Formed in 2017 in Raleigh North Carolina, and consisting of Ely “Salted Sweet Cream” Yarbrough, Jonathan “Dok Tok” Castro, and Stephen “The Groovatron” Yates, Lazaris Pit is a power trio that channels “Big Dawg Meditation Music”. What does that sound like you ask? Well…sometimes its fuzzy and sometimes it’s fast;  sometimes it’s funky, and sometimes it’s ambient. One thing for sure: it is at all the times groovy and guaranteed to get the party started. When music lovers leave an L.P. show the haven’t just heard a standard night of music, they have witnessed a mind meld of musical tapestries that weaves a kaleidoscope-like vision of love.

Lazaris Pit’s influences range from classic pop of all eras, mixed with high energy rock n’ roll from the 70’s and 80’s, and filtered through a psychedelic lens in the spirit of the Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd. With this in the batter, they cook up an incredibly unique blend of tunes that feel familiar while at the same time sounding wholly original.  Lazaris pit has the versatile quality to fit in with everything from groovy funk shows, to psychedelic odysseys,  all the way down to the DIY basement punk ragers.  As long as there are fans of “getting down” in the building, they will be driven to euphoric frenzy with Lazaris Pit.

Lazaris Pit has played a number of venues, large and small, throughout the North and Southeast, from New York City down to New Orleans, with countless stops in between, and looks forward to bringing their unique brand of rock n’ roll nationwide.  Given that their sounds have resonated from large festival fields to historic college campuses to the most intimate of dive bars and clubs, they have the ability to craft a set of magic for any occasion.   Lazaris Pit looks forward to working closely with everyone in booking events that are successful musically, spiritually, and of course financially, for all!