This One's For Lon - Baked Shrimp

What happens when a Long Island funk-rock trio plays over 200 shows a year, releases five albums in five years, headlines Woodstock's own Yasgur Farm, and builds their own festival as a tribute to the fan who believed in them before anyone else did? You get Baked Shrimp — the hardest-working band in the jam scene and Long Island's best kept secret that simply can no longer be kept. In this episode, Schecky tells the full story of how nineteen-year-old Jared Cowen turned a one-night bass gig into a permanent power trio, how the mysteriously undocumented name Baked Shrimp somehow became the most memorable three words on any festival lineup, and how the passing of their most loyal supporter and ambassador Lon "Conscious" Gellman inspired a festival, an album, and a community built on the Woodstock grounds in his honor. We break down why Chop Suey from their Spotify-playlisted self-titled album is the one song every new listener needs, and dig into the LonCon story — from a virtual fundraiser that raised money for the White Light Foundation to headlining Yasgur Farm alongside Dogs in a Pile, lespecial, and members of Goose, the Disco Biscuits, and the Trey Anastasio Band. Subscribe, drop a comment telling us your first Baked Shrimp show or your LonCon memory, and share this episode with any jam fan on the East Coast who still hasn't found their new favorite hardest-working band.