Fairfield Theatre Company Weekly Round-up: Friends of the Brothers and Amythyst Kiah announced

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Fairfield Theatre Company announced Friends of the Brothers and Amythyst Kiah this week. Tickets are on sale now at manicpresents.com.

Friends of the Brothers
Fairfield Theatre Company • 70 Sanford St, Fairfield, CT 06824
June 13, 2026
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Friends of the Brothers

The Friends of the Brothers is a celebration of the music of the Allman Brothers Band, with members closely associated with the original band and continuing the brotherhood with passion, committed to the ideals of every night being special and unique. Guitarist/singer Junior Mack has fronted Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band for 12 years and starred in the critically acclaimed Broadway show Lackawanna Blues. Guitarist Andy Aledort played with Dickey Betts for 12 years, has recorded with Double Trouble and Band of Gypsys and toured with Experience Hendrix. Singer/guitarist Alan Paul is the author of One Way Out, the definitive, best-selling Allman Brothers Band biography based on 25 years of reporting on and interviewing the band.

Since April, 2024, the band has performed regularly with Jaimoe, the sole surviving original member of the Allman Brothers Band. Allman Brothers and Gov’t Mule guitarist Warren Haynes and his bassist Kevin Scott have also been recent guests.

The group members’ first-hand experience with the Allman Brothers Band and their deep knowledge of the repertoire and the music’s roots and heritage allows them to play with an unrivaled depth. They perform songs from every stage of the Allman Brothers Band’s career, backed by a band of inspirational, veteran players, drummers Dave Diamond (Zen Tricksters, Bob Weir, Robert Randolph) and Lee Finkelstein (Tower of Power, Blues Brothers), bassist Craig Privett (Half Step) and keyboardist Mike Katzman (Leslie Mendelsohn).

They are often joined by singer Lamar Williams Jr., who is the son of the late Allman Brothers bassist and was featured in Les Brers, featuring ABB members Butch Trucks, Jaimoe, Oteil Burbridge and Jack Pearson. Founding keyboardist Peter Levin toured the world with Gregg Allman for 3 years and appears on his final album, Southern Blood. Mack, Aledort, Levin and Williams all performed with the Allman Brothers Band.

“This band is based around our shared love of the Allman Brothers Band and our friendships with one another,” says Paul. “It’s not just a gig. The music is holy to us, but it’s also alive. We honor our friends and mentors’ legacies by investing this great music with life, heart and passion. It’s not about copying solos, which would be completely against the spirit the Allman Brothers had from the day Duane Allman formed the band in 1969.”

Other Friends have included guitarists Eric Krasno, Tash Neal (London Souls, Amy Helm) and Brandon “Taz” Niederauer, keyboardists Jason Crosby (Phil Lesh, Susan Tedeschi), Steve Molitz (Phil Lesh, Robby Krieger) and Ike Stubblefield (Col, Bruce Hampton, George Benson, B.B. King), drummers Jeff Sipe (Col. Bruce Hampton, Susan Tedeschi, Warren Haynes), Eric Kalb (Eric Krasno, John Scofield, Scott Sharrard) and Van Romaine (Steve Morse, the Dixie Dregs), saxophonist Ron Holloway (Gov’t Mule, Allman Brothers), and bassists Brett Bass (Gregg Allman) and Berry Duane Oakley (Allman Betts Band).

Amythyst Kiah
Fairfield Theatre Company • 70 Sanford St, Fairfield, CT 06824
September 24, 2026
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Amythyst Kiah

Amythyst Kiah is one of the most compelling voices working in Americana right now, not because she fits neatly into the genre, but because she keeps stretching it. Her music draws from old-time roots, folk, rock, and soul, carried by a deep, resonant voice and guitar work that feels both precise and forceful. The result is a sound that feels grounded in tradition but never boxed in by it.

What makes Kiah stand out live is the balance of control and intensity. She can pull a room into complete silence, then turn around and hit with something fierce and full-bodied. Her songs are smart, emotionally direct, and built to last beyond the first listen. There is grit in the sound, but also nuance. Power, but not bombast.

She has earned attention from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, NPR, and People, and those accolades track. Still, the strongest case for Amythyst Kiah is simple: she is the real thing. A serious writer, a compelling performer, and an artist with a clear point of view.

For fans of roots music that feels alive, modern, and fully inhabited, Amythyst Kiah is an easy yes.

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