Fat Freddy's Drop, Tower of Power, London Elektricity, Meters, D'Angelo, Ojos de Brujo, Soweto Kinch, Average White Band, Hamish Stuart Band, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bob Marley, Desmond Dekker, Bobby Womack, Quantic Soul Orchestra, Ozomatli, Brecker Brothers, Steely Dan, Jurassic Five, Roots Manuva, Shy FX, Pendulum, Ugly Duckling, 425, Toots & the Maytals, Rage Against The Machine, Steely Dan, so much more gooood shit.
Something Simple are a 7 piece band from North London playing a huge mix of all things funk, reggae, jazz, D&B, hiphop and others. So far we have been lucky enough to headline such venues as The Jazz Cafe, Cargo, 93 feet east, and play at Turnmills and King's College, as well a whole host of other places with large thanks to Healer Selecta and Raison D'Etre!
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Film by Will Coldwell & Ciaran Twomey Bremmer, music by Something Simple
Something Simple were formed from a group of friends doing music GCSE at school in Potters Bar around 2003. Since those gloomy days of rock, roll, and Offspring we have evolved into the era of funk and have been picking up new ideas from everything we hear ever since! We have also picked up more ingredients for the funk cake in the form of Tom on guitar, Callum on vocals and the legendary Fabio on percussion.
We now enjoy playing all styles of music and especially mashing them up into a groovy mix full of the something simple vibe.
Hope you enjoy what you hear on this page and hopefully we will see you at a gig in the future!
With the band now on prime form, all that is left was for the band to achieve is world domination with their mighty mighty pocket - after all, as every funkster worth his afro knows - you can't hold no groove if you ain't got no pocket!
Join us on our first visit to Brighton on July 21st! The Rrrs are playing at the Freebutt backed by an iPod band and flowers. Along with Sportsday, Jess Morgan, Afua and Scott Ashley.
Have a day out: There's a bus going from London to Brighton at 1pm and back to London at 11pm, for £5 return including entry to the venue - wowwee. Book your space by msging The Rrrs on myspace or visit http://www. rrrs. co. uk to email.
The gig runs from 7.30-11pm. It'll be a spectacle of warmness and colour!
I hope you can come down to my live music Jam, 4th June - @Zebrano on Greek Street, just a road away from Ronnie Scotts...
The night is called MUSICOLOGY and appreciates the best in Soulful Grooves, Funk, Jazz, Blues, Reggae, Hip hop and anything in between! So if you got an instrument, bring it, if not- bring yourself!
£7 entry Live Jam: 7.30pm - 12am DJ Santi Moog 12am til 3am
SOMETHING SIMPLE GIG ON MONDAY - LONDON OLD BLUE LAST
On Monday we're running our own night at Shoreditch’s Old Blue Last. Hosted by us (we'll be doing a headline set), the night also features the hotly tipped new Island records signing Vanessa Brown, the best of London funk from Something Simple, and fresh from his Radio 1 session for Huw Stephens, Red drops in for a Q Magazine-approved DJ set. Doors are at 8pm,with the first act starting soon after.
Monday 19th May (next Monday)
The Old Blue Last 39 Great Eastern Street London EC2A 3ES
£4 on the door
Nearest Tube - Old Street (5 Min walk) Liverpool Street Station (7 Min Walk)
Safe something simple! I heard "free yourself" tracks and it's pretty good. I see that your are lot of dates, and it's wicked, i guess that france is ready for the new funk revosplosion. See ya (I know the truth! Hard Boiled is a RED HEAD!) cheers
saturday night I've seen you in the jazz club in birmingham! I like your music!my compliments!!I've made some pictures and I've put these in my blog! I hope that you like these!
soz for not being there yesterday! The 9-5 has been takin its till on the size niners! Birmingham was phat, i'm sure you will have a great time! Peace out Size Nine x
Sunharbour are pleased to annouce their 3rd performance at 93 ft east london, with a special guest singer Nicole Russo of Brand New Heavies, plus the fantastic vocal talents of Tnisha and Junior.
Come and see us play live with the full 16 piece band. Including singers, acoustic guitar, drums, decks, percussion, bass, string quartet, cello, violins, viola, brass, trumpet, sax, trombone, keyboards and the big bad double bass.
