Doug Payne: Drums, Vocals
Jason Jackson: Saxophones, Vocals
Josh Matranga: Bass
Al Bear: Guitar
Jody McCormick: Vocals
Influences
This is original funk/groove music. Plump wants to play music that is immediately fun for both the players and the audience--and they want people to get moving on the dance floor, plain and simple. In performance, Plump strives to listen to each other intently and create a new audio experience every night. The players celebrate a wide variety of influences, and what comes out when these guys play is a gumbo of musical styles—a taste sensation. If you were to investigate the car stereos of the guys in Plump, you would be sure to find The Meters, The Grateful Dead, Bob Marley, Fela Kuti, Funkadelic, Sly and the Family Stone, John Scofield, Dr. John, Jane’s Addiction, Jesus Christ Superstar, the O’Jays, and Miles Davis. All influences aside, when these guys get together and start playing, they make Plump music. Period.
Plump first got started in the early fall of 2001. The band spent a few months jamming in Doug’s living room, until they grew weary of the next-door neighbor calling the cops for playing too loud. After getting some songs together, the band tested their mettle in some “battle of the bands” in a cheesy bar in downtown Houston. This was Plump’s first official gig. They lost. Unfortunately, some heavy metal band won the epic “battle”, and looking back Al now attributes the loss to the utter lack of platform shoes and laser lights in the Plump stage show. Luckily, the disappointment of such a humiliating loss didn’t last too long, and the guys soon found themselves playing in venues all over Houston. By the summer of 2002, Plump found themselves playing throughout Texas, and then often found themselves being asked to open for touring bands of the “jamband” variety when these bands came to town. As Plump became friends with these bands, their touring circle became wider and wider. The band began driving to Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Colorado for shows. In 2003, Plump released their first CD and launched their website at www.plumpsounds.com. In addition, Plump was selected and featured as being “On the Verge” in the July 2003 issue of Relix magazine. In April 2004, the band released their second CD titled, “Voyage”, which features many of Houston’s fine musicians making guest appearances. In January 2005, Plump was named as one of 10 “Bands to See in 2005” by www.jambase.com. Plump has averaged 75 shows per year from 2003 through 2005. In 2006, Plump was nominated for the second time by the Houston Press for Best Funk. Plump is also pulling together songs and is preparing to complete recording of their third full-length album in the late summer. The future looks bright, and Plump is looking forward to playing in your neck of the woods.
Plump has played at the following venues in the greater Houston area: Last Concert Café, Fabulous Satellite Lounge, Fitzgerald’s, Paesano’s, the Rhythm Room, and Helios. Around Texas, Plump has played at The Vibe, Headhunters, and The Empanada Parlour in Austin, TX, Club Dada, the Red Blood Club, Muddy Waters, The Boar’s Nest, the Lakewood Bar and Grill in Dallas, TX, and Klusoz in Lubbock, TX, and Fitzwilly’s and Revolution in Bryan/College Station, TX. Outside of Texas, Plump has played at Tipitina’s in New Orleans, LA, Rikenjak’s in Lake Charles, LA, Quixotes and Cervantes in Denver, CO, The Library Pub in Boulder, CO, The Starlight and Avogadro’s in Fort Collins, CO, the Utopia Café in Colorado Springs, the Summit in Durango, CO, the Roma in Telluride, CO, the Deli in Norman, OK, the Belle Isle Brewery in Oklahoma City, and Herb’s Lounge in Taos, NM. Plump will continue to make regular stops throughout Texas and beyond.
Plump has shared the stage with the following bands: Dr. John, Rebirth Brass Band, Umphrey’s McGee, New Monsoon, Tony Furtado Band, Smokin’ Grass, Moses Guest, The Greyhounds, Olospo, Zony Mash, Larry, Psychedelic Breakfast, Brotherhood of Groove, Peach Truck Republic, Gnappy, Dimorphodon, Mellowship, Groovin’ Ground, Netwerk: Electric, Zwee, Drop Trio, and Vibe Committee, among others.
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Our New CD "I Like the Idea if Chance" was released January 25th 2008. Coming to a local record store new you!
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On June 20th we will be celebrating the 2009 Summer Solstice at Ruta Maya with Plump (Houston,TX). The official time when the solstice begins is on June 21, 2009 at 1:45 A.M.
The Summer Solstice results in the longest day and the shortest night of the year. As the days lengthen, the sun rises higher and higher until it seems to stand still in the sky. Most celebrations of the first day of summer have dancing & bonfires to help increase the sun's energy.
In honor of the Solstice, a sacred fire with lights and surprises we will be lit and were going stay up all night to welcome the dawn.
Cool facts
* Ancient Pagans celebrated Midsummer with bonfires, when couples would leap through the flames, believing their crops would grow as high as the couples were able to jump.
* Midsummer was thought to be a time of magic, when evil spirits were said to appear. To thwart them, Pagans often wore protective garlands of herbs and flowers. One of the most powerful of them was a plant called 'chase-devil', which is known today as St. John's Wort and still used by .
oh yeah, I almost forgot! Thanks for the Zappa cover!! Who can pull of Uncle Remus?! Plump! That's who! FZ was smiling somewhere for that one. Very cool to hear.
I've been listening to your cd non-stop since I got it last Friday. I love a lot of funk - James Brown, P-Funk, Galactic, Tower of Power, Sly and the Family Stone, Curtis Mayfield, etc. (to name a few) - and y'all do funk right! Seriously, no blowin' smoke here, but keep doing what you're doing and I think Plump could be HUGE! You've got a big fan in me, and I will spread the word to check out THE best funk band from H-town. Represent!
Great show at Last Concert Cafe last night! We had a blast, and we look forward to the next one in H-town. I'm diggin' Jody's voice to your grooves and can't wait to hear your next cd with him on it. Long live the Plump funk!!
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Hey Plump! Hope you can make it out to the Bayou Monster/ The Mighty Orq show this Friday @ Dan Electro's in the Heights! Its gonna be a rockin show! Round up your homies and come have a good time!
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