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George Porter (of The Meters) and his band, Porter Batiste Stoltz, are descending upon Fremont's Nectar Lounge tonight, providing you with the opportunity to experience legendary New Orleans dirty funk right here in Seattle. Porter was the bass player for the original Meters back in the '60s and '70s. Russell Batiste, Jr., and Brian Stoltz jumped on the funk train with Porter in The Meters' late '80s reincarnation--the Funky Meters. George Porter, Jr.'s, bass is sexy as hell; have you heard "Cissy Strut"?
More to the point, have you heard PBS' "I Believe" or "All We Wanna Do"? What we've heard is luxuriously funky and lovingly long-cooked like good red beans and rice. It's a treat to have these guys in Seattle for a night.
A taste of PBS, a la YouTube:
The Staxx Brothers, from our own beloved Bothell, are opening up for Porter and his band. These guys combine hip-hop and soul to create what sounds like pure summer on the rocks. They're authentic soul (one of the guys is even blind!), deeply rooted in American funk, and proud to have finally produced an LP we're coveting, called The 12thStreet Blues.
From their website: "To put it to you straight, we sound like Outkast and Jimi Hendrix just chillin' at a BBQ, and the Rolling Stones crashed the party." We've seen them live before, over at some Irish bar in the UD, and we're expecting an equally awesome show tonight. Check out "I've Been Workin'" or "Easy Rider" on their Myspace profile.
As Seattlest's concert-going partner noted over breakfast, "It's Monday night, it's cold, and it's rainy. People should go dance." The Staxx Brothers will be starting around 8pm: don't be late!
7pm // Nectar Lounge // $14 adv. // 21+
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