The Blue Method
5-piece playing Power Soul: Funk, Soul, Blues, and Rock
5
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Get Back Home (The Bounce) Get Back Home (The Bounce)
Get Back Home is in the tradition of Zapp & Roger's More Bounce to the Ounce.
Something Divine Something Divine
Someone once labeled this song 'Romantic Gospel'. Its a love song to a Godly woman so, I'd have to agree.
Spinnin' Spinnin'
Spinnin' is a fast-paced ride for equality and respect! It features a drum solo by Theron Shelton.
I chose soul as the genre, but we really play a blend of funk, soul, blues, and rock we like to call PowerSoul. Instrumentation is bass, drums, guitar (2), saxophone, trumpet and trombone. We hail from Jersadelphia.Band/artist history
The Blue Method experience is like none other in independent music today. With years of travelling and 2 studio albums already under their belts, the new album Volume LIVE proves The Method to be much more than your average funk band. By combining their blues, funk, rock, and jazz influences with sprinkles of hip-hop and experimental improv, the group has created their own genre: Power Soul.
Hailing from “Jersadelphia,” The Blue Method was forged by guitarist Mike Patriarca and saxophonist Tom Long with the larger than life vocalist Brian Williams. Following the release of the critically-acclaimed album Kill the Music: Vol. 1, the Method added long-time friend and drummer Theron Shelton to the mix, also releasing the hit album Kill the Music, Vol. 2. With two albums released and close to 200 shows annually ranging from Montana, Vermont, North Carolina, and every place in between, the fellas filled the bass void with energetic Philadelphia musician Rah M. Sungee, rounding out the sound of the Blue Method and elevating the stage show to a new level. Veterans of the road individually and collectively, The Blue Method has shared the stage with the likes of John Scofield, Ozomalti, Fred Wesley, Lauryn Hill, Fishbone, Chick Corea, Soulive, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Otiel Bainbridge of the Allman Brothers, Leela James, and Ween.
The Blue Method’s new album Volume LIVE builds on the momentum created by their previous efforts and showcases their instrumental stage chops, matched only by their mature, down-to-earth songwriting. Featuring some reworked favorites from Volumes 1 & 2 and a host of new songs, Volume LIVE is a must have for all TBM fans, new and old alike!Have you performed in front of an audience?We are a band that plays out live, absolutely! That's the main reason for writing originals and learning covers...so you can play them in front of people and make some money doing it. We play up and down the northeastern corridor. We've been west as far as Montana for the Sweet Pea Festival in Bozeman. We've been north as far as the U.P.(Upper Peninsula), a part of Michigan that "sticks up" into Canada, and unfortunately, only south as far as North Carolina. The Philadelphia area is home. As far as NYC and Philly, we play The Blue Note and World Cafe Live just to give you an idea of the calibur of venue we play. Special moments have been jammin' with WAR, opening for Fred Wesley, sharing the stage with many other notable talents, sold-out CD Release shows, etc.
Your musical influences
James Brown, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, EWF, Ray Charles, The Beatles, Sam Cooke, Stevie Ray VaughnWhat equipment do you use?
Hopefully I get these spellings correct. Mike Patriarca plays both stratocastors and telecastors. Tom Long plays a Selma alto saxophone. Rah M Sungee plays many bass guitars, but I believe plays his Warrick the most. Theron Shelton plays drums and I believe his kit is hmmm...Tama. I play a King valve trombone and a Yamaha trumpet. Not sure what kind of amps and pedals eveyone uses. I have a SHURE SM-58.Anything else?
We hope you enjoy Power Soul, and learning and singing along to the songs. If you like us, tell a friend and then tell us at a show.
Trenton, NJ
USA
ID
926198
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