OLD ROCK HOUSE ANNOUNCES
NEW SHOWS
Foxing
with Eric Donte and LePonds
Saturday, June 23rd
Doors 7pm Show 8pm
$15 Advance $17 Day of Show
All Ages
If
you’ve ever looked at an old document and noticed brown spots on it,
what you are seeing are signs of aging. It’s not exactly clear what
specifically causes them, but one day, the page will completely brown
over and be no more. This is called foxing. A group of St. Louis
musicians took this idea and turned it into a band. “From the conception
of the band, we realized: we’re not gonna be around forever,” says
Foxing singer Conor Murphy. “There’s classic literature that over time
grows really old. But hopefully, you can make something that meant
something at some point and will mean something down the road, even if
it is aged and dated. That’s always what keeps me going, the idea that
we’re writing something now that we won’t be able to write in ten
years.” At only 21, Murphy is wise beyond his years and Foxing’s debut
album, The Albatross is indisputable proof of that. The Albatross has an
epically beautiful, almost cinematic quality to it, a fact which the
band members, some of whom were film students, are acutely aware of.
Listening to their song “Rory” along with the music video they made for
it is not only an emotionally jarring experiences but highlights the
fact that Foxing have a bigger picture in mind than simply making music.
It’s not just a sound, it’s a deeper, fuller concept fueled by a
palpable sense of raw honesty and soulbearing. It’s not just a band,
it’s the most vulnerable parts of their lives, reflected back at them.
Big Sam's Funky Nation
Noladelic
PowerFunk. That’s the sound BIG SAM’S FUNKY NATION have been whipping
up for more than a decade. It’s high-energy music that mixes funk, rock
& roll, hip-hop, and jazz into the same pot, gluing everything
together with the brassy influence — and heavy grooves — of New Orleans.
From national performances at Bonnaroo and Austin City Limits, to
hometown appearances at Voodoo Fest and Jazz Fest, Big Sam’s Funky
Nation have built their reputation onstage. The band’s live performances
are legendary, filled with blasts of brass, bursts of electric guitar,
and the charisma of Big Sam, a frontman who sings, plays, dances, and
involves the audience in everything he does. You don’t just watch a
Funky Nation show. You become part of the show, singing along with Big
Sam whenever he demands a call-and-response. “We don’t cater to one
demographic,” says Big Sam, rattling off a list of jam band festivals,
jazz shows, rock clubs, and funk gigs that his band has played since
2007. “We play music for everybody. It’s not just funk; that’s the
foundation, but the music goes from funk to rock to wild jazz. It’s
music about love and partying. Everyone can get down with that.”
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