The Agents of Good Roots Spread Love in Atlanta

JuesdayJ NovembeM6, 1999 21 I SIGNAL What's Inside A&E Editor Covering the Lino Rodriguez Arts & lighter side of GSU POETRY I The Mikel K Experience Associate A&E Editor Gideon C. Kennedy Entertainment MUSIC I The Roots put out a live album The Agents of Good Roots spread love in Atlanta Amye Walters Stewart Meyers, with their closer, a cover of the Staff Writer bass, trade vocal Dire Straight's "Sultans of duties, further Swing." Justice is done to this distinguishing song since it sounds even bet Agents of Good ter than the original. The Before Leftover Salmon's Roots from their Agents bent the song with a performance at the Roxy The colleagues. The funky beat and a slower pace. ater Friday evening, November constant change- All in attendance were thrilled 5, a talented quartet, Agents of up of vocals adds as they grooved. Jones smiled Good Roots, proved early birds variety and tex and lip-synched the words, get the tastiest worms. ture to Agents' apparently enjoying himself as The group, which hails sets, which con much as the audience. Winn from Richmond,VA, took the sist of predomi smoothly tuned his guitar, stage before a sparse audience; nately original while taking a respite from but this will not be the case in pieces. singing at one point in the the near future. Their unique The opener, song. sound comes from the presence "Shot Down," The second set of Left of instruments seldom seen in segued into "Ra over Salmon brought surprise today's music scene, sax and dio King," where guest, local legend Col. Bruce keys. J. C. Kuhl, saxophonist, Winn and Jones Hampton, to the stage. Winn and Andrew Winn, keyboardist, share vocals. J. C. and Kuhl also joined Leftover | Signal define Agents of Good Roots' Kuhl's sax wailed for an all-out jam session that Stewart on the bass. sound because to find an ax and on later pieces, was absolutely fabulous. Patty Guttery | Signal ivories, and musicians who can including Vibe, J.C. Kuhl blowing the sax. Kuhl came on stage with jam continued as members of tweak and tickle with style and where Kuhl's his horn to get the crowd mov Leftover came out one by one grace, is serendipity for ears strong sax line took center stage. and Meyers' bass. Winn backs ing with a little down home and ended with everyone play inclined to appreciate music be Winn switched from key them with his guitar, as his Zydeco Bugaloo. Winn fol ing together, in a mind-blow yond mainstream, overplayed board to guitar for "Alaska," a soothing, mellow voice en lowed, with guitar in hand, ing jam. In about a month, radio rock. Agents of Good track from Seed, the Agents' new trances the audience. He pleads and greeted Atlanta with a you should get yourself on the Roots enjoyed radio success live EP, which was recorded in for listeners to "wake up" and tease of Dixie during his solo, Net and surf on over to with their 1998 debut "One by Charlottesville, at Tracks. Seed see how "corporations infect the which segued into dueling tapetrading.com to score a One;" but to experience a live is enhanced with interactive ar skies." Meyers, as back-up vo guitars against the guitarist copy of Leftver Salmon (No performance is pure ecstasy. eas and a 12 minute documentary calist, accompanies Winn. from Leftover Salmon. The vember 5, 1999). It will be the Winn, and bandmates, of studio sessions. The ambient Agents of Good Roots had spotlight shifted to Kuhl as he best stocking stuffer Santa Brian Jones, drums, and "Alaska" begins with Kuhl's sax the thickening crowd jumping blew an amazing solo. The brings you this year. Andrew Winn: from music to fishing Amye Walters content with the Amsterdam im own material. From there, they Rocks in Colorado, when he and nants of his Amstel Light. Staff Writer port. began playing local venues and his band opened for Blues Trav In his smooth, harmonic Winn began by telling about eventually were signed by eler. His face lit up and his en cadence, Winn discussed his his band, Agents of Good Roots. Coppertop, based in Ithaca, NY. tire body became animated as he love of fishing, with a sly Andrew Winn commands "If you like music and bands that Their debut CD came in 1998 on described the natural amphithe smile as his pinched the arms the stage as the keyboardist, do something different, our the RCA release "One by One." ater. Winn raised his arms in of the two closest girls sitting guitarist and vocalist for band's definitely worth lis front of him as he illus on either side of him. He likes Agents of Good Roots, a quar tening to. Our band is a trated the point that at the the feel of that pinch-like tet founded in Richmond, VA, little different." Indeed, Red Rocks "venue, the nibble on his line. He said, in 1993. they are different. Agents seats go straight up; so "catching fish is a cool feel On Friday, November 5, in of Good Roots mixes in you're looking out at this ing. I probably like it because between Winn's stints as an struments scarcely seen in wall of people." it takes me back to my ances Agent opening for Leftover today's music scene, like Winn's favorite venue tors and the hunt." Salmon and a guest during the saxophone and key is Alley Cats. He doubts If Winn got to choose Leftover's second set, he sunk boards, with a variety of most Atlantans even have where he would spend this into a comfy green couch in the vocals, from three of the heard of the place; but New Year's, it would be "at Roxy's green room. As Left four band members. The highly recommends check the Phish show in Florida." He over took the stage above, to result is a very soothing ing it out if you ever find wouldn't be going as much for and mellow musical expe yourself in his old stomp the music as "the scene." He the delight of the crowd, heard atty Guttery | in a softened roar of applause rience. The Agents are Andrew Winn keyboardist, guitarist and vocalist. ing ground of Richmond. thinks it's going to be one hell and cheers, Winn tipped his able to read their audience Winn paused his dis of a great party, though. wide-brimmed black felt hat to and throw in some funky grooves The name Agents of Good course to meet with his good Winn showed his intellec hover over his dark eyes and along with their more ambient Roots comes from "the literal buddy, Jack. He twisted off the tual side when asked to share sipped on an Amstel Light. Fie pieces. translation of real estate agent," cap of a half-full bottle of Jack his recommendation for a prefers Guiness. It's his favor The band began playing Winn said. Daniels and poured a shot in the mind-broadening CD. He sug ite fermented beverage to order open mic nights in Richmond Winn's most memorable versatile black cap. He washed gested Stravinsky's Rite of when going out, but seemed and progressed to writing their show to date has been Red the liquor down with the rem Spring. .

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