Current Line-up:
Greg Rudolf, drums/
Matt Hopper, bass/
Chris Credit, tenor saxophone and screams/
David Knirk, alto saxophone/
Chris Spencer, Guitar
Influences
Charles Mingus, Radiohead, Wayne Shorter, James Brown, Bill Frisell, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, The Bad Plus, EST, Reid Anderson, Steve Coleman, Sigor Ros, Ornette Coleman, YOUR MOMMA, Jeff Ballard, Seamus Blake, Ben Monder, Mark Turner, A Tribe Called Quest.........
Motel 5 is a Seattle-based quintet performing all original music with an emphasis on groove, improvisation, and group interplay. Since solidifiying in 2003, they have amassed a broad repertoire of original material ranging in style from deep funk, soulful balladry, spontanious rapture and modern works that can only be experienced not described. The variety of stylistic music speaks to the band members' wide range of tastes, experiences, and backgrounds.
Big High and Pandacon do up New Years Eve 2009 -> 2010 at Nectar Lounge with Laser and SMoke show, and Ball Drop! Happy New Years everybody! adv tix: http://www.ticketweb.com Other Shows this week; Kick the Grinch no cover Ari, Doria, Martin, Thomas, and more Seamonster Lounge 12/26 10pm Michael Shrieve's Spellbinder Featuring; Ari Joshua Tost Lounge 12/28 9pm
Big High and Pandacon do up New Years Eve 2009 -> 2010 at Nectar Lounge with Laser and SMoke show, and Ball Drop! Happy New Years everybody! adv tix: http://www.ticketweb.com
Introducing THE SINISTER SURGEONS featuring members of; The Screaming Trees, Big High, and Mctuff (barrett, ari, van, and joe) at the Seamonster this Saturday October 10th no cover! 21+ 9:30 till close
BIG HIGH performs live @ the High Dive in fremont this Friday! Check it out!
Here's a review of the band from the infamous Dennis Cook of Jambase.com: A touch too punchy to make the morning offerings, I stumbled in and got WOKE THE FUCK UP by Big High, a local hard rock ensemble and friends to Flowmotion that struck a first impression akin to my first mind-blowing Drunk Horse gig. Like Oakland's steel-plated punk-boogie juggernaut, Big High aren't screwing around and it wasn't a whole tune before I was shaking like a madman close to the stage. Killer tunes, a crazy tight band and a lead singer (Mesa on "vocal flyfishing") possessed of a fathomless bottom and high reachin' top end plus a leaping, fiercely engaging stage presence, and well Big High sorta rocked my widdle world. It's serious heavy muscle that puts a lil' anger and sex in your bloodstream, culminating in a frighteningly good cover of The Who's "Baba O'Riley" delivered in Dr. John style feather masks for no good reason except to be delightfully weird. If you're feeling Clutch, Parlor Mob or just dig quality hard rock you're missing out if you don't get to know Big High. At the end of their set I bellowed, quite uncontrollably, "We're awake now, motherfuckers!" Meant it, too. -- Dennis Cook--www.jambase.com www.myspace.com/bighighmusic BIG HIGH is also on facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/BIG-HIGH/134022157365?ref=nf High Dive www.highdiveseattle.com 513 N 36th St # G Seattle, WA 98103-8693 (206) 632-0212 &
Two Birthday Parties for all Seattlites...
It's my Birthday this Wednesday September 17th
and Tyler's Birthday Next Wednesday September 24th
celebrating with drinks, food, and music... at
Rain Sushi on 45th! 7pm to 11pm
The T&A Combo
sings and plays acoustic music every Wednesday
at Rain Sushi... good beer sake and food
Chris - hiya! How are you? We need to grab lunch soon. Maybe with Rachel too? Or just the two of us so we can talk about Rachel. ;) Just kidding. Did you know that I still don't have the newest CD? Shameful, isn't it? Oh and save that ticket stub from the Sonics game we went to a million years ago, it might be worth something now. Ciao!
Yo, guys. So, I guess my band is opening for you guys on the 23rd.. (myspce/manamasheen)
I'm pumped, it's been a while since I've seen you, haven't seen the new lineup at all. Looking foreward to it, yo.
