Salmon-heads ready for leftovers

(Published in Jackson Hole Weekly, additional content added)Last February’s Leftover Salmon show was a sell-out, and one of the more ruckus shows I’ve seen at the Pink Garter. (Empty PBR cans littered the whole joint, and the noise level of socialites in crowd was unfortunately drowning out the music. Come on, Jacksonites. Show some respect for our local venues and more importantly, the bands. Hot Tuna proved this is possible, but it took gray hairs in the audience to do it.) That aside, Boulder, Colorado’s favorite sons rocked the house with Cajun-loving jamgrass, painting a Rocky Mountain portrait that has long kept Jackson Hole within arms length.Along with veterans Vince Hermann (vocals, guitar) and Drew Emmitt (vocals, mandolin, fiddle, guitarist), the current lineup includes Greg Garrison (bass, vocals), Andy Thorn (banjo), and Jose Martinez (drums). Leftover’s first album in eight years, Aquatic Hitchhiker, was recorded in Portland, Oregon last year and features tunes from four members. Hermann, being the hitchhiking type, named the album.”I've hitchhiked all over the country,” Hermann told Times-Standard this month. “I didn't own a car until I was twenty-three. I spent a lot of time hitching with a mandolin. They're easy to carry and get you rides! I had some pretty good techniques, from little dances to downright pleading, but usually just standing there pickin' worked well.”This is Leftover’s last show of winter tour. You know what that means…party time! Leftover Salmon, 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the Pink Garter Theater. Tickets are $25/advance, $28/day-of-show at The Rose, Pinky G’s or PinkGarterTheatre.com.