John Krause--drums, guitar, vox, all kinds of randomness.
Ian Woodward--bass, guitar, and general suaveness.
Chad Leonard--beatbox, drums, guitar, and sexiness.
Matthew Noakes-dirty tambo, guitars, general hipness.
The beautiful Emma Pew--Vox, ivories, goodies, and you wish you had her "ness."
For Booking: blackcarlbooking@gmail.com
Influences
Stax, Motown, Otis Redding, James Brown, The Meters, TV on the Radio, Stevie Wonder (even though we already said Motown), Aretha, and sure, the Beatles.
Get "Borrowed" on
When you first hear the funk-soul band, it's no wonder the members are influenced by R&B greats such as Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding. But the members of the Tempe group don't exactly look like their influences.
"The first time I played some of the recordings we had done that (vocalist) Emma (Pew) sang on to people who didn't know who she was, their first question was, 'What does she look like?'" says guitarist John Krause. "I think it's a common surprise that it's a bunch of goofy white kids."
The band, made up of longtime friends, has been creating catchy tunes since 2007. Krause, who has played in other bands, decided to form a new one influenced by the '60s soul he'd grown to love. He invited drummer Chad Leonard and Pew over to hear some tracks and Black Carl was born.
Guitarist Matt Noakes and bassist Ian Woodward later joined, and they released a self-titled EP in 2008 and a full-length album, "Borrowed," in January.
Thank you for the great show tonight. Brought my hubby for his birthday, it was a great time. Wonderful to be so much closer and see who every one was. Ya'll just seem to be having such a great time that it is infectious!! OMG I Love "Two Timing Santa." I laughed so hard. See you on the 2nd!!! Really hope your playing somewhere in town Jan 21 - Jan 23 My besty is coming from CO and I want her to have a Black Carl experance.....big group hug for all of you!!!
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We used to be called "Mumrik" that was looking for a singer and now we finally found a singer and the band name became STM since we are working together at a distance of 6000miles from Leeds, UK to Kyoto, Japan. We have uploaded 3 songs now. Check out how it works.
hey wassup thanks for the add back we appreciate it. I hope all is well don't be a stranger. Check out the music and hit us up with a comment when you get a chance. take it easy
Great, great amazing show last night.....you have a new "super Fan"....Thanks for the clouds , Rainbow, and just talking with me......you and the hole band AWESOME, AMAZING!!!!!! Loved your set!!!!
Hello Black Carl, found you guys on bandcamp.com and am I glad I did. I cant get enough of "Hussy" That track is H-O-T! Keep it up, and I hope you get big enough to come to Michigan (Not that you really want to :] ) I will hopefully find a way to buy the full disc. -G
The Ruby Room (AKA The Naked Lady Lounge) is gone... Sad! But, the Big Fish Pub was kind enough to pick up the show and totally saved our bacon. Yoooou should come:
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