ARTIST LINEUP:
- THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS
- EOTO
- THE HEAVY PETS
- JUNO WHAT?! featuring members of the MOTET
- LYNX & JANOVER
- ANA SIA
- YAMN
- WHITEWATER RAMBLE
THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS
The New Mastersounds are a four-piece band based in Leeds, England, whose modern take on vintage soul-jazz, funk and rock draws influences from Jimmies McGriff, Smith, and Hendrix, as well as their most closely-associated mentors, The Meters. Try to imagine Grant Green and Lou Donaldson having a fight in a Hammond Organ shop while James Brown holds the coats, and you have some idea of what to expect from this band. Their first single, One Note Brown, was released on Blow It Hard Records in 2000 and was passionately championed by acclaimed Northern Soul and funk DJ Keb Darge. To date, the band has released five studio records: Plug & Play, 102%, This Is What We Do, Be Yourself, Keb Darge Presents… as well as The New Mastersounds Re::Mixed, and Live At La Cova.
Having toured throughout Europe, Japan and the USA, the NMS have earned global recognition as a key band in the ‘New Funk’ scene. But purists beware: their unique blend of funk, rock, soul and dance music is hard to sum up and doesn’t fit neatly into any one genre.
Their live shows will get you up dancing and hold you there intoxicated by the funk until last call - when you’ll stagger home or back to your campsite, sweaty and exhausted, on a wave of euphoria.
Led by guitarist and producer Eddie Roberts, The New Mastersounds feature Joe Tatton on Hammond, Pete Shand on bass and Simon Allen on drums.
http://www.myspace.com/newmastersounds
EOTO
Jason Hann and Michael Travis (percussionist and drummer from the band The String Cheese Incident) make up this 100% improvised live Breakbeat/ House/ Drum n Bass/ Trip Hop project. Drawing from the ethos of some of the great DJ's and computer artists of the world, they use cutting edge technology to create truly original and melodic dance music in the moment, with the undeniable power of live drums.
The music is all created on the spot, recorded, then mixed and remixed LIVE to create an ever evolving musical experience. Since the project is 100% improvised, every night promises to be a unique dance experience. Hann and Travis play different roles in this band than in SCI. Jason plays the drum kit, percussion and sampler, while Travis is in charge of the tonal elements, playing bass, guitar, keyboards, as well as hand percussion and live mixing.
http://www.myspace.com/eotomusic
THE HEAVY PETS
Hailing from Goshen, NY, The Heavy Pets have been playing original music together for over ten years. Using various lineups and names (My Friend’s Band, Anthem) they have played over 400 gigs together, and have shared the stage with such names as Particle, Bernie Worrell, Oteil Burbridge and the Peacemakers, Tea Leaf Green, Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes, and George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic.
Guitarist Jeff Lloyd made his South Florida debut jamming with George and P-Funk at Revolution New Years Eve '04-'05 and has since appeared with the funk legend twice to the delight of South Florida audiences. Since their arrival in South Florida, the Pets have earned a reputation as one of the area's most prolific and explosive original acts.
The band has spent the last three years touring nationally behind their double-disc debut album "Whale", and their newest release, the EP "Slow Motion Conductor". Backed by these critically revered and popularly celebrated recordings, the Pets have found a happy home on big stages across the country.
The Heavy Pets also now boast the extra umpf of bass phenom Felix Pastorius.
http://www.myspace.com/theheavypets
JUNO WHAT?! featuring members of the MOTET
Juno What?! is America’s newest contribution to the late 70's/early 80's electro funk movement. Blending high energy, funk-disco, synth bass, and electronica, this unit is ensured to invigorate audiences with their hybrid sounds.
Featuring members of The Motet (Joey Porter: keyboards & talk box, Dave Watts: drums and samples, and Dominic Lalli: saxophone & keys), these three accomplished musicians have gathered their collective talents and musical prowess to focus on this mission of making the world a better place.......to dance!A rising star in their field, Juno What?! is bringing their illuminated madness to every venue upon which they descend. Catalyzing dance-floors into sonic landscapes, Juno What?! is poised to take stages around the country to sternum bump its prey. A sound that is ahead of its time yet is steeped in a foundation of electro 80’s dance grooves with a healthy dose of progressive, booty-shaking themes.
http://myspace.com/junowhatband
LYNX & JANOVER
LYNX and Jamie Janover create an eclectic harmonic blend of all original hip-hop and down-tempo electronica grooves with folk style song writing, guitar playing, beat boxing, rhyming, amplified mini-kit percussion and the sounds of the hammered dulcimer.
Together they have achieved the elusive perfect balance between the acoustic and the electronic, using today’s most advanced technologies mixed with ancient live instrumentation to create a unified sound reflective of the polarized nature of our times.
http://www.myspace.com/lynxandjanover
ANA SIA
Ana Sia's dynamic delivery of brain-fazing beats has earned the Princess Slay-ah a pioneering place in the West Coast future sound movement. Her love of the low end combined with an intense understanding of the importance of dance to the human soul fuse together to create unforgettable sets of experience, whether she is slamming spots in her home of San Francisco or taking her turn in forests and at festivals around the country.
Let this artist bring you on an eclectic musical expedition into the deepest reaches of your own brain, delighting the rumble-lover in your soul as your thankful body tries to keep up. Ana Sia masterfully mixes a wide spectrum of rhythms with a beautiful fluidity and a delicate sensibility, giving the dance floor a delightfully wonky ride that ends at the corner of bliss and oblivion. Uniting the best elements of dirty dubstep, grimy glitch, and her personalized blend of "global slut psy-hop," Ana Sia's sets confirm crunk status of all who dare enter into the seamless sound-world of this woman of whomp.
http://www.myspace.com/ana_sia
YAMN
Yamn, a four piece touring band, released its self-titled first studio album in October 2008. The album embodies their self proclaimed progressive-electro-trance-fusion-grass-rock sound that has continued to gain them notoriety. At every show, the band visualizes their distinctive sound with an impressive light show, courtesy of Paul Whitehouse.
Since November 2006, Yamn has been bringing their unique performances to bars and clubs across the western United States. Currently calling Denver home, Yamn has been growing fast on the Colorado music scene. This has allowed them to continuously play Colorado’s best venues such as the Fox Theatre, Aggie Theatre, Quixote’s True Blue and open for members of String Cheese Incident and Umphrey’s McGee. The band continues to broaden its repertoire of musical genres, making it no surprise that fans will travel to see Yamn play.
http://www.myspace.com/yamnit
WHITEWATER RAMBLE
Self-described as "High-Octane Rocky Mountain DanceGrass", WhiteWater Ramble uses a simple recipe to craft it's sound - bluegrass instrumentation, add drums, and a boundary-less approach to grassing-up everything from house grooves to reggae. The Colorado-bred quintet combines the elements of Mandolin, Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar, Upright Bass, Drums and Vocals to explore the musical boundaries of multiple genres to fuel their own mixture of original music and innovative cover song interpretations. Whether playing an intimate encore, acoustic and unplugged in the crowd, or surfing on top of the upright bass, WhiteWater Ramble delivers a powerful and memorable live performance.
http://www.myspace.com/whitewaterramble
