Jonny Strides - guitar/vocals
Matt Durante - drums
Phat Phingers - bass
Influences
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus, Sublime, Maroon 5, Stone Temple Pilots, Radiohead, Coldplay, Sum 41, John Frusciante, Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Michael Jackson, Outkast, The Roots, Black Eyed Peas, Pocket Dwellers, Cake, 311, Ben Harper, Hawksley Workman, Beck, Tool, Perfect Circle, Mars Volta, Dave Matthews, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Metallica, Thornley, Big Wreck, Pink Floyd, The Doors, I Mother Earth, The Tea Party, Jamiroquai, Jimi Hendrix, John Mayer, The Police, Stevie Wonder, Weezer, Wide Mouth Mason, The Clash, Tom Waits, Lenny Kravitz, John Scofield, Parliment, James Brown, The Meters, Herbie Hancock
Sounds Like
A cross between Incubus, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, STP, and 70's porn funk
Venturing into a unique soundscape, the Captain Starr sound can best be described as a blend of hard rock, funk, and groove elements, coupled with melodic vocal hooks. This 3-piece outfit was formed in mid-2005 by guitarist/vocalist Jonny Strides. Numerous lineup changes occurred, but solidarity was finally found in mid 2007 with bassist, Joey Bauman, and drummer, Matt Durante. Captain Starr has been laying down the goodness ever since.
With the recent release of their second EP, Captain Starr continues to deliver a unique brand of funk-rock. Their catalogue includes an eclectic mix of tunes, ranging from the gut-punching sound of False Reality to the sexy funkiness of Who's da man?! Despite the stylistic differences of the songs, the common thread remains the same: Hard-hitting drums, big league bass lines, down the hatch guitar work, and commanding vocals.
The Captain Starr live show involves an energetic stage performance, with extremely tight syncopation, fancy footwork, and musicality that rocks the faces of unsuspecting audience members. Check it out if you wan to get your face rocked off... Captain Starr style.
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Hey, great music :) Short Top Long Back is very cool, love the bass line You wouldn't mind having a quick listen to some of our stuff sometime?? Cheers,
Thanks dudes. I'm currently booking a show for January 31st at Waterdown City Hall. Does this interest you at all? There might be room for you guys, I will see if I can squeeze you in. If so, how many people do you think you can bring? I will get back to you once the planning phases are put into place. Talk to you soon.
Just wondering what your plans for the new year are. There may be some possibility for shows, if you guys are interested, we should start planning it out soon. Your guys sound is fucking incredible. Keep it up!!
egad! I forgot to tell you that we posted another new tune on Wednesday night... sorry 'bout that. this one is a bit of a departure from what's been posted already, so give it a few spins and drop us a line to let us know how you like it. thankayou.
hey hey hey! guess what? yep, it's that time of the week again... a new song from the new album just went up our page. lend it an ear, and let us know what you think
