featuring Jimmy Herring, Wayne Krantz, Michael Landau, Etienne Mbappe and Gary Novak There is a buzz echoing through the music scene and the sound is as appealing to the mind as it is to the ears. One of the most amazing groups of musicians currently playing together – THE RINGERS, featuring Jimmy Herring, Wayne Krantz, Michael Landau, Keith Carlock and Etienne Mbappe, first debuted in early 2013 for a very exclusive tour on the east coast. The tour proved quite fulfilling for the iconic five-some, bringing together their varied backgrounds of Rock, Funk, Jazz, Blues and African styles. Now, this group of super-talent will once again hit the road; announcing a U.S. tour for early 2014. Starting on January 18th, The Ringers will make two special appearances at the Sunshine Music & Blues Festivals in Florida. In addition, they will join American jam-band, moe, as Special Guests on a select number of dates (see below for itinerary details). The band has also announced that it will allow audiences to record the live show as long as the venue permits. The Ringers line-up will temporarily alter this time around as drummer, Keith Carlock, will be staying close to home, with his expectant wife. Dynamic musician, drummer, Gary Novak, will take his place for these tour dates. Carlock, who recommended Novak to fill-in for him, offers these supportive words, The original concept behind The Ringers was to bring five guys together, not to just perform as a super-group, but to work “as a unifying artistic force, one where people put music ahead of their egos to collectively create great music.” These five veteran musicians will perform together on new Ringers material written exclusively for this band, as well as each individual’s solo material, covers tunes chosen by the players and brand new tunes each artist will debut for the live audience. The Ringers are also planning to record an album of originals, for release in 2014.