Jacque & Howard's Birthday Bash

Under 21 with Guardian Jacque Garoutte I started singing and playing music as a kid in church. By the late 70s after High School I got Rock & Roll fever and I still suffer to this day. Sniffing many styles from Blues, Pop, Rock, R&B, Country, Southern Rock, Metal, Punk, Funk, Jazz, even Gospel. Master of none, part time purveyor of all. I have worn many hats both musical and technical. From front of house/monitor tech, stage hand, guitar tech (Skeletons, Dave Alvin), follow spot operator to videographer, graphic designer and tabloid publisher. On my latest recording DOUBLE NICKEL, I exploit a wide pallet of different instruments and sounds, played and sang all the tracks except for the drums. "My recording engineer SAM PLATT is an excellent drummer and really fast at those tools the pros use". Jimmie Meade adds a fantastic dirty harmonica track on "American Dream?" that was recorded a few years back for a compilation CD put together by Sam. I liked the way we worked together and that is what gave me the idea to do DOUBLE NICKEL with just myself and Sam. I have had the pleasure of being the bass player/singer and co-front man of LEVEE TOWN along side Blues guitar virtuoso BRANDON HUDSPETH the KC Blues/Boogie act has been grinding for going on FOURTEEN years now, along with JIMMIE MEADE on Blues Harp and ADAM HAGERMAN on Drums. I also handle the guitar & singing beside phenomenal trumpeter PETE CARROL in the funk soul blues infused JamBaLiars. "The LIARS" include Hagerman on drums and CLIFF MOORE on bass. My Double Nickel Trio is a more guitar centric version of the LIARS. I also show up with THE NARIES on occasion to rock out with GREG KRUTSINGER, we toured the MissoNaries for years around the midwest, I have been saying lately "We were Alt before Alt was Alt!" Quintessential party band were the MissioNaries, look for new music from all of my ventures soon! https://garoutte66.com/ Howard Mahan Howard Mahan is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter originally from Fredonia, Kansas and now based out of Lawrence, Kansas. Howard started playing guitar in a family band at age 9 and hasn’t stopped since. After finishing college where he studied guitar, business, and law, Howard has played shows and recorded music across the US constantly with several different groups, including the primary group "Howard Mahan & Friends" https://mahantheband.weebly.com/