NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana

What started as a side project in 2003 by keyboardist Ivan Neville has become regarded as the future of New Orleans funk. The band was voted 2007’s “New Orleans Best Funk Band” by both Offbeat Magazine and Gambit Weekly, and performs at some of the nation’s largest music festivals such as Bonnaroo, Voodoo Fest, 10,000 Lakes, High Sierra, and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
With a direct lineage to The Meters and The Neville Brothers, combined with members who have shared the stage with Dave Matthews, Trey Anastasio, Etta James and Harry Connick Jr. (to name a few), Dumpstaphunk is a recipe for creating a new standard for an entire genre. Dumpstaphunk’s groove is a unique monster. It's not the minimalist funk of the Meters and it’s not the relentless funk of James Brown, although it has that rhythmic drive. It's not the psychedelic, over-the-top circus of Parliament-Funkadelic, but it often has that political slant. It's not the party funk of the Ohio Players, but it shares the high vocals that take the pressure off the bottom. Dumptaphunk is a whole other school of funk. If you're under 35, you think you've seen funk, but you haven't. You missed the original Meters, James Brown when he wasn't a parody, Parliament-Funkadelic, Sly and the Family Stone before he went M.I.A and Booker T. and the M.G.s before the demise of Stax. Dumpstaphunk is as good as all that, and they're in their prime now.

"Dumpstaphunk is the best funk band from New Orleans right now.” The New York Times

"Dumpstaphunk is ready to usher in a new age of funk to the masses." Jambase

"What began as a side project has evolved into a funk explosion that is gathering disciples
everywhere they go." Lagniappe Mobile

"Ivan's so good...I play with him.” Keith Richards

"Dumpstaphunk updates the classic '70s oeuvre with a hard urban edge, a little jam-band stretching,
and a light sprinkling of New Orleans R&B/jazz vibe." Bullz-Eye

Dumpstaphunk is:
Ivan Neville - Vocals, Organ (Neville Brothers, Keith Richards & the X-Pensive Winos, Rolling
Stones, Bonnie Raitt).
Tony Hall - Bass, Guitar, Vocals (Dave Matthews & Friends, Trey Anastasio, Jewel, Emmylou
Harris).
Nick Daniels - Bass, Vocals (Neville Brothers, Etta James, Bob Scaggs, Wild Magnolias).
Ian Neville - Guitar (Neville Brothers, Funky Meters, Lettuce).
Raymond Webber - Drums, Vocals (Dirty Dozen, Trey Anastasio, Harry Connick Jr).

So come out and hit the Dumpstaphunk show and witness the premiere funk act for the new millennium!

www.dumpstaphunk.com

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