“We can’t wait to come out,” said Aaron Thompson, co-founder of the band. “Even though it’s summer and all the students are in summer school, we want them to come out and have a good time. It’s going to be a good time in T-town ?this weekend.”
Chicago-based 17th Floor will bring its old-school R&B and hip-hop flair to The Jupiter on Saturday. The band has played at several Tuscaloosa venues, and Thompson said he has always enjoyed the experience.
“We played at The Jupiter for the LSU weekend this past fall, and it was crazy wild and crazy fun,” Thompson said. “It’s always crazy during football season, so we really enjoy coming and ?playing there.”
Jeremiah Jones, owner of The Jupiter, has been booking 17th Floor since 2005 and said he has become friends with the band over the past nine years.
“They have never presented me with a negative experience,” Jones said. “It is always a good turnout when they come and play.”
17th Floor has opened for popular acts including Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes and many more, and they have performed in Canada, Japan, Taiwan and across the ?United States.
“The best thing about 17th Floor, to me, is the fact that they have a live band play with them,” Jones said. “When you can see rappers and they have a live band behind them, that’s a really unique thing to see.”
The group performs a number of R&B, old-school jams and hip-hop songs.
Jones said The Jupiter is the perfect location for a band like ?17th Floor.
“I’m really excited to have a live music event this summer,” Jones said. “It is a rare occasion with the students being gone, but I’m excited to have my friends from 17th Floor come and play.” The first 100 tickets for the event are $5 and remaining tickets are $8-10.
