The band's performances consist of covers of classic songs
Jason Newsted, former bassist of Metallica, and his band The Chophouse Band performed last Friday, the 12th, at the Cultural Council in Florida and did a cover of Neil Young's classic, "Rockin' In The Free World".
The band's name was inspired by the recording studio Jason founded, The Chophouse Records Studio. With four locations in different cities across the United States, the first opened in 1992 in San Francisco, California, following the success of Black Album the previous year.
Currently, The Chophouse Band's repertoire consists of covers of classics by Johnny Cash, George Jones, Tom Waits, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and Jason Isbell. According to InJupiter, Jason has already started composing some original songs for the band, but there is still no release date for an album or EP.
Jason also has an art exhibition at the Cultural Council called Rawk – The Art of Jason Newsted until February 3rd.
The bassist left Metallica in 2001 and was replaced by Robert Trujillo.
Check out the video of The Chophouse Band's cover of "Rockin' In The Free World":
