Kadlecik is well known to modern fans as a founding member of Dark Star Orchestra, a member alongside Bob Weir, Phil Lesh and Jeff Chimenti of the post Grateful Dead touring juggernaut Furthur, as a sometimes member of Phil Lesh and Friends, and as a member of the Golden Gate Wingmen with Chimenti, Reed Mathis and Jay Lane. His latest ensemble, the John Kadlecik Band, is in the midst of a major nationwide tour with stops this weekend in Chicago, Peoria and St Louis. A full list of tour dates is below.

The John Kadlecik Band November 18, 2015 Beachland Ballroom , Cleveland ,Ohio

Nathan Graham on drums
Mary-eL Lankford on rhythm guitar and vocals
Klyph Black on bass and vocals
Waynard Scheller on keys and vocals

Set I
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Sister Smiles
Not For Sale ml
Man Smart,Woman Smarter jk ml
Catfish John
China Cat Sunflower >
I Know You Rider
Invisible Sun

Set II
Rapper’s Delight wm > *
The Harder They Come
The Business
Use Me ml
And It Stoned Me
Good Shepherd kb >
Fire On The Mountain
Lovers In A Dangerous Time
Page 43 >
Not Fade Away jk ml

Encore: After Midnight

* Wonder Mike (SugarHill Gang)

scribed/EL

The John Kadlecik Band
Nathan Graham	drums	DC Mystery Cats, John K Band
Mary-eL Lankford	rhythm guitar, vocals	DC Mystery Cats, Mary-eL, Roger Waters
Klyph Black	bass, vocals	Zen Tricksters, Donna Jean and the Tricksters JamStampede, more
Waynard Scheller	keys, vocals	JamStampede, Rainbow Full of Sound
John Kadlecik	guitar, vocals	Dark Star Orchestra, Further, Phil Lesh and Friends Golden Gate Wingmen

Upcoming John Kadlecik Band Shows:

11/18/15 Cleveland, OH at Beachland Ballroom
11/20/15 Chicago IL at Martyr’s
11/21/15 Peoria IL at Limelight Eventplex
11/22/15 St Louis MO at the Bootleg at Atomic Cowboy
11/24/15 Indianapolis IN at the Moustrap
11/25/15 Lexington KY at Cosmic Charlie’s
11/27/15 Louisville KY at Headliner’s
11/28/15 Covington KY (Cincinnati metro) at Southgate House
11/30/15 Charleston SC at Charleston Pourhouse
12/01/15 Asheville NC at Grey Eagle
12/03/15 Atlanta GA at Variety Playhouse
12/04/15 Greensboro NC at Blind Tiger
12/06/15 Raleigh NC at Lincoln Theatre
12/07/15 Lancaster PA at Chameleon Club
12/09/15 Boston/Allston MA at Brighton Music Hall
12/10/15 Saratoga Springs NY at Putnam Den
12/11/15 Jay VT at Jay Peak Resort
12/12/15 Ithaca NY at The Haunt
12/31/15 Washington, DC at The Hamilton
02/20/16 San Francisco CA at Warfield Theater