Listed below is our current playlist…lots of funk in this playlist!!!

Playlist is in Artist Order and Not in Order of Play:

Anthony Setola—Oakland And Back
Average White Band—Back To Basics
Average White Band—Every Beat Of My Heart
Average White Band—Got The Love
Back To Basic—Key To Your Heart
Back To Basic—No Mumbo Jumbo
Back To Basic—Peace And Understanding
Barela—Can You Ever Think
Barela—Tower Pops
Beaufunk—Par-Tay
Bernie Worrell—Rock The House
BIG HORNS BEE—Vamp Intro (Reprise)
Bing & the Bingtones—Funk With Me
Blowzone—Pocket Change
BlowZone—Sucker Punch
Bononia Sound Machine—Childred Of The Sun
Bononia Sound Machine—Very Little Good Time
Bononia Sound Machine—Wasted Time
Brecker Bros.—Some Skunk Funk
Brecker Brothers—Funky Sea, Funky Dew
Brian Culbertson—Hollywood Swinging feat. Musiq Soulchild & Gerald Albright
Brian Culbertson—Voices Inside (Everything To Everything) feat. Eddie Miller & David T. Walker
Brian Culbertson—You Got To Funkifize feat Chance Howard
Bull City Syndicate—Brother Man
Bull City Syndicate—You Make Me Feel
Candy Dulfer—2 Funky
Candy Dulfer—Drop It In The Slot
Carmen Grillo—Dr. In The House
Charles Wright—Love Land
Chilly Bob—Soul A Plexus
Clarence Reid—Nobody But You Babe
Cold Blood—Back Here Again
Cold Blood—Down To The Bone
Cold Blood—You Got Me Hummin
Cracked Ice—New Shade Of Bue
Doctor Funk—Livin In Bump City
Doctor Funk—Step Up To The Plate
Doctor Funk—We Could Make A Cool Hang
Dyke & The Blazers—Let A Woman Be A Woman – Let A Man…
East Bay Soul—East Bay Soul
East Bay Soul—iHope
East Bay Soul—Jump, Shout & Holler
Eric Miyashiro—Ken’s Bar
Five Alarm Funk—Big City
Five Alarm Funk—Don Mega
Francis Rocco Prestia—Don’t Play Around
Francis Rocco Prestia—Everybody on the Bus
Freeport—I Couldn’t Let You Go
Freeport—Keep it Up All Alone the Line
Funk Filharmonik—Everybody Get Down
Funk Filharmonik—Gimme Lovin’
Funk Filharmonik—We Get The Notion
Funkiphino—Hold On
Funkiphino—Rise Above
Glenn Walters with the Strokeland Superband—Yo’ Love Is Far Out
Gota Yashiki—What’s Up Charlie
Heavy Metal Horns—Grease It
Heavy Metal Horns—Horns In The House
Heavy Metal Horns—You’re Still A Young Man
Here Come The Mummies—Believe (In Things You Cannot See)
Here Come the Mummies—Bump
Hip Service—Hip2DaFunk
Horny Funk Brothers—Come Together
Jacob Merlin—Madness (Featuring Mic Gillette)
James Brown—Cold Sweat
James Brown—Mother Popcorn
James Brown—Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag
Jazz Police—Tower Tribute
Jeff Tamelier—East of the Caldecott
Jerry Stucker—No Strings
Jukejoint—Chewy Goodness
Karl Denson—I Want the Funk
Kool & the Gang—Funky Stuff
L.A. Boppers—Where Do The Bop Go?
Little Royal—Razor Blade
Lon Bronson—What Is Hip?
Maceo & The Macks—Soul Power ’74
Maceo Parker—Chicken
Maceo Parker—Southwick
MGB-Mic Gillette Band—Moondoggie
Mic Gillette—Tell Mama
Mic Gillette—Funky Good Time
Mic Gillette—Open Up The Door
Mingo Fishtrap—Baby Money
Mingo Fishtrap—Dirty Gritty
Mingo Fishtrap—People Person
New York Horns—Bring That Friend Of Yours
ORIGINAL BULL SHIT BAND—BANG BANG
ORIGINAL BULL SHIT BAND—LETS GET FUNKED
Out Of Control—Cardiac Party
Pee Wee Ellis—Cold Sweat / Licking Stick Licking Stick
Prime Time Funk—Champs Elysees
Prime Time Funk—Piece Of My Heart
Ridin’ Thumb—Know What I Mean
Rippopotamus—Fanfare Of Funk
Sage—Funksway
Sage—Make It Funky
Sage—Soul Patrol
Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns—Ain’t That Peculiar
Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns—Wishing Well
Santa Fe And The Fat City Horns—Dat Greazy Thang
Santa Fe and The Fat City Horns—Livin’ For The City
Sly & The Family Stone—Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
Strokeland Superband—Color Me Gone
Strokeland Superband—Just In Case You Wondered
Strokeland Superband With Fred Ross—When Little Jesse Hit The Set
The J.B.’s—Pass The Peas
The JB Horns—Bop U
The JB Horns—I Like It Like That
The Lincolns—Don’t Fight It
Tower Of Power—And You Know It
Tower Of Power—Ball And Chain
Tower Of Power—Give Me The Proof
Tower Of Power—Pocketful Of Soul
Tower of Power—So Very Hard To Go
Tower Of Power—The Price
Yoichi Murata—The Chicken

