Mississippi Cactus Revival

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Bands reunite all the time these days, but it’s hard to think of a more dramatic comeback story than Mississippi Cactus. For almost two decades the boozy rock band played shows all over the city, until gradually burning out after a third album, 2012’s The Lost Album, that took far longer than any of them imagined to release. And then, a few years after that album, guitarist Mike Friedl suffered acute multiple system organ failure and went into a medical coma for nearly a month. Despite the bleak diagnosis, he survived, and after a hard-fought recovery where he learned how to walk again, he resumed playing guitar—his bandmates marvel that he’s better at it than ever now. The band’s revival begins with this show at Club Garibaldi, and will feature the group’s longtime producer Jeff Hamilton on bass.