Saturday, June 23
Combining sounds of vintage funk, classic rock, and
improvision, Bonerama takes the classic New Orleans
brass funk music and makes it its own breed of sound. Bonerama has been
recognized by Rolling Stone Magazine as, “the ultimate in brass balls” (Rolling
Stone, 2005). They have also been noted for, “crushing ensemble riffing,
human-feedback shrieks and wah-wah growls” (Rolling Stone, 2007).
Also performing this evening, Mingo
Fishtrap, holds different musical characteristics. As noted by David Lynch
of the Austin Chronicle, Mingo Fishtrap is, “Tight n’ punchy horns, deep
rhythms, restless melodies, and emotive singing had garnered Mingo justified
respect as a live powerhouse.”
Mingo hones in on soul, R&B,
and funk music to get the crowds dancing for hours. Their influence include
Motown, Sly and the Family Stone, and Otis Redding.
Psychedelic soul and heavy funk
band, Monophonics, consider themselces a sub-genre of soul music with
mixes of soul and psychedelic rock. Staking their claim in the Bay Area of San Francisco,
the Monophonics have toured all around California
up to Motown and down to Louisiana
and now making their way to the Big Apple.
