“You talkin’ ‘bout my Mama??” Indeed they are. When the Booty Band hits
the stage, everybody dances.
A new funk phenomenon from Asheville, NC is perking up eyebrows and ear
holes as they spread their festive, exciting and unpredictable stage show
throughout the US and even as far south as Negril, Jamaica.
They've taken a slightly less than subtle approach to naming
the band, producing a moniker which at once describes the sound, the
fury, the philosophy of the band. They are Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty
Band. Their horn, guitar and percussion-based sound is designed to
make feet flood the dance floor, and they succeed with alarming
proficiency. Adding elements of hip hop, reggae, ska, and latin to the mix,
funk is merely the base from which their endless exploits
refuel. The band is excited about bonding these genres of music together into a style they call “Bounce Music.”
The Booty Band keeps things jumping with a constant reshuffling of instruments and singers while engaging the crowd with rousing banter, onstage antics galore, and a compelling, festive spirit. The band is comprised of musicians from all over the country. Gregbob “Rescue in the Night” Hollowell, from Connecticut and Michigan, bends and twists the saxophones at will. Grady "The White Baby" Gilbert handles the fluid frequencies of the electric guitar. Busting out an infantry of bending guitar solos, John-Paul “The Stall” Miller, a Florida beach freak, forms the other half of the two-headed hydra guitar beast while occasionally blowing speakers on the bass and tearing holes in the timbales. Al Al “The Only” Ingram originally from North Carolina, holds down the heavy bass tones and the twisted trombone while sending melody lines soaring through the air. Dave Partin, also from North Carolina, holds down the pocket and thumps away on the rhythm scene. Derrick “Juices and Berries” Johnson adds thick and furious trombone licks to the Booty Band’s special recipe. At any moment you may catch any of the band members rapping, singing or simply talkin’ about yo mama on the mic.
With a large catalog of originals, the Booty Band can enthrall any type of crowd they come across. Fans of all shapes, sizes and shades come together and feel at home in the basking beauty of the Booty Band. While original material is their main focus, these gifted misfits may surprise you with a well-timed cover by artists such as Miles Davis, Beastie Boys, Herbie Hancock, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jamiroquai, Galactic and P-Funk.
Their show includes liberal amounts of space between the songs for jokes, silly accents and wigs. Yet underneath the seemingly chaotic stage presence is a discipline, a blueprint, and a game plan. They will bring music to the masses, and they will dance.