Last week we posted info about Josh Shpak who at 17 sat in with Tower of Power a few weeks ago.

I have been in contact with Michael Miller Josh’s mentor.  Michael has been the one recording all of the video’s about Josh that are on youtube. Below is an email that Michael sent to Mic Gillette, after our article and a posting on Tower Of Power’s site:

Dear Mic,

This whole thing for Josh is like the most awesome dream-come-true! He’ll be amazed to learn that a story about him and his clips are now on the Tower of Power website! And he (and Noah, Clark, Gwen and I) were all amazed at the story your internet radio friend (HornDrivenRadio) wrote on Josh…we read it at the dinner table last night at Clark’s (Clark Terry) house!

You have done yet another wonderful thing in the life of young Josh….

Thanks so very much for letting him share in some of the awesomeness that you are!

Aloha from Clarkansas,

Michael
 
Looks like Josh is in good hands with Michael on his side.
 
Josh performing Your Still A Young Man with TOP:

Here’s a video of Josh with Mic Gillete from a few years ago:

I had been sitting at home all weekend with a nasty sinus cold, not feeling well at all. Monday I was still feeling down in the dumps but I decided to get off my butt and go check out Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns for their first night back at the Palms. I need what Jerry Lopez (Santa Fe’s band leader) calls “A Healing”. I went to the show (with my son and a friend) early not sure of what to expect, since there is now a cover charge of $7.00 to see the band. Yes, that’s right, a cover charge of $7.00 dollars to see one of the best bands anywhere, pretty inexpensive in my book. Getting there early paid off as we ended up getting seats right up front.

As we were sitting there, I noticed that most of the horn section was going to be subs. As it turns out only two of the six member horn section were regulars. A highlight however was that one of subs was none other than Brandon Fields. Brandon often sits in with Santa Fe, but I have never seen him sit in for an entire show, much less as a sub. Well needles to say the horn section was firing on all cylinders, as was the rest of the band. Some excellent solo work was provided by the “The Subs” as well. In spite of nearly a two month break the band didn’t miss a beat. I think the band may have been just as glad to be playing together as the audience was, the guys were very animated, and once again the musicianship was spot on. It really amazes my how deep the talent here is in Las Vegas, when you can virtually swap out an entire horn section, yet the sound remains the same.

As for the $7.00 cover, well it didn’t seem to bother anyone. The house was packed, so much so, that the curtains into the room were shut, meaning all the seating was gone.

To Jerry and the rest of Santa Fe, I guess the “Healing” thing really works, I’m feeling better today than I have in last ten days. Not only is there spiritual healing going on, but a physical one as well.

Photo of Brandon Fields, Courtesy of Bobby Gladd

For more info on Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns go to http://www.santafeband.com/ or
http://www.%20santafeandthefatcityhorns.blogspot.com/

AC recently conducted an interview with former Sanata Drummer Michael Shrieve for Herald de Paris.  The link to the article can be found here: Michael Shrieve Interview.

Just a reminder, the “Sons Of Champlin” begin a summer tour of California and the Pacific Northwest this Wednesday July 7th in Sebastopol, CA.  Our own AC Hernandez recently conducted an interview with Bill Champlin for Herald de Paris, here is the link to that interview “Interview”.  For a complete list of the “Sons” upcoming tour please see the info below: