Jimmy Herring, lead guitarist with Widespread Panic for the last decade, has formed a new band, The Invisible Whip. But that doesn’t mean he’s leaving the Panic, he’s planning to juggle gigs with both.
It’s been five years since Herring last toured with his own band, but he’s on the road again. Jimmy Herring and The Invisible Whip launched a summer tour July 19 that features new music Herring has been working on along with material from his two records, “Lifeboat” and “Subject To Change Without Notice.”
Chattanoogans will be among the first to hear Jimmy Herring and The Invisible Whip when they play Revelry Room on Sunday, July 23, at 9 p.m.
Herring is the quintessential musician’s musician with nearly 40 years in the music business. He was a founding member of Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit, which toured throughout the 1980s and ’90s.
In 1997, Herring joined Butch Trucks, Derek Trucks, John Popper, Kofi Burbridge, Oteil Burbridge and Mac Quinones to form Frogwings, before later joining Jazz Is Dead then Phil Lesh.