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Sarah Benck and The Robbers

Sarah Benck & the Robbers

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Buy a CD! Our first album Suicide Doublewide
or Sarah Benck & The Robber's new release, Neighbor's Garden
To purchase Sarah Benck and The Robber's debut album, Suicide Doublewide, or latest release, Neighbor's Garden, visit any of these fine online retailers
or
Visit one of these fine local music retailers:
Homer's Music Omaha AND Lincoln, NE
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About Sarah Benck and The Robbers -
2006 Omaha Entertainment Awards Winner --BEST SINGER/SONGWRITER
2007 Omaha Entertainment Awards Winner --BEST ADULT ALTERNATIVE
When you see Sarah Benck and The Robbers for the first time, the immediate question in your mind will be, “How does such a big voice come in such a small package?” When you listen to Sarah’s lyrics, you’ll wonder, “How can someone so young write such introspective and personal songs?"
Still in her early 20’s, Sarah has already become a mainstay of the Omaha music scene. She has been performing solo acoustic and with local bands since age 15, and in January of 2007 she was named “Best Singer/Songwriter” at the First Annual Omaha Entertainment Awards. Sarah was even asked by Omaha indie-rock band Cursive to record vocals for the song "Retreat"on their 2006 release Happy Hollow.
The Robbers help Sarah write, arrange, and evolve the music with an “anything goes” attitude, yet always serving the song.
Guitarist Jason Ferguson was obsessed with music from an early age and grew up with the sounds of blues, jazz and rock. He brings a wealth of studio and stage experience to the band.
Bassist Bob Carrig has already established himself in the Omaha music scene with his frenetic yet groove-laden playing. Having grown up listening to anything from Motown to Fugazi, Bob brings a fusion of musical diversity and classical training to The Robbers.
Drummer Scott "Zip" Zimmerman has a diverse musical background which includes teaching music in public schools and private lessons. He's played drums, percussion, and sang with several rock, funk and jazz groups. Zip’s funk-rock swagger provides the perfect feel to The Robbers music.
Since joining forces, Sarah Benck and The Robbers have become sought-after regional favorites, gigging often and sharing the stage with luminaries Buddy Guy, Sue Foley, Dawn Tyler, Renee Austin, Eric Sardinas, Hadden Sayers, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Rich Robinson, Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials, Bernard Alison, Savoy Brown, Kory and the FireFlies, Lee Rocker, Orenda Fink, Neva Dinova, REO Speed Wagon, Indigenous, Gillian Welch, Conor Oberst, Blues Traveler, BoDeans, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Bon Jovi.
With the release of their second CD, Neighbor’s Garden (2007), the band demonstrates how they’ve matured together musically. While their debut Suicide Doublewide (2005) was described by many as “bluesy rock”, their sophomore effort is devoid of any straight ahead blues tunes. The Robbers take a foundation of rock, funk, roots, and blues and build upon those genres with this record. One could almost describe them as a soul band, especially on slower tracks such as “Good Man” and the album closer “I Can Still”. It is the more upbeat and groove-laden tracks such as “What You Got”, “Dig Your Grave”, “Dump The Truck”, and the title track “Neighbor’s Garden” that keep the crowds coming back to their live shows, giving the audience what they really want: that opportunity to subtly bob ones’ head, full on dance to the music, or just feel what the band is sending their way. Sarah Benck and The Robbers succeed in delivering that, both live and on their new album and that is what will allow them to continue to enthrall and grow their audience.
This music resonates with young and old alike. After a performance, the line to meet the band says it all. From preteens with dreams of singing and playing guitar to baby boomers who swear they’ve just witnessed the next Bonnie Raitt. There’s something there for everyone. Catch them live, and you too will become one of the faithful.
Press Quotes -
"This band has never failed to create that impression of future possibilities: the songs are there, the live performance is electric, and the band rocks til it hurts."
-Rick Galusha - Omaha City Weekly
"...she is extremely reserved and soft-spoken; one could almost even say meek, but when shes onstage, theres no doubt she belongs there as she jams on that Gibson hollow-body guitar, singing as if her vocal chords were attached to her soul. To say she has a powerful voice is an understatement."
- Staff- Omaha City Weekly
"On the new album, Benck continues to lean on a voice that's equal parts Bonnie, Ricki, and Joni, sung over tunes that are equal parts Van Morrison, Black Crowes and Spin Doctors. At the age 23, Benck's voice is still growing, though it's already bigger than her 5-foot nothing frame. The fact that the music lies somewhere between Americana, R&B, chick pop and good-time rock is surprising and respectable, especially since she's well aware that she's doing it from the heart of indie. Benck never caters to the mode o' day of the Creek/indie/slacker nation -- where Omaha just happens to be the capitol -- and that's just the way she wants it -- preferring pop to pap."
- Tim McMahan - Lazyi.com
"The combination of the soft acoustic guitar and Sarahs beautiful, sincere vocals send shivers down my spine. This band is extremely talented and has a bluesy swagger that will knock you on your ass."
- Kyle Kolitha, Omaha Pulp
"The second release from this Omaha based combo sees them turn in a confident and accomplished set of soul and funk infused rock, with the prerequisites for the successful delivery of their chosen genre all firmly in place."
- John Hinshelwood - Americana UK
"How about Sarah Benck & The Robbers? They fuckin' rock!"
- John Popper (opening for Blues Traveler, July 2006)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/28/2004
Band Website: sarahbenck.com
Band Members: Sarah Benck And The Robbers in Spin Magazine! Click here and scroll down to page 119 near the bottom.

