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Zepp is Funk Dave Watts Birthday Party Turned Benefit

It started out as a birthday party show. On December 30, it became a benefit performance.

Zepp is Funk, a Funked-Up Tribute to Led Zeppelin, is the name of the Dave Watts birthday party scheduled for February 5 at Cervantes Other Side in Denver, stacked to the rafters with great players (and many more likely to join in). Watts is the drummer of The Motet, a band he founded in 1998. Since then, the band has played to millions of fans.

Watts world, and that of his family and friends and thousands of people in Superior, Colorado, was ravaged by the Marshall Fire December 30. Most people lost everything as the fire ripped through the area with hurricane winds in excess of 100 mph. Since that time, there have been numerous benefit shows around the area and across the country in support of those who lost their homes. Some of those have been specifically for Watts, Danielle Nicole Gregory, MC PK Williams, and their family.

Recently, Watts post this photograph and message about how the drummer community has selflessly pitched in to help him. The Motet just finished a run of shows in Utah, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

And, as you might expect, the birthday celebration will also be a benefit show. And what a show it will be! The musicians listed for the show include: Jason Hann (The String Cheese Incident), Joel Cummins (Umphreys McGee), Shawn Eckels (Andy Frasco & The U.N.), Todd Smallie (JJ Grey & Mofro), Tony Tyler (Tony Tyler Trance), Gabe Mervine, Kim Dawson (Matador! Soul Sounds), Nick Gerlach, and Mark Wilkolak. And you can bet there will be twice as many in the audience.

Want to help? There is a GoFundMe set up for them.

And another benefit coming February 4:

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