Snarky Puppy and Nista on Thursday!!

Posted by TheZimp on Oct 28, 2009 in Blog | 0 comments

Hey hey hey.

I’m fucking excited for Thursday cause one of my favorite bands is playing with one of my other favorite bands on the same night – AT THE SAME FUCKING SHOW.

Snarky Puppy and NISTA!!

Snarky Puppy is an FUCKING awesome band. Here’s a little press release-y paragraph on them:

An animal as innovative and engaging as its 3 generations of legendary musicians, Ropeadope Digital recording artist Snarky Puppy has one of the freshest sounds in the world of instrumental music today. It is a gathering place for the best that Dallas has to offer, from the unparalleled genius of keyboardist Bernard Wright (Miles Davis, Chaka Khan) to the raw groove and vibrant spirit of Grammy Award-winning drummer/keyboardist Robert “Sput” Searight (Erykah Badu, Snoop Dogg) to the hunger and passion of its young founders. This convergence of different cultures, races, ages, and musical backgrounds has birthed a sound that is setting trends and defying boundaries worldwide.

It is a delicate mixture of real American music, from jazz to funk to R&B to rock, and seasoned heavily with the sounds of Brazil, Puerto Rico, Africa, the Middle East, and the Balkans. While exotic, virtuosic, and laden with musical depth, the success of Snarky Puppy can be largely attributed to the group’s ability to “go in multiple directions while remaining imminently listenable” (Dallas Observer), and ultimately, danceable. Reaching an audience is something that these players have loads of experience with, having played with major league artists such as Dave Brubeck, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dogg, Roberta Flack, Morcheeba, Erykah Badu, and countless more. The music is completely uncompromised, unorthodox, and unmistakably unique.

Along with that, my good friend Sarah Crisman is coming down from Texas for her first time in MTL! Sarah’s written for The Zimp and now she’s the music editor for Pegasus News. She’ll be hosting the show and I’ll be helping her out!

Seriously, read my previous review of the Snarky Puppy show – these guys are awesome!!

I hope to see you there!! Here’s the FACEBOOK event page for more information.

“It’s been six painful, agonizing months since we made our tearful farewell to the fine city of Montreal after a night of beautiful music and excessive amounts of poutine. So, naturally, we’re pretty f-ing excited to be coming back.”
- Snarky Puppy – (Denton, Texas) http://www.myspace.com/snarkypuppy

Special Guests; Nista – http://nistamusic.com/

SNARKY PUPPY
“Excellent f*ing music” -Andre 3000 (Outkast)

Thursday, October 29
Le Gymnase w/ Nista
4177 St. Denis
Montreal, QC
doors @ 7:00pm
$10 / all ages