ELDRIDGE GRAVY & THE COURT
SUPREME
plus:
The GREASE TRAPS
Friday, August 20th
8PM Door
$12
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*ELDRIDGE GRAVY & THE COURT SUPREME*
is a funk juggernaut. Backed by the hot, gritty orchestration of the 10-person
Court Supreme, frontman Eldridge Gravy easily works dancefloors to a fever pitch
with his full-bore performance and smooth rapport with the audience.
The band,
like so many of its members, is the product of a wonderful accident. Early in
2006, in what was supposed to be a one-off event, an instrumental band teamed
up with a guest singer to learn some James Brown and Parliament covers for a moving-out
party. The next morning, the house was torn up, shattered glass everywhere, tables
broken, and the landlord was on his way for the final walk-through. In the wake
of this carnage, ELDRIDGE GRAVY & THE COURT SUPREME was born.
The group
quickly picked up horns, keys, backup singers, and were soon 11 men and women
strong. Originals soon replaced covers, sounding like a viscous blend of the songs
they cut their teeth on -- Sly and The Family Stone, Funkadelic, and James
Brown are touchstones for their sound, but Eldridge Gravy has a distinct sound
and persona that's unmistakably their own. While ELDRIDGE GRAVY fit in with the
recent soul revival heralded by Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, they have also
played alongside hip hop crews, balkan brass groups, and scuzzy bar rock bands.
Their high energy, tight arrangements, and massive stage presence have the power
to convince any crowd that funk ain't dead.
In May of 2009 the group released
their first CD "Us Is What Time It Is" to a sold out Tractor Tavern.
Recorded at AVAST Studios and mastered by Mell Detmer, the album is a taut collection
of hook filled psychedelic soul and funk that calls to mind Sly's "Stand!"
and The Temptations circa 1969.
"One of the best live shows in Seattle"
-Seattle Weekly
"Their solid and rousing debut album, Us Is What
Time It Is, was released in May of this year and delivers a swift kick in the
rear to remind you funk is alive and well. Frontman Eldridge Gravy provides smooth,
charismatic vocals that the founding fathers of funk can be proud of."
*GREASETRAPS*
Rare
deep funk, instrumental soul, and 70's Funk Jazz dance classics. Featuring members
of CROWN CITY ROCKERS and BROWN BAGGIN and Orlando Julius' Afrobeat Orchestra.
Tight and soulful grooves that'll keep your head noddin' and your ass vibratin'!
(70'sFunk&Soul&HipHopAfroBeat)
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