The Guthrie Trapp Trio began an extended Wednesday night residency at The 5 Spot on Jan. 7, and it’s already become “a thing.” First of all, you have the trio serving up some mind-blowing instrumental music that blends blues, jazz, rock, country and bluegrass into something frontman Trapp calls “roots fusion with a twist.” Then on top of that, you never know who might show up to sit in with the group. “We’ve been playing as a trio for about five years — me, an amazing drummer Jordan Perlson and a bass player that’s been here for a long time, does a lot of session work, Tim Marks,” Trapp says. “We like to play as a trio, but we also like to get a lot of special guests out.” So far, the special guests have included John Oates of Hall & Oates fame, session guitar ace Tom Bukovac, former Trigger Hippy vocalist-bassist Nick Govrik, organist Jimmy Wallace (The Wallflowers, Joe Walsh), vocalist-organist Adam Wakefield and guitarist Jack Ruch. In addition to the special guests, the trio has attracted some celebrated spectators to their Wednesday shows, including Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Billy Gibbons. “Guthrie Trapp — he’s off the chain, man,” says Gibbons.
8 p.m. at The 5 Spot
1006 Forest Ave.
