Filed under: Emerging Artists, XCLUS!VES | Tags: Afro, Alex Toth, Brooklyn, Depeche Mode, Funk, funk n waffles, Hail to the Thief, Kalmia Trever, Kuma, Landing, Michael Jackson, Orchestra, Radiohead, Rose's Dream, Rubblebucket, Sophistafunk, Syracuse, The Bell House, There There, Thriller, Utica, World is Gonna Drown
Dancing the night away
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PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Emerging Artist: Rubblebucket Orchestra
VIEW: Photos below the jump
The lounge and bar area of Brooklyn’s The Bell House had less people sitting on the stools and chilling on their couches Friday, August 7, than usual. Instead, most of the people were in the back venue listening to some extraordinary live jams while chowing on waffles (Funk ‘n’ Waffles that is).
By a quarter to midnight Syracuse’s own Sophistafunk had ended their high energy performance that included a guest horn section from Utica whose saxophonist was especially feeling the groove. They blew the audience away with her insane improvisations. After such a finale it was hard to see how anything could follow up such a tour de force. Yet based on this writer’s experience, Rubblebucket Orchestra (or Rubblebucket—as they seem to be calling themselves now) have developed reputation of always miraculously exceeding expectations as they did in this show.
The way they entered the stage at The Bell House was uncharacteristically low-key, as the nine-piece band simply walked on stage by midnight and put their instruments on. My encounter before, with Rubblebucket was much different. It was at Syracuse’s Funk n Waffles and the show started with lead band members Alex Toth and Kalmia Traver entering from the front door — with a confident swagger that personified cool as they blew into their respective instruments and banged on a bucket, heading toward the stage and jamming into their first number as if it were nothing. (more…)
Filed under: Interviews | Tags: Euclid, live, Mayfest, show, Sophistafunk, To The Ruins, women's building
Mayfest, I mean SU Showcase, is NOT a day to party. No alcohol. No Euclid. No Fun. While the administration is trying to shut down a Syracuse University holiday, they are also trying to get students to participate in activities on campus. One of these school-sponsored (but cool) activities is a concert featuring To The Ruins and Sophistafunk outside the women’s building at 1pm. Will students leave the Euclid mecca to check out the show? Mike Murray, guitarist from To The Ruins, says, “I don’t think kids from Euclid will stick to Euclid. People will be filtering in from all over once they hear live music, which will be louder than anything else that’s going on. I think students will naturally drift towards the women’s building once they see that there is a live performance going on. Plus, if everyone is drunk, they will want to go see a live show because it’s something fun to do.”
I will definitely be checking out this awesome show, but naturally, only after spending some quality time on Euclid. Tomorrow, April 21, 1pm at the women’s building (the corner of Comstock and Euclid). Happy Mayfest!
-Kyra Zeller
Filed under: On-Campus Artists, Scene Around Town, XCLUS!VES | Tags: Ackerman, cupstache, Human Killing Machine, photography, Ra Ra Riot, Sophistafunk, Syracuse, The Groovement, To The Ruins, Westcott, Winding Ridge
We thought it would be fun to give you some eye candy for a moment, to save you from straining your eyes on all of our tiny words. Big shout out to our boy Luke McComb who dropped these shots in our inbox this evening. Peep this brief assortment of photos captured in and around the ‘Cuse scene:
“My mind is foggy on some of the bands, which is very weak I know. Hope you enjoy.” — Luke McComb, contributing photographer
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- Ra Ra Riot @ The Westcott Theater
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- Alexandra Lawn of Ra Ra
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- Ra Ra Riot @ The Westcott Theater
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- Opener for Ra Ra Riot @ The Westcott Theater
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- The Groovement at 709 Ackerman on Friday the 27th.
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- Three members of The Groovement at 709 Ackerman on Friday the 27th.
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- Cupstache
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- Mustache Party at 709 Ackerman on Friday the 27th.
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- Mustache Party at 709 Ackerman on Friday the 27th.
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- Winding Ridge 440 Apartment 1
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- Sing along.
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- Human Killing Machine practicing in the basement of 935 Ackerman.
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- Human Killing Machine
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- Violinist from opener of To The Ruins show @ The Westcott Theater
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- Michael Murray, Tyler Lynch, and Alexander Savoth of To The Ruins.
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- Alexander Savoth of To The Ruins
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- Crowd @ To The Ruins Show @ The Westcott Theater
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- Jack Brown of Sophistafunk
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- Jack Brown and Adam Gold of Sophistafunk
Filed under: On-Campus Artists | Tags: Sophistafunk, White After Labor Day
This week’s photo feature presents Barack the Block, a concert hosted by Syracuse University Students for Barack Obama in Thorden Park Amphitheater on Oct. 3.
White After Labor Day performing on stage:
Students chilling backstage between sets:
Adam Gold of Sophistafunk playing keyboard. Notice that his shirt and sneakers matched!
