RAQ with special guest Jared Slomoff, Nectar’s, Burlington, Saturday, March 22:
On Saturday, following a private party in celebration of his 50th birthday, friends of recording engineer and producer Jared Slomoff rolled into an already-crowded Nectar’s. RAQ, the kings of Burlington’s jam/prog scene in the early 2000s, were on their last of a three-night run. Slomoff, known for his work with Phish and Leo Kottke, is credited with producing, mixing and audio production on RAQ’s 2006 release Ton These, along with adding guitar and bass. So there was an air of history in the room.
During set two, Slomoff joined the band onstage, sharing both the keyboard rig and a cowboy hat with RAQ keyboardist Todd Stoops. Punctuated by drummer Adrian Tramontano‘s blistering solo, the band ripped through the Allman Brothers Band‘s “Whipping Post.” Rolling Stone put the song on its “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list and declared that it’s “best appreciated in the 23-minute incarnation on At Fillmore East,” the Allmans’ 1971 double live LP. RAQ’s rendition was not the longest “Whipping Post” jam I’ve seen, but I can’t imagine one better appreciated.
This article appears in Mar 26 – Apr 1, 2025.
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