Benevento Russo Duo

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Two guys, four hands, kaleidoscopically exploding wall of sound. 15 years of history, 200 shows per annum, famous to the underground - they are Marco Benevento and Joe Russo. Well positioned to explode this year with their ropeadope debut - best reason to buy the sun.

Straight outta Brooklyn like a gringo Sly & Robbie (with tortoise-shell rims), organist Marco Benevento and drummer Joe Russo splinter indie rock and jazz with sweepingly efficient arrangements that snap, crackle and pop the fine lines one finds in trying to categorize music.

The two-man Wrecking Crew laid down their Ropeadope debut in Hollywood in August of 2004 with producer and premier alterna-drummer Joey Waronker (Beck, R.E.M.) between left-field collaborations with a range of artists, from hip hop pioneers (Lyrics Born) to jazz passengers (Charlie Hunter, Steven Bernstein) to rock odd balls (Rana, Ween) and jam kings (Mike Gordon, Warren Haynes).

The Duo's Best Reason To Buy The Sun rewards color more than flashiness, by emulating live what Radiohead and Wilco spend small eternities crafting. Their whisker-brush detail to a gargantuan sound, allows freedom for the music that is only getting bigger. So, here they are, the arbiters of forward thinking jazz-rock, the Benevento/Russo Duo, embarking on over 150 shows in 2005 (including South by Southwest, Bonnaroo, & Sasquatch Music Festivals) with plans to conquer the fabulous world of tomorrow.

- From AM Only

Play Pause Stop Info & Reviews

The scoop on the latest Benevento Russo Duo album, "Play Pause Stop."

PPS Review from AllThatJazz.com: "This new album from Marco Benevento and Joe Russo is less an innovation?for the Duo or for jazz at large?than an extension and refinement of what's preceded it. The keyboards and drums team succeed in capturing in a studio setting the spacious and expansive sound of their live performances. It's no small achievement. Benevento and Russo's chemistry remains vigorously in play and that's the key."
PPS review @ Live Music Blog

Benevento Russo Duo Link Love

The storehouse of info on The Duo.

The Official Site: The official site of the Benevento Russo Duo
The Duo Fan Community: The Benevento Russo Duo Fan Community Forums. Where to go to get the latest info, rumors, trades, setlists, etc.
The Duo on MySpace: You know The Duo's on myspace, baby!
Duo Tickets: Get tickets to Duo shows. Support your local Duo.
Duo Group on Flickr: All the Duo that fits on Flickr.
The Duo on Wikipedia: Wikipedia knows The Duo.
Benevento Russo Duo Show Setlists: A running project to record for prosperity all of The Duo's setlists old and new.
Benevento Russo Duo Info @ Answers.com: More info and links. That's what you came here for, right?
Benevento Russo Duo @ PureVolume: Another MySpace sorta thing, but just for bands/musicians. A couple interesting photos here.

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Benevento Russo Duo Fan Community

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Benevento Russo Duo in the news

Glide Magazine Article: Benevento-Russo Duo: Beyond The Sun
Joe Adler
Monday, March 20, 2006
Jam in the Dam Review & Pictures: Read and see pics from The Duo & others playing at Jam in the Dam 2006. From Jambase.com
Interview w/ Marco: Take a trip to the record store with Marco Benevento courtesy of Jambands.com
Benevento Russo Duo rocks original jams at Castaways: Review of the show at Castaways in Ithaca, NY in which The Duo reveal their porn star names!
Benevento/Russo Duo charms large Rathskeller audience: "The Benevento/Russo Duo, a group with too much name and too little publicity..."
1, 2, 3, 5...A (Nearly) Linear Confab With Jon Gutwilling: Was Joe Russo going to be in The Biscuits?
The sweetest of times for a jam band: Interview with Sir Joe Russo leading up to the hometown show at The Bowery.
The Appalachian Online - The Appalachian Interview with Robert Walter: Robert Walter "loves" The Duo!
The Benevento/Russo Duo Live: What A Difference A Year Makes: Review of the (what will surely be an) infamous show at Higher Grund in Vermont where Mike Gordon and Jon Fishman from Ohish join The Duo for some sick jams.
Trey, Gordo, & The Duo: Trey Anastasio announces (and confirms the rumors) that he and fellow-Phish-mate Mike Gordon will tour with The Duo this summer!
EARVOLUTION: The Benevento Russo Duo About To Explode: Boom!
The Benevento Russo Duo: Raw Horse Review: Favorable review of The Duo's limited edition live release.

Lyrics to Play Pause Stop

Learn these and sing them at Duo shows! Marco will love you!

The Duo has leaked a track from their upcoming album. The track is the first Duo song to have lyrics. You must know them. Here they are:

Whoa oh oh oaoh, Whoa oh oh oh oh
Whoa oh oh oaoh, Whoa oh oh oh oh
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh, Whoa oh oh oh oh
Whoa oh oh oh oh, Whoa oh oh oh oh

Listen to the track at The Duo's MySpace page.

Benevento Russo Duo Audio Samples

You gotta hear 'em to love 'em!

The Duo on MySpace: You know The Duo's on myspace, baby!
Official Site Tracks: Selected live and album MP3s straight from The Duo's official site.
The Duo on etree: Looking to download the latest live show? This is where it's at.
The Duo on archive.org: The LaMA has got scores of Duo shows for download dating back to 2001.
The Duo on Rhapsody: Get Duo tunes on Rhapsody
The Duo on iTunes (new): For some reason, The Duo is listed twice under slightly different names on iTunes. This will link you to their latest stuff.
The Duo on iTunes (old): For some reason, The Duo is listed twice under slightly different names on iTunes. This will link you to their first two CDs.
ASCAP Audio Portrait: An interview with Marco and Joe presented in four audio segments.
The Duo & Mike Gordon @ livephish.com: Several Benevento Russo Duo and Mike Gordon live shows can be downloaded from livephish.com. All crunchy soundboard funkosity.

The Festivals List

The Duo loves festivals, do you?. You know you do. All that mud and patchouli, port-o-johns and traffic jams! What's not to love.

Here's a list of where to find the Duo this summer when you're on

Lollapalooza 2006: Heard of this little festival? So have the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wilco, Kaney West, Death Cab For Cutie, Ween, The Shins... and like a million other bands. Really. A million. Maybe two.
Wakarusa 2006: With the likes of: The Flaming Lips, Gov't Mule, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, The Greyboy Allstars, STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9), Yonder Mountain String Band, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones... and tons more.
WDST Mountain Jam: With characters like: Mike Gordon and Ramble Dove, Medeski Martin & Wood, Keller Williams, DJ Logic ... and some other people that play music too!
10k Lakes Festival: Ok, here's all you need to know about this one. Mike Gordon is joining The Duo for their set - and Trey is playing right after them. You can do the math on this one yourself.
Jam On The River: Arrgh! Captain Morgan's sponsors this festival in Philly with groups like Ween, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Disco Biscuits and more.

Side Projects & Other Fun Stuff

T-shirts by Marco: WERE USING TIME FOR FUN and other soon-to-be classics!
Sir Joe Russo: Read the story of how our friend Joe was knighted!
Duo Ringtones: All the hip kiddies have Duo ringy dingies on their phones. You know that!

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