Five Alarm Funk is a horn powered,
percussion fuelled sonic and visual assault. For more than six years the band
has brought their relentless and unforgettable live show to clubs and major
festivals across Canada and the United States. The band on stage is an unstoppable
orgy of energy. Ten musicians perform intricate and airtight arrangements with
delirious dance moves and full on headbanging. Choreographed arm movements
coincide with melodic climaxes while the four percussionists create a true
spectacle.
The band’s third studio album Anything is Possible was released July
2010.
The genre-spanning, groove-straddling opus reveals 14
tunes of unbridled energy. The first track, Infernal
Monologue, begins with an angelic children’s choir before quickly moving
into classically inspired heavy prog-rock. From there the party gets started
with some straight-ahead funk on Zenith
Escalator before turning to driving world-rhythms and burning
middle-eastern inspired horn lines on Titan.
Influences as diverse as Frank Zappa, Yes, J.S. Bach and Antibalas all make an
appearance before Anything is Possible is
finished.
Chartattack calls it “a potent mind altering substance”
and gives it a rating of 4.5 out of 5. The album has been on the national college
radio chart since its release.
From over 300 Five Alarm Funk shows some highlights include: Vancouver
Jazz Festival, Toronto Ja …
Five Alarm Funk is a horn powered,
percussion fuelled sonic and visual assault. For more than six years the band
has brought their relentless and unforgettable live show to clubs and major
festivals across Canada and the United States. The band on stage is an unstoppable
orgy of energy. Ten musicians perform intricate and airtight arrangements with
delirious dance moves and full on headbanging. Choreographed arm movements
coincide with melodic climaxes while the four percussionists create a true
spectacle.
The band’s third studio album Anything is Possible was released July
2010.
The genre-spanning, groove-straddling opus reveals 14
tunes of unbridled energy. The first track, Infernal
Monologue, begins with an angelic children’s choir before quickly moving
into classically inspired heavy prog-rock. From there the party gets started
with some straight-ahead funk on Zenith
Escalator before turning to driving world-rhythms and burning
middle-eastern inspired horn lines on Titan.
Influences as diverse as Frank Zappa, Yes, J.S. Bach and Antibalas all make an
appearance before Anything is Possible is
finished.
Chartattack calls it “a potent mind altering substance”
and gives it a rating of 4.5 out of 5. The album has been on the national college
radio chart since its release.
From over 300 Five Alarm Funk shows some highlights include: Vancouver
Jazz Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival, Ottawa Blues Fest, Shambhala, Sunfest in
London Ontario, Ness Creek Festival in Saskatchewan, Summer Meltdown in
Washington, the Keelung Mid-Summer Festival in Taiwan, and numerous sold-out
shows at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.
Recently the band had a number of performances for the Vancouver/Whistler 2010
Olympic games. Minutes after Canada was awarded the gold medal in hockey Five
Alarm Funk took the stage at the Hockey House and performed to a delirious
crowd.
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