Glass Pony (w/ Organ Fairchild)

Glass Pony – Groove, psychedelic texture and original songwriting are the key elements that Glass Pony draws from. Inspired by a diverse group of musical genres including psychedelic rock, indie rock, jam band, and post-rock, Glass Pony strives to bring a show that is fun and joyful while maintaining high energy and rock.

Jam scene mainstays Joe Bellanti, Corey Kertzie and Dave Ruch met in 1983 as members of Buffalo NY Grateful Dead cover band “Wild Knights,” but it wasn’t until early 2020 that they wrote their first original music together, this time as three-piece instrumental organ trio/funky jam band Organ Fairchild.

Highlights of the band’s short life to date include: Voted New York’s top emerging band in 2021 (out of 64 bands). Appeared on the mainstage at Borderland Music + Art Festival (Jason Isbell, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, TAUK, The Revivalists), Rochester’s Lilac Festival (w/ Anders Osborne and Jackie Greene) and Lincoln Hill Farms (w/ Andy Frasco and the U.N.).Club dates across the northeast with Melvin Seals and JGB, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Sophistafunk and many others.Worldwide release of the debut album “Brewed in Buffalo” (Fall 2021).Landed on the Jambands.com Radio Charts Top 30 List. Individually, these veteran musicians have played with (not in support of) Bob Weir, Rob Wasserman, Robbie Krieger (The Doors), Nels Cline, Tony Rice, moe., Oteil Burbridge, Steve Kimock, Keller Williams, Strangefolk, Gibb Droll, Big Leg Emma, Juggling Suns and more.But since 2020, they’ve been joined together in the pursuit of groovy tunes and juicy jams in a high-powered organ trio format.