Brother Num brought the rub-a-dub vibe to the Dinosaur on Friday evening.
Shout-out to trombonist Melissa Gardiner for sending out a reminder about her sitting in with the reggae artist Brother Num.
Posts Tagged ‘Music’
Dancehall Style
Saturday, March 28th, 2015Throwback Thursday
Thursday, March 26th, 2015
Flautist Nicole Mitchell will return to Syracuse to headline a fundraiser at the Community Folk Art Center next month. She is pictured here from a holiday party at OnaJava about 10 years ago.
Orange Connections and SXSW
Monday, March 23rd, 2015Syracuse alum and ATL music/entertainment insider Shanti Das (aka Shoestrings) appeared last week at SXSW on a panel to discuss gender politics in Hip Hop culture. We also heard her on a recent Combat Jack Show where she talked about an upcoming campaign called “Silence the Shame” to create dialogue about mental health.
Das came to CBT last fall.
Lady Sings the Blues (part 2)
Saturday, March 21st, 2015Here is a Marvin Gaye cover from Thursday’s Women in Music event at the Community Folk Art Center. You’ll enjoy the great melodic synergy between Sherri Williams, Jeff Houston and Travis Reed, plus the slide show of local and national protest photographs that accompanied the song was genius. Almost makes you wanna holler!
Lady Sings the Blues
Friday, March 20th, 2015
Vocalist Sherri Williams talked about the impact of music on her family.
We saw five dynamic ladies participate in the Women in Music series last night at the Community Folk Art Gallery (CFAC). The featured vocalist was Sherri Williams. Her set, complete with a visual slide show, reminded us how much our relationship to music has changed in terms of sharing and appreciating songs. Unlike today’s personal device/social media/digital download environment, back in the day we often listened to music as families, and did our own version of liking and sharing. One particular cut Williams remembered hearing through her uncle’s collection was “For the Love of You” by the Isley Bros. Her rendition of that classic, with Jeff Houston on guitar and Travis Reed on keys, ushered in a sweet wave of nostalgia that felt like a late summer cookout.
Downtown Funk
Tuesday, March 17th, 2015Better to Give than Receive
Monday, March 16th, 2015
A spoonful of the brownie waffle makes the funk go down.
Mike Heagerty makes no excuses when it comes to hospitality as he shares a James Brownie Waffle Sundae with musicians at the tribute to James Brown “Doin’ It to Death” (DITD) last week.
Emanuel Washington gets a taste of the James Brown Waffle Sundae during the second set.
Week in Review: Fungiere
Sunday, March 15th, 2015
Gregory Collins: The Mr. Please, Please, Please of the local Funk Scene
We wish you knew what it was like to experience something this funky. We’re not talking uptown, but strictly some downtown, alleyway, outside of Armory Square, dumpster funk. Emanuel “never miss a beat” Washington organized “Doin It to Death,” a tribute to James Brown and the show had people nearly climbing the walls inside Funk-n-Waffles (downtown) on Thursday. We don’t know if the band (including a killer horn section) rehearsed or had a previous gig, but on this night the force (of funk) was with them indeed. The only thing that would have made this a better outing is if they had been scheduled during the NCAA Regional Finals weekend.
Making short cameo appearances during the two-hour plus show were Washington’s band mates from Sophistafunk, Adam Gold and Jack Brown.
Mike Spadaro: All about the bass
E. Washington, drummer, and a crowd jammin’ on the one.
The multi-generational crowd also roared when Washington announced that he would be putting together a Beastie Boys Tribute in June.
This was a first show at the new Funk-n-Waffles location and the place definitely has the potential to make some noise on the Downtown music scene.
The tight horn section was a Fields sandwich (Dan on trumpet and Nick on tenor sax) punctuated by the book ends of Melissa Gardiner (trombone) and 17-year old Dunham Hall (alto sax).
Week in Review
Sunday, March 15th, 2015
Anjela Lynn, ladies first
When it comes to bringing the crowd to the Sitrus Lounge, and making them get off their feet and dance, or in some cases sing, nobody does it like Michael & Anjela Lynn. Their second show for the season at the Sheraton Hotel was a perfect celebration of the roots of smooth R&B and the gift of musical enjoyment on Friday. They were backed up superbly by the next generation, aka the Talented Ones.
Deyquan Bowens
John Buda Bowens
Michael Houston
Al Cutri
Anjela gets some help on vocals during the second set
Cold Sweat
Friday, March 13th, 2015“Funk is not fast, it’s not slow…it’s just funky…”
-Gregory Collins
Gregory Collins captured the energy, moves and mannerisms of Mr. Please, Please, Please, Mr. Dynamite and the Hardest Working Man in Show Business at the Tribute to James Brown at Funk-n-Waffles (Downtown) last night.