LETTUCE Releases Official Music Video for \”Checker Wrecker\”

LETTUCE have unveiled the official music video for lead single “Checker Wrecker” from their seventh studio album Resonate out May 8^th via Round Hill Records. PRESS HERE to watch the video and check out the first look on BrooklynVegan. “Checker Wrecker,” inspired by Lettuce‘s longstanding passion for Washington D.C. go-go music, the missing link between hip-hop and funk, features DC go-go music legends Big Tony Fisher of Trouble Funk and Tyrone “Jungle Boogie” Williams of Rare Essence. PRESS HERE to stream the song on DSPs. “We all grew up bumpin late 80s hip-hop and didn’t realize until later that we were listening to samples of go-go bands like Trouble Funk and Rare Essence,” shares drummer Adam Deitch. “To get Big Tony Fisher and Tyrone ‘Jungle Boogie’ Williams in the video is epic for us. They are the originators of the go-go sound and the vibe they bring is electric! This particular show in DC was absolutely wild and the crowd was on fire! We are so happy to have captured this experience in one video!” Resonate follows Lettuce‘s 2019 album Elevate, which earned the band their first collective GRAMMY nomination in the category of Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, racked up more than 3 million streams and hit #1 on both the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums Chart and iTunes Top R&B Albums Chart. On Resonate, which plays like a master class in funk sub-genres, Lettuce continue to be celebrated boundary-pushing innovators in funk nearly three decades into their acclaimed career, blurring the lines and smashing it up with jazz chords, psychedelic passages, big horns, strains of soul and go-go, hip-hop elements and a joyful, uplifting improvisational sound all their own. Resulting from a wave of creative output after not having been in the studio for four years, Resonate was helmed by esteemed producer and engineer Russ Elevado [D’Angelo, The Roots, Erykah Badu] and written and recorded during the same Colorado Sound Studio sessions for Elevate. PRESS HERE to pre-order Resonate. Currently in the midst of an extensive European headlining tour, the road warriors will return to the States this spring and summer for headlining shows and festival appearances, including their 5^th annual Jazz Fest After Show RAGE!FEST taking place April 25^th at the Orpheum Theater in New Orleans with support from The Motet and Louis Cole Big Band. Catch Lettuce at SweetWater 420 Fest, Summer Camp Music Festival, Camp Greensky, Sonic Bloom Festival and High Sierra Music Festival, among others, and look for their summer headlining tour plans to be revealed soon. See below for full list of upcoming tour dates and visit www.lettucefunk.com for ticketing details. A powerhouse collective made up of world-class master musicians, the members of Lettuce – Adam Deitch (drums, percussion, arrangement), Adam “Shmeeans” Smirnoff (guitar), Erick “Jesus” Coomes (bass), Ryan Zoidis (alto, baritone, tenor sax, Korg X-911), Eric “Benny” Bloom (trumpet, horns) and Nigel Hall (vocals, Hammond B-3, Rhodes, clavinet, keyboards) – are also some of the most highly sought-after musicians in the industry with resumes that read like a who’s who in hip-hop, pop, and beyond, working and performing with everyone from Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Questlove, Justin Timberlake, The Fugees, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Britney Spears, Gary Clark Jr., Skrillex, Solange, and so many more. LETTUCE TOUR DATES: Europe March 6                               Wien, Austria @ WUK March 7                               Frankfurt, Germany @ Nachtleben March 9                               Berlin, Germany @ Frannz-Club March 10                            Hamburg, Germany @ Knust March 11                            København K, Denmark @ Loppen March 12                            Oslo, Norway @ Cosmopolite Scene March 13                            Stockholm, Sweden @ Nalen Klubb North America April 10-11                         Estes Park, CO @ The Stanley Hotel April 16-18                        Live Oak, FL @ Suwannee Rising April 19                               Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall April 20                               Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall April 22                               Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue April 24                               Atlanta, GA @ SweetWater 420 Fest April 25                               New Orleans, LA @ RAGE!FEST at The Orpheum Theater May 22-24                          Chillicothe, IL @ Summer Camp Music Festival June 4-6                               Oak Hill, WV @ Mountain Music Festival June 4-6                               Wellston, MI @ Camp Greensky June 18-21                         Rye, CO @ Sonic Bloom Festival June 18-21                         Bend, OR @ 4 Peaks Music Festival July 2-5                                Quincy, CA @ High Sierra Music Festival July 24-26                           Vineyard Haven, MA @ Martha’s Vineyard