DDBB | 02.07.07 | GREENVILLE, SC

Words & Images by: Kevin Quinn

Dirty Dozen Brass Band :: 02.07.07 :: Gottrocks :: Greenville, SC

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After a long absence from Greenville, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band rolled back into town to play at Gottrocks, one of South Carolina’s best clubs, with their good friends, The Work.

The night kicked off with a short set by The Work featuring a fine blend of jazz, Southern rock, funk, Americana, and blues. They really got the crowd primed for the Dozen, who kicked off a long first set with that seriously lowdown jazz-funk that they’re famous for. Knowing that two members of The Work were celebrating their birthdays that night, the DDBB kicked the set into high gear and laid down some heavy funk that got the feet of nearly everyone in the place moving. The whole set was an unending energetic wave that ended with a Mardi Gras style “When the Saints Go Marching In” with Craig Sorrels of The Work adding his trumpet to the mix.

DDBB :: 02.07

If everybody thought the first two hours couldn’t be topped they were wrong. The second set started off slower and deeper with The Work’s Mitch Towles and Charles Hedgepath lending a hand on guitar. The momentum built as Sorrels rejoined the Dirty Dozen, leading up to a funky NOLA version of “Happy Birthday.” They carried on with Funkadelic’s “Red Hot Mamma,” Stevie Wonder’s “Superstitious,” and Little Feat’s “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now.” The evening ended with a stellar version of “Dirty Old Man” that left everyone calling out for more of that dirty NOLA brass.

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