Imagination Movers
- When
- Sun Mar 18, 2012
- Where
- Fox Theater - Oakland
- Time
- 1:30pm & 4:30pm
- Cost
- $20 - $40
- Tags
- Music
Description
Movers songs are inspired by their kids at home (Collins has five children; Poche and Durbin each have two.) New music also includes songs that are inspired by characters and storylines in the Movers' TV show. Often the show's writers will ask for a song at a certain spot in the story, explains Poche. But the inspiration flows both ways. "Sometimes the music veers off in a different direction," Poche says. "We'll ask the writers to adjust the script. Other times we'll write a song with no script in mind."These songs reveal a far-reaching musical sensibility, from hip-hop to country and numerous points in between. "Old funk, new wave, cool grooves, a little bit of punky stuff," Smitty says. "You listen to our music and you can pull a lot of that out." The title of the new album reflects the band's shared love for the Scottish rockers Big Country, and the Movers surprised their audience at a recent main-stage appearance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival with a likely Jazz Fest first: a cover of a Big Country tune.
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