Village Idiots

THe VilLAge iDIOts began as a jam session in the spring of 2005. After a few more jams, the band began to take shape with Lee on vocals and congas, Will on vocals and guitar, Payton on bass, and John on drums. Robert's keyboard sound and musical sensibility were a perfect fit; the band was complete. We push the envelope. We twist arrangements, impromptu segues, and call and response solos into a unique musical experience. It's about listening to each other. It's about anticipation. It's about reacting to the music and the audience. It's about balance and expression... And it's different every time!

Cat 5

There’s a gale wind blowin', and a storm surge risin'. You can smell the salt as it stings your face. Board up the windows, drop anchor, and batten down the hatches... it’s a CAT5 Storm and it’s coming to The Funky Fish Fry. Our forecast calls for top-end songs that will generate the heat needed to make you dance up a storm. We’ll be playin music from Alternative Artists, to some great R&B to some New Orleans style boogie that you are sure to enjoy. So come join us for a great time, and support a great group of friends with Mitchell's Place and the Autism Society of Alabama.

Earthbound

Describing music, a non-verbal language, in words is always a difficult task, but the music of Earthbound can best be understood in terms of the diverse influences from which the band draws the inspiration and performance. The experience of witnessing the band perform may at times be a veritable schooling in rock'n'roll, certainly a multi-genre encompassing term. Their repertoire draws from and combines traditions such as Americana, folk, country, bluegrass, jazz, psychedelia to create a sound attuned not only to the collective effects of these diverse genres but each members' unique contribution to creating music as a collective ensemble. This musical philosophy recognizes and celebrates the collaborative nature of playing music, but Earthbound is fortunate enough to consist of band members who share similar ideals, musically, which allows for a unified trajectory in their songs.
"Each of the musicians in Earthbound is constantly contributing something interesting to the mix. Instead of playing mere support roles, they add almost microscopically to the total picture. And, hey, they've got heart." Jesse Jarnow, Jambands.com – New York, NY

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

In 1977, the Dirty Dozen Social and Pleasure Club in New Orleans began showcasing a traditional Crescent City brass band. It was a joining of two proud, but antiquated, traditions at the time: social and pleasure clubs dated back over a century to a time when black southerners could rarely afford life insurance, and the clubs would provide proper funeral arrangements. Brass bands, early predecessors of jazz as we know it, would often follow the funeral procession playing somber dirges, then once the family of the deceased was out of earshot, burst into jubilant dance tunes as casual onlookers danced in the streets. By the late '70s, few of either existed. The Dirty Dozen Social and Pleasure Club decided to assemble this group as a house band, and over the course of these early gigs, the seven-member ensemble adopted the venue's name: the Dirty Dozen Brass Band.

Thirty years later, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band is a world famous music machine, whose name is synonymous with genre-bending romps and high-octane performances. They have revitalized the brass band in New Orleans and around the world, progressing from local parties, clubs, baseball games and festivals in their early years to touring nearly constantly in the U.S. and in over 30 other countries on five continents. The Dirty Dozen have been featured guests on albums by artists including David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Dr. John and the Black Crowes.