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Dumpstaphunk at Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia

Courtesy of Nate Simpkins | Posted on February 15, 2022

Where

Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia
1009 Canal Street
Philadelphia, PA
Map
(215) 606-4950

Dumpstaphunk at Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia

When

Sat, February 19, 2022
8:00 pm

At Door

$22

Musicians

Ivan Neville
keyboards
Tony Hall
bass, electric
Dumpstaphunk
band / ensemble / orchestra

About

Dumpstaphunk stands out amongst New Orleans' best, cementing themselves as one of the funkiest bands to ever arise from the Crescent City. Born on the Jazz & Heritage Festival stage, and descended from Neville and Meters family bloodlines, these soldiers of funk ignite a deep, gritty groove that dares listeners not to move. Their performances combine ingenious musicianship through complex funk, rock, and jazz arrangements accompanied by soulful melodies and Big Easy traditions.

The band just released their 4th studio album Where Do We Go From Here on April 23, 2021 featuring Marcus King, Trombone Shorty and Chali 2Na, and is now available on double bronze vinyl, CD and all digital platforms. Dumpstaphunk culled material from many different sources over the past few years, creating during downtime and rare off tour cycle stop-gaps at various studios in New Orleans: some songs were born on-the-spot in the studio, others as a drum beat or a groove at sound-check. A few were simply covers that were already in the band’s live repertoire. The songwriting was largely collaborative, with all band-members contributing their own respective stylistic nuances. ...

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