- Kuan Luo
Filed under: Scene Around Town, Uncategorized | Tags: alex and the imaginary friends, buddahood, Castle Rockmoore, cliff diver, endive, evan paschke, every avenue, excuse me gunmen, horndogs, jimmy cavallo, legendary jones gang, minutes per second, mrs. skannotto, murali coryell, revision, ronnie baker blues, Sophistafunk, sort of erik ino, the action!, the aviation orange, the goonies, The Lost Horizon, the naughty lil' pig show, the reissues, the riot before, the scarlett ending, this frontier needs a hero, turnip stampede duo, unicorn basement, VMT, White After Labor Day
Welcome to a new column! Check back here for weekly events listings, so that you know about all things music happening in Syracuse. No music scene? Very funny everyone…
Thursday 18 September 2008
The Riot Before, VMT, Alex and the Imaginary Friends 5:00pm @ Castle Rockmoore
Murali Coryell @ Dinosaur BBQ
Revision 8:30pm @ Funk n’ Waffles
Every Avenue 7:00pm @ Westcott Community Center
Friday 19 September 2008
Horndogs @ Dinosaur BBQ
The Reissues and The Action! 6:30pm @ Syracuse University Quad
Unicorn Basement, Evan Paschke and sort of Erik Ino 9:00pm @ Spark Contemporary Art Space
Minutes per Second, The Aviation Orange, White After Labor Day and Excuse Me Gunmen 9pm @ Funk n Waffles
Mrs. Skannotto 11:00pm @ LeMoyne College
The Goonies, Endive, Cliff Diver 10:00pm @ The Lost Horizon
Saturday 20 September 2008
Jimmy Cavallo @ Dinosaur BBQ
The Scarlett Ending, TBA 8:30pm @ Funk n’ Waffles
Sunday 21 September 2008
Turnip Stampede Duo, Buddhahood, Ronnie Baker Blues @ Block party in front of Dinosaur BBQ
Westcott Street Cultural Fair
This Frontier Needs a Hero @ 2nd Story
Monday 22 September 2008
Turnip Stampede Duo @ Dinosaur BBQ
Tuesday 23 September 2008
Legendary Jones Gang @ Dinosaur BBQ
Sophistafunk 8:30pm @ Funk n’ Waffles
Wednesday 24 September 2008
The Naughty Lil’ Pig Show @ Dinosaur BBQ
Open-Mic Night 8:30pm @ Funk n’ Waffles
Did we forget something? Leave a comment!
- Compiled by Alyssa Rusak
10:55 Last song, it’s called “California.” My editor just told me to talk more about the music. If you ever want to write a liveblog or as I call it liblog, don’t have your editor staring over your shoulder. Nevertheless I shall endeavor to discuss the music at hand. It starts fast then gets slow and the coda is jazzy. My friend just came over to say, “dancing guy is a demi-god.” This is my last taste of his glory tonight. Okay he’s collapsed on a chair. Bravo sir. Bravo.
10: 54 Unable to describe this current song I turn to dancing guy who’s turning in a startlingly original performance. It’s a bob and weave special.
10:47 Ok this song wants to cuddle with the second verse…
10:46 I want to go to sleep I’m spent.
10:45 Super slow ballad. I sense another soaring chorus. It’s gonna be like climaxing in my ears. Wait for it… wait for it… slow cello comes in over piano chords…. here it comes…. yessssssssssssssssssssssss!
10:40 The band announces a love song that goes out to Kevin. It has a big Queen-esque chorus. Just how I remember love…. like a soaring Queen ballad…. ahhh I wish I was Kevin.
10:38 A cover that I don’t know… Dancing guy is pulling out an elbows heavy swing. Moving into the robot… briefly the dolphin… he’s putting on quite a show. 20 watts should just hire this guy.
10:33 OH wow they have an electric cello, she’s good. I want an electric cello. I’d also like a hoverboard…
10:24 My last two posts have been deleted by my dear editor. So I report respectfully that the next band, White After Labor Day, is on. There’s a decent crowd. No dancing yet. Well this one guy who’s been dancing all night. He’s pulled off some great movies, including drinking a big glass of ice water while dancing a while ago. Currently he’s pulling off a shuffle in front of the keyboard. Thus far the most entertaining thing in the room.
10:15 I’m at Funk and Waffles, drinking tea. My friends are here. Sophistafunk just finished playing. They played funk rock. Or… funk. I’m not sure if it was funk or funk rock. It’s a major problem. They also had a rapper come on, which means that it was briefly funk(rock) rap. He wasn’t a good rapper so it was bad funk(rock???) rap. Or as I call it, bafurockrap.
- Matt
**Editor’s Note: we did ask dancing boy for his permission to post about him, and he was okay with it. Props to him AND all the bands for a phenomenal show.
