Our Repertoire Draws from Many Styles linked by a common arrangement style -- powerful in vocal instrumentation and rhythm.
We will draw from the sounds in American popular music from the 1950s through the present. We may be more inclined to take on funk, but if the rock includes big horns, big backup vocals, or complex instrumentation, we're game. Any groove built for dancing is up for grabs, but we also love the messages in the lyrics that these grooves often accompany, so we will be heavily influenced by many of the social statement songs from the 60s and 70s -- Sly and the Family Stone, Tower of Power, Blood, Sweat and Tears, ...
Yet we will draw on a variety of music genres and virtually nothing will be off-limits. From New Orleans funk to progressive rock, latin dance groove to gospel choir. Maybe even an attempt to do a vocal drum and bugle core type song, or more locally appropriate, a Venice Beach percussion jam, but performed with voices.
These are just a few of the groups that will give you a glimpse of what to expect, though we hope to break new ground with the extensive vocal horn and rhythm section arrangements.
Spiralmouth
House Jacks
Invisible Men
Duwende
Arrangements
Anything available through CASA channels, including learning CDs
Sly and the Family Stone - Everyday People
Original Arrangements ready or Work-In-Progress (WIP)
Tower of Power - There's Only So Much Oil, Credit (WIP), and more WIP
Talking Heads - Take me to the River, Burning Down the House (WIP), Once in a Lifetime (WIP)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge
Liz Phair - Rock Me
The Meters - Hey Pocky Way
Dr. John/New Orleans Traditional - Iko Iko
Neville Bros. - Over Africa
Average White Band - Pick up the Pieces
Rare Earth - I just want to Celebrate
Beatles - Because, You only give me your money, more Abbey road and others
Buddy Miles - Them Changes