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scious music. Together with their base of loyal fans, affectionately called “Indubians”, they have achieved worldwide acclaim as the originators and ambassadors of the Rootstronica genre (a high energy blend of Reggae, Rock and EDM). The album opens with a memorable one-two punch of “He Who Has Ears” and “Rocketship” that is sure to gain Indubious many more listeners as they soar to new heights that are set to take them – as the al- bum closer says with horns and a sultry groove – “Sky High.” Cris Jacobs emerges from the dismantled Baltimore-band The Bridge. While there he honed his craft with a decade of work, five records and a demanding per- formance schedule of 200 shows per year. In his role as principal songwriter and frontman he honed his craft as a versatile per- former. Now he’s hoping for a lit- tle of the luck that Chris Staple- ton found when he broke away from The Steeldrivers. He might just find it, too. Vocally, Jacobs Watch Cris Jacobs Perform “The Devil or Jesse James” NJ STAGE 2017 - Vol. 4 No. 8 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 133