Wyllys and The New York Hustler Ensemble w/ Michetti & Marscher @ Sullivan Hall

HT contributor Wade “Wyllys” Wilby has been hard at work in his lab for the last few weeks putting together the perfect set for tomorrow night’s Wyllys & The New York Hustler Ensemble show at Sullivan Hall in NYC. For this special Friday the 13th performance Wyllys will be joined by Hustler regulars Jennifer Hartswick (Van Ghost, Trey Anastasio), Natalie Cressman (Trey Anastasio) and Zac Lasher (U-Melt) plus special guests guitarist Chris Michetti (RAQ, Conspirator) and keyboardist Rob Marscher (AGP, Matisyahu).

[Photo by Laura Wainer]

What can you expect from tomorrow night’s show? “Each Hustler show is its own unique animal. We are really using this Friday the 13th vibe to our advantage. Expect our signature funky disco, but just know at some point its going to get dark and technical and downright scary at points,” Wyllys told us. “This will mark the first gig the Hustlers will experiment with the electro genre which I am very excited about. We also are playing some unreleased tracks from Gang Gang Dance as well as some original unreleased Michetti beats. Lots of surprises in store,” the turntablist continued.

The addition of Michetti to the mix excites Wyllys, “I have been lucky enough to see Michetti play with the Mega Biscuits and twice with Conspirator and each time I have seen [bassist Marc] Brownie [Brownstein] and [keyboardist Aron] Magner rely on Michetti to draw out the jams and really look to him for leadership in the improvs.” Wade aims to play to the guest guitarist’s strengths, “I feel Michetti is going to be able to get into a groove and lay out to build a base for all of us to communicate in. I have ordered double copies of a few jams so that Michetti can have a nice long groove to work with.”

Tickets are still available for tomorrow night’s show as of press time.

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