Russ Lawton

Jazz-trio LaMP came to Buffalo Iron Works on Tuesday, March 10. Vermont-based Russ Lawton (drums) and Ray Paczkowski (keys) both come from both Soule Monde and Trey Anastasio Band. Brooklyn's Scott Metzger (guitar) has played in numerous…

LaMP is super fun. How much fun? Well, the trio from Vermont is so fun that NYS Music sent a trio of photographers to Putnam Place to capture an evening with LaMP on Thursday, May 8. Ray Paczkowski of LaMP at Putnam Place in Saratoga…

Last winter, with the ongoing pandemic still raging, South African-born and American-raised guitarist Ari Joshua took a trip to the East Coast, specifically Burlington, VT, to work with Russ Lawton and Ray Paczkowski on a much-discussed…

2001 was a formative year for the relatively new Trey Anastasio Band (TAB). Since sprouting roots a few years earlier, the band had already grown from a three-piece to a six-piece ensemble. Co-founders Tony Markellis (bass) and Russ Lawton…

For the second week of the City of Albany's Alive at 5 concert series, funk was on the lineup and Soule Monde and company delivered. Moving to the rain location at the boat lunch under 787, the night started on time with Victory Soul…

Guitarist Marcus Rezak has teamed up with members of Trey Anastasio Band for his latest EP, Truth in Sound. Approaching the album with a songwriter and story-telling mindset, Rezak wrote, recorded, and produced Truth in Sound over the…

Phish guitarist and New York City resident Trey Anastasio kicked off his eight-week virtual residency at the Beacon Theater last night, delivering the kind of live music we're all starving for right now. Appropriately named "The Beacon…

Tim O'Shea and I met up with drummer Russ Lawton at StrangeCreek Music Festival on May 30, 2010 and chatted with him backstage about a variety of topics: Trey Anastasio Band, music festivals, and touring. Russ was very enthusiastic talking…