Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog

“Guitarist Marc Ribot’s wildest project doesn’t mess around. The guitar legend, with bassist Shahzad Ismaily, and drummer Ches Smith, merges funk backbeats with the taut chaos of Sonic Youth and flashes of Woodstock Santana.”—New York Magazine

Returning to the seacoast after sold-out shows as a solo performer and with the Jazz Bins, Marc Ribot makes his Dance Hall debut with his noise-rock trio Ceramic Dog. Featuring Grammy-nominated bassist Shahzad Ismaily and star drummer and bandleader Ches Smith, the trio promises a must-see concert for fans of rock, improv, and rebellion.

On the band’s 5th studio release, Connection, Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog have pushed their long-brewing tension between traditional pop songcraft and avantgarde improvisational music to the breaking point, bridging their customary genre-agnostic approach with elements of glam boogie, minimalist disco, psychedelic boogaloo, garage-punk-against-the-machine agitprop, and so much more.

“Ceramic Dog, a power trio of jazz geniuses who inflect literate rock with formidable chops. The synthesis is frenetic, potent, and at odds with the zeitgeist, even if Ribot’s lyrics decry today’s political oppression: Musically, he rejects both the voguish and the virtuosic in favor of his own whims…His progressive sentiments are welcome, and unfortunately more relevant than ever.”

-Pitchfork 2023

Marc Ribot- guitar/vocals

Shahzad Ismaily- bass

Ches Smith- drums

$30 advance | $40 day-of

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