Five Alarm Funk is a horn-powered, percussion-fueled sonic and visual assault.
For more than six years, the band has brought its relentless and unforgettable live show to clubs and major festivals across Canada and the United States.
And it’s bringing it to the Bridge Lounge in Courtenay this Friday.
The band on stage is an unstoppable orgy of energy. Ten musicians perform intricate and airtight arrangements with delirious dance moves and full-on headbanging. Choreographed arm movements coincide with melodic climaxes while the four percussionists create a true spectacle.
Five Alarm Funk’s third studio album, Anything is Possible, was released in July 2010.
The genre-spanning, groove-straddling opus reveals 14 tunes of unbridled energy.
The first track, Infernal Monologue, begins with an angelic children’s choir before quickly moving into classically inspired heavy prog-rock. From there, the party gets started with some straight-ahead funk on Zenith Escalator before turning to driving world-rhythms and burning Middle Eastern-inspired horn lines on Titan.
Influences as diverse as Frank Zappa, Yes, J.S. Bach and Antibalas all made an appearance before Anything is Possible was finished.
Five Alarm Funk has thrilled audiences at the Big Time Out and driven the dance floor several times in the Comox Valley.
This is a “by popular demand” return appearance in Courtenay at the Bridge Lounge, and we are very excited.
Sharing the bill with Five Alarm Funk this Friday is Doug Deep, who is also a featured performer at the Vancouver Island Music Conference in the Valley that week.
This night of music is not to be missed.
Doors open at 9:30 p.m.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. They are available at Bop City, Tarbell’s
