R.I.S.E. Up! Thank You L. Tate.

I had the pleasure of walking into the 5 spot on a random night and caught one of the better shows that I have ever seen. These two local sisters bring fun times, positive energy, and soulful sounds with them on their journey which takes them around the world. Universal is a term that comes to mind every time I hear them. The main dish of their music is very primal or earthy with the perfect amount of funk spice sprinkled through out.


"Sisters Leah and Chloe tear into sound with sensual prowess as stages ingnite revolutions and words light soul fires... listen for poetic voices in divine harmonies, spoken word rallies, banjos, fiddles, many beats of many drums, kalimbas, spoons, washboard rants, and waves of bridge buildings... With an array of incredible collaborations they are joined by everything from the stand up bass, to the jazz trumpet, djembe, baliphone, congas, didgeridoo, tablas, harmonica, beatboxing, poets, trapeze, burlesque, and more as their style branches out to form entirely new ways to make the stage electric... Using sound as a tool to ignite a cultural revolution and birth a whole new movement, come join as we each create our own media in the making...."

Wondering where they created this sound...
Influences:
Ali Farka Toure, Talib Kawli, Mum, (Smog), Jill Scott, Outkast, Ray Charles, Tom Waits, Joanna Newson, Sunni Patterson, Sufjan Stevens, Bonnie Prince Billy, Louis Armstrong, Lila Downs, The Books, the Orishas, Los Van Van, Bjork, Choco Orta, Portishead, VOCO, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Mos Def, The Be Good Tanyas, Ani Difranco, DJ Shadow, the Duhks, M.U.G.A.B.E.E., Assembly, Afroceltic Soundsystem, Morcheba, The Avett Brothers, Strange Fruit Project, Saul Williams, Dervish, Olabelle, Ottis Redding, Dirk Powell, Marta Sebestyen, Calexico, Iron and Wine, Wild Asparagus, Beethoven, Bach, Mstislav Rostropovich, The Roots, Buju Banton, Dead Prez, Billie Holiday, Bruce Molskey, the Buena Vista Social Club, Celia Cruz, Sigur Ros, the Horseflies, Martin Hayes, Coco Rosie, Meshell Ndegeocello, Erykah Badu, Solas, Jaromir Nahavica, Questlove, Dirk Powell, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Taj Mahal, The Zulu Connection, Your Mommas Big Fat Booty band, The Dirty Dozen Brass band, Regina Carter, Nina Simone, more more more...


Video from a show at the 5 spot.



One of my favorites, booties for Obama!