Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Backbeat to the Future

For close to 20 years, Boston’s John Brown’s Body have been among the most progressive reggae bands on the planet. Melding a mélange of influences from rock and funk to world music to irie island vibes, the eight-member ensemble is the foremost purveyor of “future roots” music. Fortunately for local audiences, the future is now — or at least this Saturday, January 26, when the band plays the Higher Ground Ballroom with Among Criminals and Vermont’s ONEoverZERO.