
TAUK and lespecial Team Up for Six Co-Headlining Shows Across Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina
Two progressive jamtronic bands, both built on lifelong friendships, share the bill for two night weekend stands all through November.
TAUK and lespecial have joined forces for a six show co-headlining run across three weekends in November 2026, taking two of the more adventurous names in progressive jamtronic through Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina. Each band is a story of long friendships, and the pairing has been described as a titanic meeting of musical forces.
The Two Bands
TAUK is a New York based instrumental quartet made up of Matt Jalbert on guitar, Charlie Dolan on bass, A.C. Carter on keyboards and organ, and Isaac Teel on drums. The group has been a going concern since seventh grade, burst onto the scene in 2014, and has built a catalog of nine studio albums and four live albums on its devotion to deep grooves. lespecial is the trio of Luke Bemand on bass, synth, percussion and vocals, Jonathan Grusauskas on guitar, synth, sampler, percussion and vocals, and Rory Dolan on drums, sampler, percussion and vocals. They have delivered shows for two decades and released seven albums.
The Dates
The run opened with a Friday night, November 6th, at Zodiac Live in Ybor City, Tampa, followed by Midline Miami on the 7th. It moves next to The Charleston Pour House in Charleston, South Carolina, for two nights on November 13th and 14th, then closes with two nights at Eulogy at Burial Beer Co. in Asheville, North Carolina, on November 20th and 21st. Night two in Charleston is billed as a special collaboration, with the two bands joining forces as LES TAUK alongside vocalist Kanika Moore of Doom Flamingo.
Beyond the Run
Both bands have New Year’s Eve plans. TAUK is set for Citizens House of Blues in Boston on December 31st, while lespecial plays Sony Hall in New York City on December 30th and Infinity Music Hall in Hartford, Connecticut, on December 31st. For more on the bands, visit TAUK and lespecial, and see the full run in Music Fest News.
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