Well-known keyboard player and pianist Matthew McDonald has rejoined Athens, GA based rock/jam band Perpetual Groove.
McDonald -- known for his fusion of electronic, jazz, gospel and rock and roll keyboard magic - was last seen playing with the band Perpetual Groove at Amberland in 2008. Since that time, McDonald has pursued other interests, performing with other acts, being a dad and a husband and, evidently, tinkering with cloning.
McDonald will join current PGroove keyboardist John Hruby at the high profile Georgia Theatre show on Friday, November 18th, 2011. The show marks Perpetual Groove's emotional return to their hometown venue which was nearly lost to fire the morning of a scheduled two-night PGroove run in 2009.
Hruby will finish the year on keys for the band before moving on to other endeavors. McDonald and Hruby will both join the band for their scheduled New Year's Eve shows on 12/30 and 12/31 in Atlanta, GA at Center Stage.
Perpetual Groove and McDonald then literally set sail into their second decade of making music together when they board Jam Cruise 10 on January 9th, 2012 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
McDonald says, "Over the past 3 1/2 years Adam, Brock, Albert, and myself have grown closer than ever before. Albert and I have logged in far too many hours of Halo online than any two grown men ever should. Adam and I have both spent Holidays, Football games, hospital visits celebrating the birth of our two young boys together, and play dates with the boys following that. Brock and I have continued to make music together and celebrate a very special friendship through family, life, and loss in a way that many are never lucky enough to have. It's been a very natural and easy decision for me to take part in Perpetual Groove again. We have all become better and wiser men, but more importantly, better musicians. This next phase of Perpetual Groove should not be viewed as a return to a previous sound, but evolution. We intend on showing everyone paying attention exactly what that means over the course of the coming months and years to follow."
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For a limited time we've sale priced Perpetual Groove's first two CDs in our store! Both feature McDonald on the keys and both have remained PGroove's best selling titles.
You can also free stream or download these great CDs here.
