You can almost feel the sizzle in the air already! On Thursday, April 9th, Water Tower will grace the Otter Opry stage, and this band is literally the talk of the town. At its core, Water Tower is a triumph of unlikely alchemy—three virtuosos from wildly different worlds, colliding to create a sound that defies genre.
Kenny Feinstein, the punk-bluegrass outlaw, wields banjo, mandolin, fiddle, and guitar like weapons, splicing Old Time grit with punk rock fury. Tommy Drinkard—audio engineer, rock frontman, and banjo prodigy—went from student to champion in a year, taking 1st place at the Topanga Banjo & Fiddle Contest before merging his reggae-rock swagger into Water Tower’s DNA.
But no sonic rebellion is complete without its rhythmic foundation. Taylor Estes (The Bass Lord) is a low-end warlock whose basslines don’t just hold down the groove, they command it. And John Seltzer is the band’s human metronome, a mandolin player whose precision and adaptability flow as naturally as his seltzer-water namesake from breakneck bluegrass to psychedelic jam explosions.
Bound by a love for bluegrass, Old Time, and jam-grass, yet electrified by their divergent influences, Water Tower is a sonic rebellion. This isn’t just a band, it’s a movement! Come see for yourself, and let the sizzle wrap its arms around you. A delicious taco bar dinner before the show ($15 in advance, $20 after April 4th) will add to the magic of the evening. See you there!
7pm. Monterey United Methodist Church, 1 Soledad Drive, Monterey. $35/show (CBA members $30; 15 and under free). www.otteropry.org