The Rod MacDonald Quartet

The Rod MacDonald Quartet is a Palm Beach County-based rock and roll band formed by singer-songwriter Rod MacDonald and three bandmates from Big Brass Bed, a Bob Dylan cover band the Palm Beach Post called “a rolicking blend of blues, folk, country, and other roots-loving styles…(and) when the singer approached the mike, you could make out the lyrics.” New Times named Big Brass Bed “South Florida’s Best Folk Band of 2016” with its electric lineup.

The band’s two original members, singer-guitarist Rod MacDonald and drummer Bill Meredith, are joined by lead guitarist Mario LaCasse, a virtuoso rock and funk soloist who’s traveled with Copland Davis and The Groove Merchants, and bassist Doug Lindsay, who’s anchored popular area bands for thirty years.

The quartet, while still covering Dylan, other famed songwriters, rock and blues standards, also performs some of MacDonald’s work. A nationally-known singer-songwriter with numerous songs covered by other artists, his 14th album, Rants And Romance, was released in June 2023 and spent several weeks in the top ten on national folk dj charts. As a lead singer, he’s done 40 tours of Europe and festivals throughout the US, Europe and Australia, and was named one of the “Ten Greatest South Florida Folk Singers of All Time” by New Times.