Zoso - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience

Over the 28 years and over 4500 shows since ZOSO came together as a group in the mid-‘90s, the seemingly tireless quartet has continued to earn its well-deserved reputation as being, in the words of The L.A. Times, “head and shoulders above all other Led Zeppelin tributes.”
 

Surely no singer has ever captured the distinctive timbre, range, power, and seductive force of Robert Plant’s vocal delivery as adroitly as ZOSO’s lead vocalist and founder, Matt Jernigan. ZOSO co-founder Adam Sandling, the band’s multi-instrumental master of electric bass, keyboards, and mandolin, likewise echoes John Paul Jones’ myriad gifts to a tee. What’s more, the band’s new blood has turbo-charged the ZOSO formula even more: Drummer Bevan Davies’ impressive pedigree includes the drum chair in Danzig, Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains, Static X, and regular gigs with The Cult’s Billy Duffy. Taking on the Jimmy Page chair for ZOSO in May of 2022, new lead guitarist James Volpe Rotondi brings an equally high-level CV to the table, as a former member of Humble Pie, Mike Patton’s Mr. Bungle, and French superstars AIR. ZOSO doesn’t cut corners on either the look or sound of Led Zeppelin. Instead, the band draws liberally and meticulously from Led Zeppelin’s recorded live and studio output to present a vivid performance picture of the classic live Zeppelin of 1968-1977. No wonder the St. Petersburg Times noted that, in addition to their virtuosity and spot-on visual presentation, ZOSO is also “the most exacting of all the Led Zeppelin tributes.” The Chicago Sun-Times put it even more succinctly: “[ZOSO is] the closest to the original of any Led Zeppelin tribute.” ZOSO’s ongoing invitation to all generations, all ages, all backgrounds of Led Zeppelin fans, then, is a very simple one: Relive it . . . LIVE.

Dirty Old Gangsters (DOG) is an NYC-based, guitar-driven, have-a-good-time, in-your-face hard rock band, fusing elements of punk, glam, and classic rock to create a familiar, fun, and original sound. The musical diversity of DOG’s members is what makes it special:

Lead singer, guitarist, and frontman WASS STEVENS is a film and TV actor (John Wick 2, Public Morals, House of Cards, Demolition, to name but a few) and NYC nightlife legend. He brings a raw edge, sense of humor, style, and “go f-ck yourself” attitude to the DOG Crew. His tenor vocal range and nasty guitar licks might be compared to an Axl Rose, Slash, Ronnie James Dio, and Keith Richards love child. (Now THAT’S a horrible visual...) Wass co-wrote DOG’s first original
EP, New York City Hustle, and upcoming EP, Year of the DOG, with Alex Valenti.

Bassist ALEX “Alex V” VALENTI has been a musician, producer, and sound engineer since the 1985 creation of his first punk band, Noize Police. In 1986, Alex V co-founded Elektra dancehall/ska/reggae artists Skadanks, which have toured with and backed legendary reggae artists including Super Cat, Junior Reid, Terror Fabulous, Ras Shiloh, Shinehead, Sister Nancy, Sugar Minott, Junior Demus, Maxi Priest, Shabba Ranks, and Johnny Osbourne.

Guitarist MATTY PASTA adds some serious hardcore flavor, screaming guitar licks, and wiseass humor to the DOG Crew. He has played, toured, and recorded with many internationally known acts such as Subzero, Skarhead, Black Punk, Murphy’s Law, and Leeway, among others.

Keyboardist and producer RICKY “Ricky T” TEPPERBERG, one of the founding members of Skadanks, has played with and toured extensively for the past 30 years with major reggae and Caribbean artists including Dennis Brown, Super Cat, Junior Reid, Sean Paul, and Toots Hibbert. For the last 25 years he has been the bandleader of the CCB Reggae All-Stars.

Drummer ERIC “E-Man” BROWN is all about groove, yet still manages to play HARD A.F. He has toured with Rachelle Ferrell, Lalah Hathaway, Lakecia Benjamin, and Sheila E., to name a few, in addition to playing in several long-running Broadway shows. Eric is also a singer-songwriter and is supporting the release of his new R&B/soul EP, U Matter, and he teaches at the Harlem School of the Arts.