Jackson Wetherbee
Lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Photo: Erik Fralick / courtesy The Elovaters
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Since 2013
The Story
2013–14
Wetherbee and Asta meet at a bar and start the band, first called The Cornerstone. First show: Main Street Sports Bar and Grille, Plymouth. They tour the East Coast in a white-painted short school bus.
2017
They rename to The Elovaters after a name dispute. Their debut album, titled The Cornerstone, is released.
2018
Defy Gravity hits #1 on Billboard Reggae. "Boston" plays at the Red Sox World Series parade, and "People Go" airs on CBS's Hawaii Five-0.
2020
Double Vision EP with Bret Bollinger of Pepper and Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad.
2021
Castles, recorded with Johnny Cosmic at Great Stone Studios, Oakland.
2022
New England Music Awards Artist and Live Act of the Year, and Boston Music Awards Reggae/Ska Artist of the Year. Summer tour with Slightly Stoopid.
2023
Endless Summer; tour with Pepper and Stick Figure.
2024
Endless Summer Deluxe; Slightly Dirty Summer Tour with Dirty Heads and Slightly Stoopid.
2026
Shark Belly Motel (18 tracks, produced by Jon Joseph, mastered by Dale Becker). Red Rocks, May 2026.
2027
New Zealand and Australia, the spring Shark Belly Motel Tour, and a summer run with Stick Figure.