Sarah Benck - vocals, guitar
Jason Ferguson - guitar
Bob Carrig - bass, bass theremin
Scott "Zip" Zimmerman - drums

Influences: Stevie Wonder, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Freddie King, Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Marvin Gaye, Bonnie Raitt, Ryan Adams, Lucinda Williams, Beatles, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, Gladys Knight, B.B. King, Duane Allman, Jeff Beck, Wes Montgomery, Miles Davis, David Bowie, Queen, Sly and the Family Stone, and your mom.
Sounds Like: Sarah Benck And The Robbers in Spin Magazine! Click here and scroll down to page 119 near the bottom.

Type of Label: None

My Blog

We made the Lollapalooza Top 20!!!

Hey Friends,We were selected by the "celebrity judges" to be one of the 20 semi-finalists in the Lollapalooza Last Band Standing contest. This is exciting news for us.Now, we are in another online vot...
Posted by Sarah Benck and The Robbers on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:33:00 PST

SPIN magazine!

July 08 issue mentions Sarah Benck and The Robbers , Brad Hoshaw, Kyle Harvey and many others along with a little history of the scene. Go Omaha !Sarah Benck And The Robbers in Spin Magazine! Click h...
Posted by Sarah Benck and The Robbers on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:33:00 PST

Lollapalooza 2008 Contest

Hey Friends,We need your help!We have entered a contest to play at Lollapalooza in Chicago this summer, and the first round has already begun. Round one of "Last Band Standing" is online voting. The t...
Posted by Sarah Benck and The Robbers on Sat, 31 May 2008 04:46:00 PST

M cubed+ D = Big Magic

.....Or at least that’s the mathematical equasion I coined for our tour last week. So for the less geeky that’s Madison, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and Des Moines (consult our new friends the...
Posted by Sarah Benck and The Robbers on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:15:00 PST

THANK YOU !!!!!!!!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone that voted for us in multiple catagories for the 1st and 2nd annual Omaha Entertainment Awards ! We recieved nominations for Best Adult Alternative, Album of the...
Posted by Sarah Benck and The Robbers on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:53:00 PST

The new CD!

So it's been a while since we released our last disc. We at SB&TR thought it was high time the band start working on another, and so that's exactly what we have done. Everything about th...
Posted by Sarah Benck and The Robbers on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 01:31:00 PST

New Pictures!

If you haven't already noticed, we've added a few new pictures to our Spacester. Hope you like! SB Technical Support
Posted by Sarah Benck and The Robbers on Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:58:00 PST

Check it out!

The City Weekly had done a very nice article recapping Omaha Music in 2005. Pick up a copy or visit them online! City Weekly Article...
Posted by Sarah Benck and The Robbers on Thu, 01 Dec 2005 02:58:00 PST