TAUK with ElephantProof

Name: TAUK with ElephantProof
Start: 2025-02-21T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Oxbow Blending & Bottling

Schedule

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Oxbow Blending & Bottling | Portland, ME

Oxbow Live: TAUK with ElephantProof
| TAUK |
TAUK has been painting with sound for nearly a decade now, pushing boundaries and reinventing themselves every chance they get. Founded by Dolan, Jalbert, and Carter, who began playing together as middle schoolers on Long Island, the band landed on its present incarnation in 2012, when college pal Teel joined full time.
Since then, the quartet has gone on to tour with the likes of Umphrey’s McGee, Widespread Panic, and Lettuce, landed festival slots everywhere from Bonnaroo to Electric Forest, racked up millions of streams across platforms, and garnered extensive critical praise with a series of widely lauded studio and live albums. The Washington Post hailed the band’s music as “a hard-charging, often melodic fusion that—thanks to a penchant for improv—offers limitless possibilities,” while Keyboard Magazine declared that their sound “doesn’t adhere to a single genre but, instead, creates its own,” and Relix dubbed them “an incredibly impressive ensemble of talent.”
| ElephantProof |
A tight-knit quartet composed of some of Boston’s finest musicians, ElephantProof stands as an enchanting embodiment of dynamic and eclectic sonic energy. The quartet, consisting of Ben Atkind (drums), Sean Cronin (vocals, guitar), Chris Enright (vocals, keys), and Shon Gordon (vocals, bass), harmoniously blend their disciplined training and extensive performance experience to transcend the traditional boundaries of genre.
The origins of ElephantProof trace back to Berklee College of Music where the four members initially crossed paths. Officially formed in 2012, the band swiftly carved out a niche for themselves in a vibrant Boston musical landscape teeming with fresh talent. Following a series of triumphant local performances in 2014, the band decided to explore a season of separation in pursuit of individual artistic identity. During this hiatus, Atkind and Enright (among others) founded jam juggernaut Goose, while Cronin and Gordon lent their talents to various diverse musical acts in the Northeast.
In 2021, the band reconvened in the studio to craft their EP, aptly titled 'EP EP'. This seven-track offering is a seamless blend of tracks penned over the span of a decade. The EP is a testament to ElephantProof's precise musicianship, fluid improvisation, engaging showmanship, and subtle humor. It was unveiled just ahead of their prime late-night set at Lockn’ Presents: Fred the Festival. Since then, the band has ignited stages at festivals like Live Oak, FL’s Suwannee Hulaween and North Carolina’s The Big What? and headlined acclaimed venues like Westport, CT’s Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts, Boston, MA’s The Sinclair, and Bridgeport, CT’s Park City Music Hall. Armed with a trove of fresh material and an unquenchable desire for musical exploration, ElephantProof is back on the road in 2025. .
[$27 ADV/$30 DOS | Doors 7 PM | Show 8 PM]