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ALDOUS COLLINS

How did the Aldous Collins Band form? What brought the
band together?
I’ve been lucky enough to have played and be currently playing
with some great musicians. Years ago, with a completely
different line up of musicians, the band was called Sandy
Money. A radio friend of mine heard me play a song called
“Raise Your Hands” and he said if I recorded the song and
changed the band name to “The Aldous Collins Band” he would
put it on the radio. We did those things and he put the song
into rotation on his station. The Aldous Collins Band was born.

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through Jack’s Abby Takeout. Tell us about your collaboration with the Springdale Beer
springdalebeer.com/beer/our-beer/ Company. How did it come about?
At the beginning of the Covid pandemic, I decided to play some
online shows. I played music to raise money for restaurant
workers, healthcare professionals and other people that were
severely affected by Covid. I called my tour “The Spiritual
Gangster Tour,” hoping that the collective good spirits of the
community I know and connected to the shows, would show up.
They showed up and over 45k was raised and 100% of the
proceeds went to those affected.
Springdale Brewery caught wind of this and asked me if I’d like
to be a part of their music/beer series. I said yes:) Spiritual
Gangster Hazy IPA is now one of their main beers. Springdale
has been absolutely great to work with!

What’s next for the Aldous Collins Band?
The Aldous Collins Band is just looking to keep making music. It
has provided so many great experiences and it has brought so
many great people into our lives. We haven’t recorded nearly
enough songs, so we’re hoping the stars align and we grind out
lots of studio time on top of live shows. The Aldous Collins Band
is: Michael Rahman- lead guitar/vocals. Luke Brech - drums.
Kevin Hennessey-keys/vocals. Kyle Ahola - bass/vocals. Phil
Grenier-sound/lights. Aldous Collins -guitar/uke/vocals

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