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Loose Gravel
Funk / R&B

NOLA Funk in the North Bay



Sebastopol, California
United States

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Last Login:  10/31/2008
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Member Since6/28/2007
Band Websitewww.LooseGravelFunk.com
Band MembersCary Griffin: drums, vocals
Greg Boudreaux: keyboards
Carl Dreyer: guitar, vocals
Kent Hayden: bass, vocals
InfluencesThe Meters, The Neville Brothers, Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Professor Longhair, Joe Krown, Papa Grows Funk, Skipper-Just-Frost, Henry Butler, New Orleans Social Club ... and so on.
Sounds LikeWell, we hope we sound like our Influences since it's their tunes that we play.
Record LabelUnsigned


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   About Loose Gravel
Loose Gravel (this one, anyway) is a band in Sonoma County, California that plays New Orleans funk: The music of artists like Professor Longhair, The Meters, The Neville Brothers, Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, New Orleans Social Club, Skipper-Just-Frost, Joe Krown, Shane Theriot and others.

To learn more about Loose Gravel, please visit our web site: Loose Gravel

Here, on MySpace, please take some time to check out the artists from New Orleans that we cover.

And, whatever you do, make it funky!


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The Bonafide Blue





Jul 7 2008 4:24 PM

i just want to say what a fine human cary was. very positive and enthusiastic. we'd been bumping into each other more and more and i feel like we were gonna be great friends. i'm sorry for everyones loss of such a good man and musician.
you will be missed and remembered,cary.
jake richmond
Matt Petruska





Jul 3 2008 5:32 AM

My condolences to everyone in the Loose Gravel family. We lost an amazing musician and a wonderful person. I will really miss Cary's funky spin on a second line rhythm. But, most of all I will miss our conversations of NOLA Funk and his genuine excitement toward it.
EDDIE NEON BLUES official page





Jun 15 2008 2:42 AM

Thank you so much for the ad . It was a great mistake but I'm happy about it. Go figure !
You guys are a class act. My kudos to the band. LOL to you from nobody famous.
Just another blues boy from the bay area.
Best Regards Eddie Neon
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