The Chris Robinson Brotherhood

With his main band on hiatus, the Black Crowes’ singer wasted little time launching the Chris Robinson Brotherhood. His new lineup includes Crowes touring keyboardist Adam MacDougall and guitarist Neal Casal, formerly of Ryan Adams’ Cardinals. Their debut album “Ritual” arrived last week loaded with extra-psychedelic hippie soul-rock. Live shows so far have been long enough for intermissions and rounded out with numerous Dead/Jerry Garcia covers and some of Robinson’s New Earth Mud tunes. But no Crowes. Chris Riemenschneider