GOD STREET WINE POURS IT ON.(PREVIEW)

Byline: GREG HAYMES - Staff writer

This column spotlights musicians on tour through the Capital Region.

Staff writer

Following in the footsteps of neo-hippie bands like the Spin Doctors, Phish and Blues Traveler, God Street Wine is finally coming of age. The quintet churns out dizzyingly kaleidoscopic tie-dyed rock that extends far beyond the usual borders.

A full-tilt jammin' band with serious jazz-funk overtones, God Street Wine's debut album, "Bag" on Ripe 'N Ready Records, is all over the musical map.

"Some people tell us we sound like Steely Dan or the Allman Brothers, and some of our younger fans compare us to Phish, but most folks miss the underlying James Brown influence," says guitarist-vocalist Lo Faber.

"As the Beatles showed more than 20 years ago, rock 'n' roll can encompass any style of music. Blues and country, sure, but there's also room for jazz, funk, pop, even classical. It seems that recently …