Saturday, August 20, 2011

Dumpstaphunk at Gathering of the Vibes

Dumpstaphunk is the hottest funk band to come out of New Orleans. Dumpstaphunk features Ivan Neville of the Neville Brothers on keyboards accompanied by his nephew, Ian Neville on guitar, Tony Hall and Nick Daniels both on bass and the band now has Nikki Glaspie on drums. Beating a major heat wave, the temperature barely dropped from the midday scorch for the 7:10pm set on Thursday, July 21, the opening night of Gathering of the Vibes. Dumpstaphunk is performing tonight in Houston, MN and are touring steadily on the west coast through September. The band heads south in October.

Dumpstaphunk tickets are on sale for most shows on the tour:

Seattle, WA               Tractor Tavern     Wed     Aug 24 / 11   
Portland, OR             Dante's     Thu     Aug 25 / 11   
Hood River, OR       Waucoma Club     Fri     Aug 26 / 11   
Eugene, OR              Eugene Celebration Festival     Sat     Aug 27 / 11   
Arcata, CA               Humboldt Brews     Sun     Aug 28 / 11   
Chico, CA                Sierra Nevada Brewing Company     Thu     Sep 01 / 11   
Groveland, CA         Camp Mather     Fri     Sep 02 / 11   
Peru, NY                  Twin Ponds Campground     Fri     Sep 09 / 11   
Hancock, NY           Camp Minglewood     Sat     Sep 10 / 11   
San Francisco, CA   Great American Music Hall     Thu     Sep 15 / 11   
Sacramento, CA       Harlow's     Fri     Sep 16 / 11   
Monterey, CA          Monterey Fairgrounds     Sat     Sep 17 / 11   
Solana Beach, CA    Belly Up Tavern     Tue     Sep 20 / 11   
Hermosa Beach, CA Saint Rocke     Wed     Sep 21 / 11   
Denver, CO              Cervantes' Other Side     Thu     Sep 22 / 11   
Bond, CO                 Rancho Del Rio     Fri     Sep 23 / 11   
Vallejo, CA               Solano County Fairgrounds     Sat     Sep 24 / 11   
Vallejo, CA               Solano County Fairgrounds     Sun     Sep 25 / 11   
Wind Gap, PA           Wind Gap Fest     Fri     Sep 30 / 11   
Morrisville, PA         Snipes Farm     Sat     Oct 01 / 11   
Pensacola, FL           Vinyl Music Hall     Tue     Nov 01 / 11   
Charleston, SC         The Pour House     Wed     Nov 09 / 11   
Atlanta, GA              The Masquerade     Thu     Nov 10 / 11   
Live Oak, FL            Spirit of Suwanee Music Park     Fri     Nov 11 / 11   
Live Oak, FL            Spirit of Suwanee Music Park     Sat     Nov 12 / 11    


Visit the band's website for links to purchase concert tickets: http://www.dumpstaphunk.com

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So Sweet the Hour and Panic the Brave


So Sweet the Hour - Ian



So Sweet the Hour


So Sweet the Hour



So Sweet the Hour


So Sweet the Hour

Next up was a group called Panic the Brave. They've got an edgier sound than you'd expect from their appearance. Using lasers and fog, the set the tone for their entire show, which is rather dark and dramatic.


Panic the Brave


Panic the Brave


Panic the Brave


Panic the Brave


Panic the Brave

Photos copyright of Robin Risemas and RRisemas Photography.


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