Just outside the jazz mecca of Kansas City springs liberal oasis
Lawrence, Kansas — separated only by the waves of wheat from the
epicenter of the electronic music revolution in Colorado. From
Lawrence, it would logically follow that an act could rise to
prominence fueled by the swing of Basie, the birth of Charlie
Parker’s bebop, and the wildfrontier of electronica. Born in funk
and bred in the digital age, live electronic duo The Floozies have
burst onto the scene at a time when the industry needed them the
most. Brothers Matt and Mark Hill share the stage just as easily as
they share a musical brain. Without a setlist, and without a word
between them, Matt’s guitar is in lockstep with the thud of Mark’s
kick. Endless looping and production builds the raw scenery upon
which palm muted chugs, searing solos, and wobbling bass paint
their dazzling array of colors. Well versed in everything from Chris
Cornell to Kavin sky, the sonic vision shared by the brothers
eschews contemporary electronic influences in favor of broader,
deeper tastes including Zapp & Roger, Lettuce, and Amon Tobin. That
wide-angle view of a century of popular music allows the Hills to
remix Toto and The Dead— in the music you can hear reverence for
the giants of the past, all the while producing wildly futuristic
tunes for the masses to dig now. When the pendulum swung as far as it
could away from live instrumentation to laptops, The Floozies rose up
to the challenge, swinging as hard as they could in the other
direction with neck-snapping, knee-breaking funk so dirty that the
gatekeepers stood up, wiped themselves off, and took notice. A bold
live show full of sonic exploration and unbreakably deep pocket
grooves has landed the brothers on stage with luminaries of the jam
world Umphrey’s McGee as readily as electronic elites STS9 and Big
Gigantic. Sold out shows across the Country, huge festivalappearances
at Bonnaroo, Electric Forest, High Sierra, Summercamp, Wakarusa, Camp
Bisco, Summerset,Bumbershoot, and headlining Red Rocks shows have
continued to cement the duo’s ascent. The Floozies are bringing the
funk back, and they’re right on time. Doors 7:00/Music 8:00
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