Lineup
GA-20 was formed by friends Pat Faherty and Matthew Stubbs in Boston, MA in 2018. The project was born out of their mutual love of heavy traditional Blues, R&B, and Rock & Roll of the late 50s and early 60s. Faherty and Stubbs bonded over legendary artists like Lazy Lester, J.B. Lenoir, Earl Hooker, Buddy Guy, Otis Rush and Junior Wells. Feeling a void in current music, the duo have set out to write, record and perform a modern version of this beloved art form. Joined by drummer Tim Carman in 2019, GA-20 is a trio of 2 guitars, vocals and drums. Raw, passionate and honest performance, both on stage and in the studio, is the only goal.
GA-20 released their debut album “Lonely Soul” Oct 18th 2019 on Karma Chief / Colemine Records. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard blues charts. “Live: Vol. 1”, released the following year, debuted at #1 on the Billboard blues charts and brought the band’s live sound to a wider audience. Medium.com declared, “This is the kind of music that travels through time while taking from the era where it was born and turning it into something fresh. Dirty and raw…timeless and modern.” In June 2021 GA-20 announced the new album “GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor: Try It…You Might Like It!,” a 50th anniversary celebration of Hound Dog Taylor, to be released August 20 via Colemine Records in partnership with the legendary Alligator Records.
Stubbs has spent the past 13 years as guitarist for Blues legend Charlie Musselwhite. During that time he has also backed up and toured with such Blues giants as John Hammond, James Cotton, Junior Watson and James Harman. Stubbs also leads his own original instrumental psych-rock band, 'The Antiguas.’
GA -20 band are so good Great show !!!! Jimmy’s Jazz and Blues club Is great ! Great vibe and staff is very good !! A great place to see shows And hope to see GA-20 band there soon !!
Great band. Great venue - food, beverages, service, sound, all A1 quality. First time at Jimmy's but definirely not the last. Some upcoming performers I may have been interested in are now "must see" events because the venue was just that good. And I'll happily see GA-20 again anywhere!
Searing blues and a gorgeous room! This was the ultimate in a dinner and a show. Amazing band and staff thanks so much!
Good show in a great venue. The only challenge was hearing the lyrics as the guitars volume was a bit loud and over powered the vocals.
Band was excellent from the vocals to the instruments. Really had the Blues vibe. Only complaint is the volume was too high for the house. We’ve been to a number of shows at this venue and the audio is always perfectly balanced until this night. It would have been perfect if the amps were just turned down a notch or two.
