GreenSugar is a 4 piece Rock N Roll quartet from Chicago IL. The band was born in the Great West after singer/guitarist Parker Dodson rode a three legged pack Mule across the Great Plains and through the Rockies to LA. After years of intense worship in the Ancient house of Troy, a group of priests were brought together to begin spreading the Gospel of Rock that Dodson had unearthed. These sage characters stormed the Sunset Strip and much of the Southern California coast for many moons until they realized that the diseases of modern society had poisoned the good people of this land so totally that their words could simply not be heard…and so this dreamer left for greener pastures…
Upon returning to Chicago, Dodson promptly tracked down his childhood friend Jon Patrick Luby, a former Buffalo rider and freelance wildfire fighter, to provide rhythms and power. The two then set off around the Midwest gigging for the better part of a year with nothing but an oxen pulled cart and a roaming minstrel named Ubaldo.During their travels the band met a young saint named Michael “Swedish” Starcevic inthe bowels of one of Chicago’s largest holy houses. St. Swedish had been raised studying many of the same scriptures as these men and despite a harrowing flight aboard an ostrich named Carroll he continued to worship the Gospel. Thus after a three day Walkabout in the woods of Wisconsin to cleanse his Inner Soul it was decided that he would join the cause. This band of brothers now numbering four foraged on; spreading their words of wisdom for thousands of lost souls until one night after an exhausting three hour ceremony a man arose from the crowd and introduced himself simply as, “the Pope.” He offered his services as the Bassman to Patrick’s pounding thunder and after calling upon the ghosts of Lord Vildamont Jameson it was ordained that his Holiness take his seat as the Ying to Patrick’s Yang.
Since that fateful evening the band has wandered the streets of America delivering its message to the needy and consequently slaughtering its enemies along the way. Their songs speak of hope and irony, and the experiences the band have under gone and are now the foundation for the band’s explosive live set, which has been seen alongside such Rock N Roll Icons as Warren Haynes and Gov’t Mule, Les Claypool, and The Black Crowes. The band is now currently on tour throughout the Midwest andhoping for the opportunity to change your mind…about everything.
A little about the guys…
Parker Dodson:
Born in Chicago and deflowered in the abyss known as the LA Basin, Parker Dodson is the sole surviving original member of GREENSUGAR. After spending his youth locked in a cage listening to such masters as the Captain and Tenille, Men at Work, and Silverchair, he honed his song writing chops on an old Taylor acoustic guitar while selling rotgut to the rogues in West LA. Dodson’s a fender man thru and thru wielding a 74 Strat thru a 68 Bassman head to create a sound he likes to refer to as, “Liquid Murk.” He is 68 years old.
Michael Starcevic:
Born and raised in New York, and later southern fried in the North Carolina sun, Michael Starcevic has combined street grit with sweet tea laced melodies. With influences ranging from Led Zeppelin to Thin Lizzy, the Allman Brothers to Molly Hatchet, his style has combined the finer points of classic rock guitar with a strong southern rock influence. A Gibson Les Paul Standard thru a Marshall Plexi with little in the way of effects has been the vehicle for driving rhythm and straight-jacketed leads.
Jon Patrick Luby :
Growing up in Chicago Luby learned early on that he was different than others. After locking himself in his room for hours on end as a small child listening to Diana Ross, James Brown and the Temptations, he discovered his love for Old school R&B was unhealthy. He subsequently moved to Boulder, CO where he lived in a tree for 5 years with nothing but a small pocket knife and a drum kit. He emerged naked except for his stained briefs and drum sticks, and currently can be found wandering the streets of Chicago with a pack of wild dogs by his side. He is the most powerful drummer alive.
Jason Segal:
Current Aliases:
- The Senator of Sleaze
- The Pope of Dope
- The Alderman of Ash
- The keeper of the Funk
- The Pocket