Burden|Hand is excited to add Pastorius to the lineup for these two special shows – his bass pyrotechnics drawing from the road (touring Europe and North America with Jeff Coffin's Mu'Tet and Way of the Groove) and possibly from the gene pool (his father was legendary bassist Jaco Pastorius). They'll be a great compliment to Burden|Hand's funk-rock, latin jazz, and jamband influences.

The band's genre-jumping style comes from some of the top names dropped in the Bay Area music scene. Guitarist Joe Michiels (West Grand), drummer Lucas Ives (9 Red Sun) and singer/guitarist Brian Johnson have built a word-of-mouth following that uses sites like MySpace and Archive.org to legally trade live bootlegs. After road-testing their new material, the band is scheduled to record it's debut release in John Vanderslice's Tiny Telephone studios.

"Some bands aspire to have an 'independent' sound, but Burden|Hand has reached acclaim by our own blood and sweat, which keeps us separate from a lot of so-called 'Indie' bands who are about as 'dependent' as my ex-girlfriend..." is how drummer Lucas Ives explains the band's obsessive work-ethic. They strive to pursue a new sound which is dense, hip, and just plain fun. Ives continues "...and I tell the same thing to my ex as I do critics: 'Stop calling me, I'm over you."