Nate Stevens:
Miles Davis,
Herbie Hancock,
Jerry Garcia,
John McLaughlin,
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic,
Pharoah Sanders,
Gladys Knight,
Aretha Franklin,
Rhetta Hughes,
Al Green,
Crosby Stills Nash young ___________________________
Alyssa Luscious: Rusted Root,
The Girls (from Minneapolis!!! ),
India Arie,
Prince,
Crosby, Stills and Nash,
Janet,
Aretha, ___________________________Emily: Kate Bush, Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, Stevie Nicks, Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos, Afghan Whigs, Jane's Addiction, Zeppelin ___________________________ Matthew Stevens :
Thelonius Monk
Coltrane
Dolphey
Lesh
Jaco
My Father
My Brothers
Prokofiev
Mingus
Phish
Roy Hargrove
Pino Palladino
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Sounds Like
"Then I moved to the Cabooze, where this great soul-hippie-funk band, Mad Love, played one of their first-ever shows. The grooves were liquid, the songs' lyrics were blueswoman bad-ass frank and hippie-chick all-loving, and the three female singers were so serpentine, powerful, sensual, sexy, and smart, that if Prince was still talent-prowling the clubs he'd have one of his vampires descend and he'd already be off concocting Vanity '06 or some shit -- though from the looks of things they're too tough, too self-contained, and too sexy-confident, to be bothered with some smart guy's advice.
(Did I mention sexy? Dude, it wasn't just me: The four young fellas standing next to me were ready to become the three Sirens' love slaves on the spot. I talked them down, but I left early, and for all I know they got backstage and they may be Mad Love-slave roadkill by now.)"
-Jim Walsh, The Mad Ripple
Early formation, circa winter 2005-2006 finds Matty C, Matt Stevens, Nate Stevens and Scooter jamming through a Wookiefoot hiatus.....spring comes, we are all itching to play, with a limited Wookiefoot schedule leaving us jonsing for more time to shine together, MAD LOVE is formed with the addition of Marcus, Emily, Nicole and Alyssa. We wanted a group to let our collective talents shine, a group with an organizing principle of collective conciousness, with a focus on musical collaboration, and a space to create together with one mind...MAD LOVE brings the best of the best together in one circle for the benefit of all involved.....stay tuned, we have only just begun...... N8
Lovin YOU Mad Love!!! The love in this group is totally awesome, it's the gel that keeps us rockin - playing with people of this caliber, as musicians and damn fine human beings is a pleasure beyond words....when the music plays everything's OK!! peace and love
Hey, what's happening? how's your summer going? hope you're digging the beautiful weather - we've been grilling out because it's so nice here in Minneapolis!
We just released a new album Live at the Cabooze recorded in October 08 in Minneapolis, MN. You can get it on iTunes. Also, check out our Ts and stickers on our online Merch Store and help support us independent musicians! We're always on the road so if we're not coming to your city soon let us know and we will! (no seriously) Peace and love,
Mark 4:20 "And those are the ones on whom seed was sown on the good soil; and they hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter" John Adams “But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom can never be restore, Once lost, is lost Forever.”
Ripple Effect September 2nd: A Call to the American People
The Preamble "We the People of the United States of America In order to form a more Perfect Union, Establish Justice, Insure Domestic Tranquility, Provide for the Common Defense, Promote the General Welfare, And Secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do Ordain and Establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
"The Founding Fathers On September 2nd, 2008 at 1:00 p.m., thousands of thoughtful Americans will gather on the Capitol steps of St. Paul, Minnesota during the Republican National Convention in a non-partisan, non-political event called Ripple Effect.
This is a proclamation, not a protest. We are pro claiming a New Day for America where the direction of our country is returned to the caring hands of the people, where our voices are heard and honored, and where division melts into listening and understanding. There will be many artists from our time there, including Michael Franti, Matisyahu and Wookiefoot -for the artists
Today is Best friend Day. Send this to all of your friends you wanna keep forever and me if I am one. If you get 7 back you are LOVED!!! Here are the numbers of what kind of friend you are based on how many you get back..
1-3 ~ you're a bad friend 4-6 ~ you're an okay friend 7-9 ~ you're a good friend 10+ ~ you're great friend "
If you get a dozen your loved!! _________________.s$$_________ ____s$ ________________s$$$?______s__ ___s$³ ______________.s$$$___ __.s$, ___s$$³ _____________s$$$$³______.s$__ _.$$³ ________, ____$$$$$.______s$³__ __³$ ________$___$$$$$$s_____s$³___ __³, _______s$___³$$$$$$$s___$$$, .. ____.. _______$$____³$$$$$$s.__³$$s__ ___, , ________³$.____³$$$$$$$s_.s$$$_ ___ _______..$$.____³$$$$$$$_$$$$__ _s³ ________³$$s____³$$$$$$s$$$³__ s$³ _________³$$s____$$$$$s$$$$..__ s$$ ______s.__$$$$___s$$$$$$$$³_.s $$³__ ______$$_s$$$$..s$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $³__ ______s$.s$$$$s$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $_ _____s$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$³ ____s$$$ssss$$$$$$$$$$ssss$$$s ___$$s§§§§§§§§§s$$$$s§§§§§§§§§$$ ___³§§§§§§§§§§§§§s$s§§§§§§§§§§§§§³ ___§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§s§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ ___³§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ ____³§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§³ _____³§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§³ ______³§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§³ ________³§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§³ __________³§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§³ ____________³§§§§§§§§§§§³ _______________³§§§§§³ _________________³§³ send this heart to everyone you care about"""
Scoot Boots - guitar, percussion, vocals -----------Matt Cartee - drums ------------Nathan Stevens - guitar, harmonica, percussion, vocals-------Matthew Stevens - fretless electric bass, vocals --------Marcus Schmid - all keyboards, vocals ----- Nicole - vocals, percussion---------- Alyssa Kluver - vocals, percussion ---------Emily - vocals, percussion
