At this point in the afternoon, the keyboardist needs to prepare for a Mardi Gras-themed tribute to one-eyed New Orleans piano legend James Booker that's happening the next day in Brooklyn—with Benevento in full costume. "I'm wearing the eye patch and everything," he says with a chuckle. "So right now I have some serious Booker-shedding to do."
Hopefully, he'll make room for some sleep in there somewhere too.
TigerFace is out now on The Royal Potato Family Records. Marco Benevento will perform at the Midnight Ramble at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock on March 2 and at BSP Lounge in Kingston on March 30. Marcobenevento.com.
