Kelly Hannah (Guitar/Vocals), Sean McFee (Bass/Vocals, Big Time Horns (Paulie on Tenor Sax) (Cliff on Trumpet/Vocals), JP (the White Shadow) trombone, Robert Gonzalez (bari sax); Paul Handsman (Drums/Vocals), and Max Melner (keys)
Influences
Led Zeppelin, Phish, The Funky Meters, The Grateful Dead, Rush, Medeski, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, The Band, The Allman Brothers, Dr. John, Taj Mahal, The Beatles, Gov't Mule, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Les Claypool, Alice in Chains, The Pixies, Pink Floyd, and too many more to list.
Since their conception in the spring of 2005, Asheville North Carolina based Kung Fu Dynamite has been infusing their sound with intense energy and power pushing the envelope by cross pollenating all genres of Modern American Music. With their roots steeped in rock, blues, funk and jazz, the band has taken carefully crafted song structure and combined it with free form improvisation, mixed time signatures, and quirky lyrics ever striving to keep the dynamics of their music fresh and unpredictable. Kung Fu Dynamite has developed a strong local and regional following by performing throughout the Southeast.
Blasting their progressive rock accross the globe, Kung Fu Dynamite has crafted an epic sound infused with funky backbeats and vivacious horn lines. Not to be restricted to classic influences, Kung Fu Dynamite has traveled widely through a diverse array of sounds, injecting their music with fun and intense energy reminiscent of a combination ranging from Frank Zappa to Tower of Power.
The band is comprised of Sean McFee on bass/ vocals, Kelly Hannah on guitar/vocals, Cilff Adair on trumpet/vocals, Paulie Juhl on tenor sax/vocals, Paul Handsman on drums/vocals, JP (The White Shadow) on trombone, Robert Gonzalez on baritone sax, and last but not least, Max Melner on keys.
The sound encompasses funky grooves with heavy twists. Many improvisational segments develop throughout their sets to create a constant spontaneity to the music taking it in whatever direction their live performance takes. Soulful lyrics create vivid imagery while the instrumentation develops dark overtones within the sound. No matter where Kung Fu Dynamite takes the stage, it’s sure to be an explosive good time!
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After pre-release tours in Colorado and Georgia, Dehlia Low’s new full-length cd “Tellico” will be presented for the first time in Asheville this Thursday at the Grey Eagle ($8/10, thegreyeagle.com)! Several cuts off the new disk can be heard on at www.myspace.com/dehlialow and live takes of a few of the songs will be performed Thursday afternoon on WNCW 88.7FM. Thursday night’s show will also be a chance for those of you who didn’t make it to Merlefest to hear Lyons, Colorado’s own Spring Creek Bluegrass Band, who are also preparing to release a new disk next month. Dehlia Low will also be joined by “Tellico” producer Jon Stickley of the Shannon Whitworth band. We hope to see you out and thanks for supporting live, original, and local music.
