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Split Lip Rayfield

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Categories: Bluegrass, Country, Punk, Rock
Event posted: March 11, 2010
Last updated: April 8, 2010

Event details

Friday, April 30, 2010, 9 p.m.
The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., Lawrence
Cost: $13
Age limit: All ages

Split Lip Rayfield started taking shape about the time Bill Clinton was getting situated in the oval office. Neither Eric Mardis, Wayne Gottstine, nor Jeff Eaton figured they'd still be going this many years later, nor did they figure they'd have to persevere through something as difficult as losing their friend and collaborator Kirk Rundstrom to cancer. That tragedy nearly derailed the band, but the trio has been picking up steam and new fans ever since returning to the stage. The group's fifth studio album "I'll Be Around" is its first collection of new material since 2004's "Should Have Seen It Coming." It's vintage Split Lip: blazing-fast banjo and mandolin licks balanced by high-lonesome ballads and a healthy sense of humor. Listen to our latest podcast with Split Lip. Watch the band on this vintage Turnpike episode, or this 2007 tribute to the band.