Astral Funk in the Wilderness — Love & Luck Ranch
Love & Luck Ranch · Applegate Valley

Astral Funk
in the Wilderness

Supernatural improv in the wilderness. A supergroup playing freeform, no setlist, in a sound-responsive amphitheater carved into the earth — pét-nat and natural wine poured under open sky.

DateTBD — details to follow
Time5:30PM — late
WhereThe Earth Stage, Love & Luck Ranch
Meet the Artists
The Poster
Astral Funk in the Wilderness event poster — The Willie Waldman Project presents Astral Funk, featuring Willie Waldman, Norwood Fisher, and Tony Austin, an evening focused on pét-nat and natural wines
The Supergroup

Who’s playing

Three players who’ve spent careers moving between funk, jazz, and rock — brought together for one night to jam freeform, with no setlist and no two takes alike.

TRUMPET

Willie Waldman

A trumpeter known for pushing the instrument into funk, jazz, and hip-hop territory, with recording and touring credits alongside Tupac Shakur and Phil Lesh.

BASS

Norwood Fisher

Founding bassist of Fishbone, one of the defining bands of the LA funk and ska-punk scene.

DRUMS

Tony Austin

A drummer whose credits include Kamasi Washington and Santana, bringing deep jazz and Latin-rock rhythm to the stage.

The Evening

One night, four movements

The program builds from a quiet arrival into full sound and light, then eases back down into embers.

5:30 — 6:30PM

Arrival

Guests arrive at golden hour. The amphitheater is already humming — low, ambient tones responding to voices and movement. Pét-nat poured at the barrel station alongside cheese and something briny.

6:30 — 7:30PM

The Wine Walk

A curated natural wine flight leads guests across the property. At each stop, one member of the supergroup plays a short, stripped-down preview — a single voice or instrument, out in the open.

7:30 — 9:00PM

The Set

No setlist — the supergroup plays freeform, following each other wherever the jam goes. The amphitheater’s lighting listens right along with them, reacting in real time to whatever they play next. Wine service continues, hosted at the stage’s edge.

9:00 — 10:30PM

Afterglow

Lighting drops to a slow ember palette. Late pours, a closing ambient set, the fire pit lit for whoever wants to stay.

What’s Poured

Pét-nat & natural wine, all night

No stemware pretension — just wines made with a light hand, poured by the people who make them where possible.

ON ARRIVAL

Pét-Nat

Chilled and lively, poured straight through arrival to set the tone for the night.

THE WALK

Natural Wine Flight

A small curated selection, paired to each stop along the wine walk.

THE SET

Hosted Pours

Full bar service at the amphitheater’s edge for the duration of the performance.

ALSO AVAILABLE

Bottle Service

Table-side bottle service for guests who want to settle in for the night.

ON SITE

Woodfired Pizza

Pizzas fired on site throughout the evening.

The Earth Stage

Sound you can see

There’s no setlist tonight — the band follows the jam wherever it goes, and the amphitheater follows right along with them. The lighting rig listens to the performance and answers back in real time: brightness, color, and movement pulled directly from whatever’s being played in that moment. No two nights, and no two songs, will ever light the same way twice.

Astral Funk in the Wilderness

An evening at Love & Luck Ranch, 6777 Sterling Creek Rd, Jacksonville, Oregon.

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