Out Now: ‘Slippin’ and Slidin,’ New EP from The Immediate Family (Danny Kortchmar/Waddy Wachtel/Leland Sklar/Russ Kunkel/Steve Postell) — Live Stream 10/17

Today, The Immediate Family — a venerable who’s-who of music industry legends involving Danny Kortchmar (guitar and vocals), Waddy Wachtel (guitar and vocals), Leland Sklar (bass), Russ Kunkel (drums) and Steve Postell (guitar and vocals) — releases Slippin’ and Slidin’, a new five-song EP.

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Slippin’ and Slidin’ is the ensemble’s first U.S. release, and includes “New York Minute” and a live version of “Werewolves of London,” both of which were co-written by members of the group.

To celebrate the release of the EP, the Immediate Family will host a live stream gig on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. PT, streaming a live performance via StageIt. This will serve as the band’s “release party” for the EP, and ticket information to access the stream can be found by clicking here.

Waiting patiently for our EP release and show! Join us on 10/17 as we celebrate the release of “Slippin’ and Slidin’” on @StageIt, presented by @QuartoValley Records!
Tickets available here: https://t.co/S2PBrYQkqC
Pre-order the EP here: https://t.co/6uAz7Buxtn pic.twitter.com/e7v1gEnC6G

— TheImmedFamily (@TheImmedFamily) October 14, 2020

As for the Immediate Family, the rock and roll resume of the group is eye-popping:

The band is the evolution of a lifetime of friendship of playing music together: it began in the 1970s as a collective of studio and live musicians known as “The Section,” best known for both their work in support of some of the top selling singer/songwriters and solo singers in the history of music, as well as their own acclaimed instrumental albums. Collectively, Kortchmar, Sklar, Kunkel and Waddy Wachtel are four of the most recorded, respected & sought-after musicians in modern music and helped define the sound of a generation by supporting many of the most iconic artists of the last five decades, including James Taylor, Carole King, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Keith Richards, Neil Young, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Don Henley, Phil Collins, Bonnie Raitt, Warren Zevon, Stevie Nicks, Bryan Ferry, Lyle Lovett and Jimmy Buffett – as well as producers Lou Adler and Peter Asher.

With the addition of touring/session guitarist/songwriter/producer Steve Postell (who joined in 2018), the quintet of seasoned music industry veterans has been working on an as-yet untitled studio album that, when released, will be the group’s first U.S. release after the record Honey, Don’t Leave L.A., which was released in Japan.

In addition to the new musical activity, the Immediate Family will also be the focus of a new documentary film from Denny Tedesco as the follow-up to Tedesco’s acclaimed documentary on The Wrecking Crew.

Stream the new EP below, via Spotify: