DOGS IN A PILE
FRIDAY, JULY 17 | 6pm Show | 5pm Doors
Bringing the songs of Distroid and more...
Something organic has been blooming from Asbury Park, New Jersey, and is now making its way around the world. Dogs In A Pile, a band of five twenty somethings with old souls and limitless chops, is waking people up to the timeless and ineffable joys of psychedelic-tinged jazz-funk rock n’ roll.
This is one of the busiest touring bands of today, averaging 130 live shows per year since 2022. The road has become their creative engine, generating a rapidly growing catalog of original tunes. Distroid, the band’s newest album, is a 10-song collection featuring long-awaited studio versions of some of the Dogs’ most beloved repertoire.
Dogs In A Pile is guitarist Jimmy Law, guitarist Brian Murray, keyboardist Jeremy Kaplan, bassist Sam Lucid, and drummer Joe Babick. In addition, the Dogs In A Pile community includes the Dog Pound, the group’s extended family of fans across the country.
Besides being a lyric from the Grateful Dead song, “He’s Gone,” the name “Dogs In A Pile” is an apt description of the five-piece band’s stylistic breadth. The sonic image it conjures is a heap of storyteller Americana, bluegrass, jazz improvisation, eccentric instrumental excursions, pop-rock sophistication, and deep-pocket grooves, ranging from funk to Latin to reggae and beyond.
Distroid features material that has already become staples of the band’s live show. These studio renditions have afforded the group a chance to present the compositions just how they envision them. Distroid offers a cross-section of the Dogs In A Pile essence, tight and tuneful four-minute funk and jazz informed psych-rock songs, and then sprawling 15-minute compositions with intricate unison lines, agile genre-jumping, and dazzling improvisation.
General admission, standing room, within each section. No chair zones in effect in both sections. Rain or Shine. All Sales Final. No outside food or drink is permitted at this event. No coolers. An onsite refreshment bar will be open. Bring photo ID to verify 21+ for any alcohol purchase. Food trucks will be on site. More information, terms and rules below.
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July 17, 2026 | 6:00pm
Admission
Premium viewing area *and * dedicated cash/cc bar exclusively for all premium ticket holders.
Early Bird: $65 / Member $58.50
Advance: $75 / Member $67.50
DAY OF SHOW: $80
LAWN Section GA:
Ticket holders in this section will be able to enjoy the bar located on the terrace.
Early Bird $25 / Member $22.50
Advance GA: $30 / Member $27
DAY OF SHOW: $35
A $4 Facility Fee is added to all non-member tickets.
General admission, standing room, within each section. No chair zones in effect in both sections. Rain or Shine. All Sales Final. No outside food or drink is permitted at this event. No coolers. An onsite refreshment bar will be open. Bring photo ID to verify 21+ for any alcohol purchase. Food trucks will be on site. More information, terms and rules below.
