No Cover — 7:00pm Show

Jeff Ray & The Stakes are back at Animales with another night of great songs, deep grooves, and the kind of easy chemistry you can't fake. Their shows feel relaxed, lively, and full of little surprises, making them the perfect soundtrack for barbecue, cold drinks, and a Friday night.

With a music style based on live performance and improvisation, Jeff Ray & the Stakes recall everything from early blues and rock, to British folk and Indian Carnatic - sounding equal parts Ry Cooder, Grateful Dead, and RL Burnside. Resonator slide-guitar songwriting pioneer, Jeff Ray, gels with bassist Nick Salisbury (Ryan Bingham, Brian Fallon, Sonny Knight), washboard pioneer Mikkel Beckmen (Charlie Parr, Brass Kings), and blues harp veteran Harold Tremblay (Cool Disposition, Doug Otto) to create an unmatched groove.