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The Primate Fiasco w/Gang of Thieves
THE PRIMATE FIASCO:
To a deaf person, they look like a New Orleans dixieland street band. To a blind person, they sound like a rave DJ mashing-up house beats with 60s folk lyrics. To the police, its a busy day on the sidewalk.
The Primate Fiasco uses instruments that are loud without electricity, giving them the opportunity to attack at any moment, in any location, with or without permission. No one is safe, not even an elevator or city bus. If The Primate Fiasco sees a dull moment somewhere, they will pop out of the nearest sewer drain or trash can to lead an irresistible dance party.
On stage, the sound is different. This band has pioneered what is possible with mindbending harmonies of dual saxs, funky pockets of a hyperactive Sousaphone player and banjo that thinks its a Fender Strat. Add lyrics that grab hold of even the most inattentive audience and beats that channel surf like a remote thats been sat on. The music is always high energy and extremely imaginative. Most importantly, this is fun. People smile from the first beat to the last smoldering ash of what was previously a dance floor.
Following a Grammy-nominated kids album, several conquered jam and electronica fests and stolen hearts at prestigious folk festivals, the Primate Fiasco audience demographic is as diverse as a New York City street. No one is safe from the Fiasco. You will smile.
Primate Fiasco started as a roaming band at a major amusement park. After spending awhile exclusively performing on sidewalks, they headed indoors to try their luck on stage. That simple move allowed singing, which turned out to be the icing on the proverbial cake. Complicated icing, even, as their singer was a successful folk act in a former incarnation that pre-dated the army of brass. Those who listen to lyrics will often get into hour-long discussions about them. The resulting stage shows have since successfully turned music venues inside out, turned festival stages into circus tents and turned random paths or spots on festival grounds into stages.
Throughout the Northeast and well-beyond (thanks to the power of radio) the Primate Fiasco experiment has evolved into the animated superhero persona that you see today humorously drawn, but based on a true story and that you will continue to see circulating throughout the music-loving club and festival community, via the highways, byways, subways and other ways.
GANG OF THIEVES:
High energy and a good time is the hallmark of Burlington, Vermonts Gang of Thieves. Nominated for 2013 Rock Act of the Year by the New England Music Awards, Gang of Thieves cook up a stew of influences ranging from Red Hot Chili Peppers and Sublime to Rage Against the Machine and Led Zeppelin.
These Green Mountain funk-rockers have won over diverse audiences coast-to-coast, hitting the stage for the Vans Warped Tour on the one hand, and playing with monster Jam sensation Twiddle on the other. The key to this universal appeal is the infectious sense of fun and showmanship, delivered with a hint of spiritual and political awareness, without any preachy self-righteousness. The penchant for funky grooves that anchor the bands original songs can be heard in their new EP Mantra, the followup to their highly praised Thunderfunk album recorded in Berkeley, CA with Grammy award winning producer Michael Rosen (Santana, Rancid, Less Than Jake).
infectious grooves...These hard working, Burlington-based musicians entranced the audience with their high-energy onslaught of funk/rock tunes.an amazing show
- Cider Mag
Rush meets Blood Sweat and Tears.Gang of Thieves put on quite a show - AXS
...catchy and danceable as hell.
-Liz Cantrell // 7Days
a mix of funk and rock to make a party into a rager"
-Johnny Powell // Angelica Music
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LocationBirdseye Lounge (View)
41 Vaughan Mall
Portsmouth, NH 03802
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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