Photo by Andrew Hutchins
Marco Benevento and his band - made up of bassist Karina Rykman and drummer Dave "DB" Butler - were forced to postpone their upcoming shows at Levon Helm studios, set for March 27 and 28 due to the coronavirus pandemic. In lieu of the postponed shows, Benevento has surprised-released a mixed and mastered (by the keyboardist himself) recording of last year's show, available on Bandcamp.
"In the spirit of lemons and lemonade, Benevento cracked open the multi-track recordings from last year's show at Levon's barn and spent the past several days mixing and mastering the 16-song, 100+ minute set," read a press release. The new live recording, called 'Levon's 3/9/19,' can be purchased on Bandcamp, which recently "waived all revenue shares for the next 24 hours to support musicians being impacted by lost work during the COVID-19 outbreak." (Quote via press release.)
In addition to the digital recording, Benevento is offering a limited edition "homemade" cassette tape of the show, "which he'll dub one by one, while designing each one of a kind insert by hand." (via press release)
Click here to purchase the new release.
