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Steve Craft: Drums (Vocally Silent, unless something important needs to be said) Matt LaBarber: Bass (Band mother, and tour manager)
Ian Wright: Guitar (The White Giant, At 6 Foot 8, he towers over the remaining band members and insures that we get paid at the end of the night)
Alfred Howard: Vocals (African American presence lends the hint of legitimacy to funk band and the stinkiest person alive.)
Josh Rice: Keys and Organ (Tells long meandering stories reminiscent of Grandpa Simspon, the meandering road usually arrives nowhere)
Influences
Beatles, Fela, Charlie Hunter, Radiohead, Mr. Bungle, Hendrix, Tower of Power, Wilco, Grateful Dead, Mastodon, Sufijan Stevens, Mark Lanegan, Aesop Rock, Graham Central Station, Sly, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Weapon of Choice, Stevie Wonder, Parliament/Funkadelic, Paul Simon, Neutral Milk Hotel, Phish, Digable Planets, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Black Sabbath, Pantera, System of a Down, the Mars Volta, the Duo, Skerik, Soulive, Slipknot, Frank Zappa, Jacob Fred Jazz Oddessy, Pinback, Donald Byrd, Grant Green, John Coltrane, Mingus, Dylan, Pink Floyd, At the Drive In, Motown Artists, STAX Artists, Blue Note Artists, 70's FUNK....
The K23 would like to thank a few people for the blood sweat and tears that they put into this project......
Joe Milne, Aunt Cathie, Jamie Minotti and everyone at the Madero Group, BJ Cochran, Tasia Craft, Teddy and the great crew at Winston's, The Belly Up and everyone on the sound crew there, The Whistle Stop, James Bartoli, Mike Sherry, Bob Lights, John and Sprogs, Amy Powell, Brian Glick, Brian Haas and the rest of the mighty Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, All of the great bands we were honered to share the stage with, Everyone along the way that has showed us hospitality on the road, Z, Everyone at Guayaki (especially Don Miguel!) Rosy Dawn, The Delta Nove crew, Dept of Records, Mojow and the Vibration Army, Jodi, Jonas, Laura Rice, Taylor Reed, Dan Barto, Sean Meyer, Jason Rupert, Adam Swenson, Sean Martin, Dan Barto, Jose Maldanado, Everyone at Golden Track Studios, Dennis, The On The One crew, Ocean Beach, The LaBarber Family, Marion Howard, The Craft Family and The Rice Family.
We are all very good friends and always will be. If you love live music support it as much as you can if you want to keep actual TALENT in music!
Peace and Love
Steve, Josh, Ian & Matt... The K23
What up Al. Heard you ripped it up with Patricle @ OB Saturday night. My friends first time to see you and Particle. needeless to say he had a front row mind melt down...He said it was the best,and also Thank you!
Al, Brother and the K23 family. Been a moment since our rendezvous in Ashland at the Mobius, trust all is golden for you all. When you have a moment, check out my new single "Heartshine" off the upcoming debut album "Journey into Sound": http://www.cornflowermusic.com/music.html In Joy. In Peace.
Hope to see you at the 18th Annual Heritage Day Parade and Festival on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009 at 342 Euclid Ave., San Diego, 92114, 10am-4pm. www. heritagedayparade. org
