The Ben Phelps Project are a Hampton Roads band that have been playing regionally since 2004. They have released two albums, "Vision and Sound" in 2006, and their new 2019 release "Wake Up the Guards" was featured as Album of the Week on Out of the Box with Paul Shugrue. The six-piece band combines jazz, rock and blues to form a lively and full sound. They have a tight rhythm section punctuated by blasting saxophone and soulful keys. Lead singer and front man Ben Phelps’ powerful and expressive vocals anchor their sound. On "Wake Up the Guards" he and drummer Mike Adams primarily wrote the lyrics. As we discuss in this episode, they turn political and social for the first time on the anthemic "That Dog Don't Hunt." But the resounding theme of their lyrics and this album is hope for an equal society and love for each other despite our differences. And as Mike Adams says when talking about the song "Broken Clocks," at the end of the day love should be the most important thing in your life.