The Immediate Family

Very often a band’s formation can come from what seems like a preordained convergence. Musicians meet, they may perform together in various configurations. Time goes by as each one develops their own career. But sometimes there can be a musical attraction that puts them together again, and finally, each member seems to realize at the same time: this is a band. When that happens, it becomes clear that fate has a hand in what has come together. And like the time-tested saying goes, don’t fight it.

That is exactly what occurred when The Immediate Family became a band – Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, Russ Kunkel, Leland Sklar, and Steve Postell – probably have more session and live show mileage than just about any other living players today. Each is known for their prodigious ability to be in the right place and at the right time on an endless list of best-selling and hugely influential recordings over the past 50 years.

The Immediate Family’s sophomore studio album, Skin In The Game via Quarto Valley Records, takes everything the quintet excels at and shows how groups of this caliber grow in ways that often aren’t expected. The band is also the subject of a full-length documentary that goes into depth about the long history of the group and all the accomplishments each individual member has made. Directed by Danny Tedesco, the movie will be distributed by Magnolia Pictures in late 2023.

This show is the band’s Record Release Party!