“You have to be willing to get weird, because weird can keep things interesting,” he said.
The LaGoons plays a derivative of funk and reggae and is influenced by jam band titans such as Phish and Widespread Panic.
“The thump and the soul of reggae has a huge influence on the music we make,” said Tommy Faust, the band’s guitarist and vocalist.
The LaGoons formed over a year ago after Faust and Chadwell dissolved a cover band and started playing original songs. The band was drawn to the style of jam bands because of how free form the music tends to be.
“When I listen to music, I want to hear musicians do the most they can. I don’t want to listen to someone cut something short when there is more there,” Chadwell said.
The band members have written more than 25 original songs and plan to record them soon.
“I like to think our band has a very liquid or watery sound,” Chadwell said. “Water has a big influence on the music I write and my musical taste.”
The LaGoons plays at The Red Shed on Saturday after the football game against Western Carolina.
